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mFUNCTION
The AGS 105 & 106 swinging gate operators are designed with a two piece rotational arm assembly that pulls the
swinging gate into the open position and pushes it back to the closed position. The arm assembly consists of a "primary
arm" which is attached at one end to the drive shaft on top of the operator and a "secondary arm" which is attached at one
end to the gate. The other ends of the primary arm and secondary arm are attached together with a swivel type joint. When
the primary arm rotates in the opening direction, the secondary arm follows it, pulling the gate open until the secondary arm
swings over the top of the primary arm. When the primary arm rotates in the closed direction, the secondary arm will again
follow it, pushing the gate closed until both arms are directly in line with one another. With botharms directly in line and the
gate in the closed position it is difficult to force the gate open.
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mMANUAL RELEASE
The AGS 105 & 106, as a standard feature, have the ability to be opened manually in the case of a power failure.
When there is a power failure the gate can be easily opened by loosening the primary arm on the drive shaft with a single
wrench. Once this has been done, the primary arm will rotate freely on the drive shaft and will allow the gate to be pushed
open. If the gate needs to be released from the outside, there is an optional manual release arm (superARMTM) available
which can be adapted to both the AGS 105 & 106 to allow this added release capability. (See Options on page 21.)
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mCIRCUIT BOARD
The AGS 105 & 106 gate operators are all equipped with Full Systems Capability circuit boards as a standard
feature. This circuit board operates on 24 Volts AC and delivers power directly to the motor without the use of external
switching. The limit switch input terminals require the use of normally open type limit switches. These switches are used to
accurately stop the gate operator in the open and closed positions. To safeguard the operator from damage that could
result from limit switch or sensitivity failure, the Full Systems Capability circuit board has a built-in maximum run timer
which will allow the operator to run for approximately 40 seconds and then shut off automatically. The Full Systems
Capability circuit board has an adjustable sensitivity feature which senses excess motor current if the gate or gate operator
is obstructed from free movement.
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mSENSITIVITY
The Full Systems Capability circuit boards have a built in sensitivity feature which when adjusted properly will
deliver only enough power to the motor to overcome the resistance of the gate. The amount of power that the circuit board
will deliver can be adjusted for both directions of travel to accommodate the various gate weights that the AGS 105 and
AGS 106 operators are recommended for.
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mMOTOR OUTPUT
The output to the motor is at plug 3 on terminals 17, 18 and 19. The input power for the motor is at this same plug
on terminals 15 and 16. The power that is delivered to the motor is 115 Volts AC. Terminal 16 is the AC NEUTRAL line in
and is connected internally to the motor center tap output terminal 18. Terminal 15 is the 115 Volts AC HOT line and is
switched internally by the circuit board triacs to either output terminal 17 for clockwise motor rotation or to output terminal
19 for counter-clockwise motor rotation. This output uses fully solid state triacs and requires no external relay switching to
deliver power to the motor.
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mPERIPHERALS
POWER SUPPLY: There is 12 Volts DC or 24 Volts AC available on the circuit board which is used to supply power to a
radio receiver or other devices.
OPEN INPUT: Normally open devices are connected to terminals 1 and 2 at plug 2 on the circuit board to cause the gate to
open and/or close in PUSH-TO-OPEN/PUSH-TO-CLOSE (Timer switch OFF) mode of operation. Normally open devices are
connected to terminals 1 and 2 at plug 2 to cause the gate to open in AUTO CLOSE TIMER (Timer switch ON) mode of operation. In
this mode of operation the AUTO CLOSE TIMER will automatically close the gate after a specific amount of time has elapsed. These
normally open devices can be push buttons, radio receivers, key switches, loop detectors, photo electric beams, 24 hour timers, etc.
See FEATURES on the next page for other open input capabilities.
REVERSE INPUT: Normally open devices are connected to terminals 4 and 5 at plug 2 on the AGS 105 or 106 circuit
board to cause the gate operator to open and/or hold the gate open in any position except the fully closed position. Normally open
reverse input devices that can be used are push buttons, radio receivers, key switches, loop detectors, photo electric beams, 24 hour
timers, etc.
STOP INPUT: Normally closed devices are connected to terminals 6 and 7 at plug 2 after removing a jumper on the AGS
105 and 106 circuit board to cause the gate operator to stop in any position. This stop input can be used as a simple interrupt device
for pedestrian doors which may interfere with the gates operation and help prevent possible injury to a pedestrian. When the stop input
is used, the operator will stop and remain stopped until the stop circuit has been re-closed and until given an open input on terminals 1
and 2. Normally closed stop input devices that can be used are push buttons, key switches, loop detectors, photo electric beams, 24
hour timers, etc.
CLOSE INPUT: Normally open devices are connected to terminals 2 and 3 at plug 2 on the circuit board to cause the gate
operator to close the gate when in any position. Normally open input devices that can be used are push buttons, radio receivers, key
switches, loop detectors, photo electric beams, 24 hour timers, etc.
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