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Use and Application
The model BLSL3060 is intended for Class I, II, III and IV usage on a vehicular slide gate
application.
a) Install the gate operator only when:
1) The operator is appropriate for the construction of the gate and the usage Class of the gate,
2) All openings of a horizontal slide gate are guarded or screened from the bottom of the gate to a minimum
of 4 feet (1.22 m) above the ground to prevent a 2-1/4 inch (57.2 mm) diameter sphere from passing
through the openings anywhere in the gate, and in that portion of the adjacent fence that the gate covers
in the open position,
3) All exposed pinch points are eliminated or guarded, and
4) Guarding is supplied for exposed rollers.
b) The operator is intended for installation only on gates used for vehicles. Pedestrians must be supplied with
a separate access opening. The pedestrian access opening shall be designed to promote pedestrian usage.
Locate the gate such that persons will not come in contact with the vehicular gate during the entire path of
travel of the vehicular gate.
c) The gate must be installed in a location so that enough clearance is supplied between the gate and adjacent
structures when opening and closing to reduce the risk of entrapment. Swinging gates shall not open into
public access areas.
d) The gate must be properly installed and work freely in both directions prior to the installation of the gate opera-
tor. Do not over-tighten the operator clutch or pressure relief valve to compensate for a damaged gate.
e) For gate operators utilizing Type D protection:
1) The gate operator controls must be placed so that the user has full view of the gate area when the gate is
moving,
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The placard equivalent to the following: "To reduce the risk of electric shock the operator power is to be
provided from a weatherproof outlet in the case of attachment plug connection or weatherproof junction
box in the case of permanent wiring according to the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70." shall be placed
adjacent to the controls,
3) An automatic closing device (such as a timer, loop sensor, or similar device) shall not be employed, and
4) No other activation device shall be connected.
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