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Gates not fully closing - stefen1978@hotmail.co.uk - 07-10-2022
Hi,
I have underground Nice BM 4000 motors and a BFT Rigel 5 control box. One of the gate opens and closes fine, the other will only swing closed about 10 degrees before stopping. I changed the capacitors, could do with some advice on how to fault find on it.
Thanks in advance, Steve
RE: Gates not fully closing - SamA - 10-10-2022
(07-10-2022, 09:33 AM)stefen1978@hotmail.co.uk Wrote: Hi,
I have underground Nice BM 4000 motors and a BFT Rigel 5 control box. One of the gate opens and closes fine, the other will only swing closed about 10 degrees before stopping. I changed the capacitors, could do with some advice on how to fault find on it.
Thanks in advance, Steve
Hi Steve,
I would start by running the motors in single mode, which is wiring the motor into motor 1 and leaving motor 2 out.
This will then allow you to pinpoint whether it is a motor issue or a output issue on the board.
As it is a 230v motor and not 24v, there is no encoders so i would recommend testing the resistance of the motor to see if it is too high or too low could also be a possible issue.
Kindest Regards,
Sam.
RE: Gates not fully closing - Michael - 10-10-2022
Hi Stefen,
Could you tell me what the Bluebus LED is doing? it should be flashing once every second if working correctly. however, if there is a fault there will be a pause after a number of flashes depending what the fault is.
Example would be 2x flashes then pause, would mean a photocell issue.
Regards
Mike