12-03-2023, 08:11 PM
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We have metal electric gates powered by 2x Frog A24E motors linked to a CAME ZLJ24 control board. Recently one of the gates has stopped moving. Having had a look at the board and motors, while the wiring is a bit of a mess, as far as I can tell everything is working correctly and power is being sent to the motor in question when commanded.
When an open/close signal is sent the motor starts to move, but almost immediately starts to sound laboured and then the gate stops moving after a couple of inches of movement. The gate swings freely when in manual release and I have tried greasing the motor arm etc and now the gate will move if I ‘assist’ it in the right direction, but as soon as I stop pushing, the gate stops.
The other gate moves without any issues.
We’ve been let down by two engineers now so I’d like to take a look at it myself, I’m suspecting the motor is on its way out or there’s a problem with the reduction gears causing the motor to stop. I’ve seen you can buy replacement electric motors online rather than replacing the whole frog unit, so one thought I’ve had is to swap the ‘good’ motor from the other gate to see if it’s just the electric motor that’s going out (if that’s possible) or swapping the cables over at the control board end to see if it’s a transformer issue.
If someone can suggest what the issue may be or another solution, that’d be great. Thanks.
When an open/close signal is sent the motor starts to move, but almost immediately starts to sound laboured and then the gate stops moving after a couple of inches of movement. The gate swings freely when in manual release and I have tried greasing the motor arm etc and now the gate will move if I ‘assist’ it in the right direction, but as soon as I stop pushing, the gate stops.
The other gate moves without any issues.
We’ve been let down by two engineers now so I’d like to take a look at it myself, I’m suspecting the motor is on its way out or there’s a problem with the reduction gears causing the motor to stop. I’ve seen you can buy replacement electric motors online rather than replacing the whole frog unit, so one thought I’ve had is to swap the ‘good’ motor from the other gate to see if it’s just the electric motor that’s going out (if that’s possible) or swapping the cables over at the control board end to see if it’s a transformer issue.
If someone can suggest what the issue may be or another solution, that’d be great. Thanks.