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Easysystems E8-400 Installation Manual

Summary of E8-400

  • Page 1

    1 of 12 installation guide for e8-400 / e8-500 double gate opener lay out your easysystems gateopener and check that you have all the required parts and tools needed to complete your installation. In the box you will find 1. Stainless steel arm (2nos for double, 1 nos for single) 2. Cardboard templa...

  • Page 2

    2 of 12 d1 board battery cable auto close conduit socket wire gland push button extension connector receiver p # 2. Control panel box with p #3. Brackets, bolt and nuts, pre-wired d1 board and receiver. Stopper, override keys the gates in which the arms are to be installed must be level and swing fr...

  • Page 3

    3 of 12 full-open position in full-open position, the gates can either be hard stopped by a peg / stopper, or be stopped by the internal built-in mechanism at the end of the retracted arm. You can however install another gate stop to the full-open position. Gate stop at the centre of driveway method...

  • Page 4

    4 of 12 gate post brackets the position of the gate post bracket is critical to the success of your installation and attention needs to be paid to both its correct height and its position on the post in respect to the relationship between your hinge pivot point and the motor pivot point on the brack...

  • Page 5

    5 of 12 using the “bracket installation guide” (template) the bracket installation guide is a template of the arms in full-open and full-close positions, measured between the arm mounting pin centres. This is an easy way to determine the best position to drill your bracket mounting points and take t...

  • Page 6

    6 of 12 step 1 position the template on the ground approximately where the arm is to be installed with the short length in the fully open position and the long length at the fully closed position. Hint: the pivot point of template for a standard gate should be approximately 220mm to 240mm from the g...

  • Page 7

    7 of 12 step 3 check that there is sufficient angle (more than 5 degrees) from the gate and arm guide moving towards the gate post. Mark the tape in a vertical line to the mark on the template. You can change this mark if required. Warning: installing arm parallel (as in the photo) to your gate will...

  • Page 8

    8 of 12 step 5 clamp the gate bracket to the gate in the centre of the mark of the white tape. Step 6 position the post bracket vertically above the template screw and against the post. You can clamp/nail the post bracket at ground level to complete this step prior to re-locating the bracket to the ...

  • Page 9

    9 of 12 step 8 fasten the post bracket to the post at the desired height. Hint: you can use self drilling screws on thick steel gates but we recommend you bolt through the gate post as they are strong forces from the motor. For timber posts, use 10mm dia x 90mm long coach screws. Step 9 drill and fa...

  • Page 10

    10 of 12 step 10 mount the arm to the brackets making sure the drain holes are at the bottom. You may need to wind out the arm shaft using a screw driver through the end of the shaft. Check your heights and slight downward incline toward to gate prior to fastening post bracket. Condensation hole mus...

  • Page 11

    11 of 12 step 11 install the 2.5mm arm cable into a concrete expansion joint or inside a pvc pipe to prevent damage in unsealed driveways. Hint: you can use a standard grinder with a tile cutting blade to clean out expansion joints in concrete. It is easier to use side-by-side cable as it is thinner...

  • Page 12

    12 of 12 step 14 feed cables through pvc pipe and fit to control box and strip ends of cables and install to control board step 15 install battery with screw and bracket. Warning: connectors at the bottom. Step 16 locate a suitable moisture free and child safe position for the transformer at the pow...