Owner's Manual

GATE SYSTEM DESIGN AND INSTALLATION
SAFETY CHECK LIST:
• The RSX1000 operator may be installed only on a Class I
Vehicular Slide Gate. See page 3 for an explanation of the different
Class locations. See the last page of this manual for the operator
specifications (voltage, maximum gate weight & length etc.).
• Make sure that the gate moves freely, all rollers are in good
working order, the gate does not bind in any manner and the gate
area is clean and free of irregularities. DO NOT INSTALL THE
OPERATOR UNTIL ALL GATE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN
CORRECTED.
• Do not increase the built-in overload detector adjustment to
compensate for a poorly working gate. A well maintained gate will
ensure easy manual operation (if needed) and maximum operator
obstruction sensitivity.
• Install the operator on the inside of the property/fence line. DO
NOT install an operator on the public side of the fence line or gate.
• Make sure the gate operating system is placed far enough back
from the road to eliminate traffic backup. The distance from the
road, size of the gate, usage level and gate cycle/speed must be
taken into consideration to eliminate potential hazards.
• The gate must be installed in a location so that enough clearance is
supplied between the gate and any adjacent structures when
opening and closing to reduce the risk of entrapment.
• For ORNAMENTAL “GRILL TYPE” GATES (or any
other type of open gate where a handhold or toehold may
be achieved), injuries may occur when people put arms
through the openings or children “ride” the gate by
standing on the bars and holding on to the
gate. THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD CAN BE MINIMIZED BY
INSTALLING A MESH SCREEN ON THE GATE. Allstar
strongly recommends the entire gate and adjacent fence area the
gate covers when open be meshed or guarded such that a handhold
or toehold cannot be achieved. At a minimum all openings on a
horizontal slide gate must be guarded or screened from the bottom
of the gate to a mimimum of 4 feet above the ground to prevent a
2-1/4 inch (57.15 mm) sphere from passing through the openings
anywhere in the gate, and in that portion of the fence the gate
covers when in the open position. See Figure 2.
• All RSX1000 gate operators are VEHICULAR GATE
OPERATORS and as such are NOT INTENDED FOR
PEDESTRIAN traffic. In installations where pedestrians passage
through the fence is necessary, install a pedestrian access opening.
The pedestrian access opening shall be designed to promote
pedestrian usage. Locate the vehicular gate and the pedestrian
access opening such that persons will not come into contact with
the vehicular gate during entire path of travel of the vehicular gate.
See page 21 for additional information.
• Use the illustration at left (Figure 3) and the diagrams and
information on pages 11, 12, and 13 to minimize the risk of injury
in your design of the slide gate operator system. IDENTIFY THE
ENTRAPMENT ZONES AND PINCH POINT AREAS IN YOUR
GATE. Design the gate installation to minimize the risk of
entrapment in these areas. Install additional safety equipment such
as electric gate edges and photocells to further minimize risk. All
entrapment zones are required to be protected.
• Entrapment Zones: Design in personal entrapment protection
devices to protect people from entrapment in the zones shown in
Figure 3 at left and the diagrams and information on pages 11, 12,
and 13. Install vertical posts with electric gate edges attached on
both sides of the gate to prevent body entrapment.
• Pinch Points: Use protective measures (guards, padded edges,
etc.) to protect people from the pinch points shown in Figure 3 and
the diagrams and information on pages 11, 12, and 13. Attach
roller guards in cantilevered gate systems to minimize the risk of
hands being caught between the top of the gate and the roller.
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF SEVERE
INJURY OR DEATH: READ AND FOLLOW
ALL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND
GATE SYSTEM DESIGN PARAMETERS!
WARNING!
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