Powering the System, Connecting the Battery

POWERING THE SYSTEM

CONNECTING THE BATTERY

OFF

Make sure the control box power switch is in the OFF position.

STEP 8

Unscrew and remove the front cover of the control box and slide battery into position with its terminals to the left (see illustration). Make sure the battery ﬁts snugly in control box.

Connect the black battery lead to the negative (–) terminal, and the red battery lead to the positive (+) terminal. DO NOT allow battery leads to touch the control board! Touching the control board with battery leads can short circuit the system!

HINT: a dab of household petroleum jelly on each terminal will help prevent corrosion.

RED WIRE to positive (+)

BLACK WIRE to negative (–)

INSTALLATION OF THE GTO TRANSFORMER

Choose the electrical outlet into which the transformer will be plugged. Measure the distance from the electrical outlet to the control box, following the path where the low voltage wire will run (the maximum distance can be

no more than 1000 ft.).

NOTE: Transformer must be connected with no more than 1000 ft. of 16 gauge multi-stranded, dual conductor, direct burial low voltage wire.

Predicting the exact maximum number of operational cycles at peak load is more of an art form than an exact science. The charts below illustrate the average maximum number of cycles (the “MNC”) in a 24 hour period on a typical single gate, and is installed such that the motor draws 10 amperes to move the gate.

Gate Opening

Gate Capacity Chart for SL-1000 Series

(estimated number of cycles based on use with a transformer)

20 ft.	120	110	100	90
16 ft.	140	130	120	110
12 ft.	160	150	140	130
8 ft.	180	170	160	150

200 lb. 300 lb. 400 lb. 500 lb.

Gate Weight

Gate Opening

Gate Capacity Chart for SL-2000 Series

(estimated number of cycles based on use with a transformer)

20 ft.	80	70	60	50
16 ft.	100	90	80	70
12 ft.	120	110	100	90
8 ft.	140	130	120	110

400 lb. 600 lb.	800 lb. 1000 lb.
Gate Weight

NOTE: Cycles shown are for single gate, dual gates will get approximately half as many cycles.

1)The MNC for the GTO/PRO SL-2000 is roughly comparable to most AC powered operators, and the transformer provided with this operator should handle most high trafﬁc situations. If the battery does not seem to be able to provide the constant charge required for your application, the addition of the GTO/PRO 24 Amp Hour Battery Kit (see Accessoy Catalog) should provide ample power to handle any situation. For more information, call GTO’s service department at 1-800-543-1236.