Repairing a BFT DEIMOS Sliding Gate Operator.

My stupid sliding gate motor operator stopped working early one morning. How dare it! Luckily it was a Saturday and after taking a hot shower to calm my anger, I took a nice sleep. Waking up I tackled this ungrateful gate operator.

The problem was a blown fuse and the fuse blew because of the supply transformer being bad. After owning it for only 5 months this is what I got? Instead of calling the good for nothing supplier I got the operator from, I applied my crafty mind to the problem. Read on my fellow hobbyists to learn what my mind did.

My gate operator actually uses 24volt dc internally. My home is solar powered and uses 25.6volt battery bank. I ran power from a 10amp circuit breaker to the gate power chord. I needed only 2 conductors for the DC supply.

Being very careful with polarity, I prepared to connect the leads to the control board. The terminals I connected to are for the optional batteries. Of course the manual for the gate operator does not explicitly state connect batteries here! How rude of them!

Doing some research I found the battery terminals. Excellent. Time to hook up and test.

Connecting the battery leads gave a satisfying click from the board and confirmation of good power. I used my remote and voila! It works! I did a victory dance and cursed the manufacturer and supplier. I hope they heard me.

Notice the amount of free space I Made available since I gutted the transformer out. This room I'm gonna use for an electric net to protect the motor housing from my dogs.