06-03-2014, 05:22 PM
Hi all,
I have just moved into a house with a set of metal gates and I am thinking of electrifying them as we just never close them. In fact I close them once and a neighbour commented they hadn't been close for 15 years.
The gates are approx 5ft high and approx 5ft leaf. There not heavy as I have had them off to grease the hinges and I could just about manage by myself. I have a couple of questions
1. Can the gates be run off a battery that is charged via a solar panel
2. What stops a potential intruder forcing the gates open? How difficult are these systems to force? I know nothing will stop a determined thief but a delivery driver may try to open them. I don't want the gates to break every time a desperate UPS man turns up. Can some sort of lock be fitted?
Cheers
Kev
I have just moved into a house with a set of metal gates and I am thinking of electrifying them as we just never close them. In fact I close them once and a neighbour commented they hadn't been close for 15 years.
The gates are approx 5ft high and approx 5ft leaf. There not heavy as I have had them off to grease the hinges and I could just about manage by myself. I have a couple of questions
1. Can the gates be run off a battery that is charged via a solar panel
2. What stops a potential intruder forcing the gates open? How difficult are these systems to force? I know nothing will stop a determined thief but a delivery driver may try to open them. I don't want the gates to break every time a desperate UPS man turns up. Can some sort of lock be fitted?
Cheers
Kev