Full Product Manual

PLANNING

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2023

11. If choosing to use a Solar Panel for the battery recharging power source, you should consider the distance from the location

of the solar panel to your control box.

A. You can add up to 100 feet of low voltage wire between the Solar Panel and the control box to reach the

recommended 8 hours of direct sunlight a day.

B. WIRE WILL NEED TO BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY. We offer and recommend 16 gauge

STRANDED, 2CONDUCTOR low voltage wire.

C. Solar Panel should face south away from trees, and other obstructions that would inhibit getting full sun.

12. Consider the following questions when designing your gate opener system:

A. How many remote transmitters may you need?

B. Will you need a keypad for guests to enter your property or to keep the gate open at times?

C. How will guests exit the property?

D. How will you and your family exit the property?

DETERMINE MOUNTING LOCATION ON GATE AND SUPPORT BAR

You must determine where to mount the gate operator horizontally on your gate system. Your gate MUST HAVE A

HORIZONTAL BAR ON THE GATE TO MOUNT THE FRONT OF OPERATOR TO. Each gate is unqiue and

Ghost Controls does not provide this in the kit.

■ TOP MOUNTING — The gate operator is not

recommended to be mounted to the top of the gate

because the operator may cause twisting or ﬂexing of

the gate while in motion.

■ CENTER LINE MOUNTING — This is the most

common and recommended method for mounting an

operator to the gate system.

■ BOTTOM MOUNTING — The gate operator must

be mounted high enough o of the ground so that it

does not come in contact with standing or ﬂowing water

which will damage the system. This mounting location

may cause undesirable twisting or ﬂexing of the gate

while in motion.

OPERATOR REAR MOUNT INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS

The GHOST CONTROLS

Automatic Gate Operator system is designed for installation on rectangular, square, or round

posts (for 3" or 4" round steel posts, we oer the AX3R AND AX4R ROUND POST ADAPTER ACCESSORIES) or

columns. The rear bracket must be level and secured to the mounting post or column with bolts, nuts, and washers because

this bracket will experience a tremendous amount of force during operation of the automatic gate operator. Proper position-

ing of the rear mounting bracket is critical because it determines:

■ Leverage and stability of the operator as it applies force to move the gate

■ Necessary clearance between the operator in both the closed and open positions

For PULL-TO-OPEN installations, PLEASE GO TO PAGE 15.

For PUSH-TO-OPEN installations, PLEASE GO TO PAGE 39.

Top Mount

Center Mount

Bottom Mount