Electric Gates

[driverman]

What is a typical loading for double electric gates? Any particular requirements required? It will be RCD protected and wired in SWA. Better on own circuit or off ring circuit?
Cat 5 required at all?

 

[Carlosfandango]

Make sure you purchase a good quality electric swing gate system, or you'll be a regular visitor to this job, and all unpaid under warranty for a year!! lol!! These electric gate systems can be your worst nightmare, so choose with extreme caution!! lol!!

I can verify this. One of my customers bought a cheap set of electric gates. They were a nightmare to set the opening and closing parameters. They worked perfectly until the key fobs stopped working. I got called out as it had lost all its settings for no reason. At least I get paid for every visit as I never supplied them!!

 

[guest119]

we tend to use belden (yy or twisted pair) for indoor intercoms etc, armoured twisted pair has been around for a few years now, im not sure exactly how long

bs5308 0.75 tp

 

[shanky887614]

bs5308 0.75 tp

no we tend to use this kind of belden

ex-en.alliedelec.com/search/productdetail.aspx?SKU=70005238

not sure on the codes but 8760 for 2c
8770 for 3c

 

[guest119]

You mentioned swa Shanks, the bs was for that.

Boydy

 

[shanky887614]

You mentioned swa Shanks, the bs was for that.

Boydy

sorry you threw me because the bs5308 is the standard cable but the swa version comes under the same name

for example

www.fscglobal.com/Instrumentation/BS5308/BS+5308+Part+1+Type+2+Armoured+PVC+Instrumentation/list.htm

 

[Engineer54]

At this point in time, my job is to get electric there, but I'm thinking of intercom and this day n age enough cables there for working off i-phones.

The more you complicate these gate systems the more trouble they will be, so keep the thing as simple as possible. ......And as i say, choose the gate system with caution, or you could well be an unpaid constant visitor to these gates!!

 

[D Skelton]

Is it only me who is extremely worried by this thread?!

I hope you're not installing these gates yourself driverman?!

If all you are doing is supplying power then you're looking at no more than a few amps. Most gate supplies are fine on a 6A B type.

 

[davesparks]

Is it only me who is extremely worried by this FORUM?!

.

Fixed that for you!

 

[driverman]

Is it only me who is extremely worried by this thread?!

I hope you're not installing these gates yourself driverman?!

If all you are doing is supplying power then you're looking at no more than a few amps. Most gate supplies are fine on a 6A B type.

No. I'm not getting involved with the gates. got enough on my plate with the house! Gates will be required at a later date so basically getting a supply there in readiness. So re loading, no MI to look at, 1.5mm SWA would be suitable. Distance from CU via the house then outside would be approx 35 - 40m.

 

[D Skelton]

No. I'm not getting involved with the gates. got enough on my plate with the house! Gates will be required at a later date so basically getting a supply there in readiness. So re loading, no MI to look at, 1.5mm SWA would be suitable. Distance from CU via the house then outside would be approx 35 - 40m.

Err on the side of caution and run 2.5mm, I highly doubt it'll need more than that.

Last gates I worked with I ran in 2.5mm but the run was a lot longer.

 

[Carlosfandango]

Err on the side of caution and run 2.5mm, I highly doubt it'll need more than that.

Last gates I worked with I ran in 2.5mm but the run was a lot longer.

Especially when they decide they want 2 lights at the gate too!

 

[guest119]

Especially when they decide they want 2 lights at the gate too!

And under driveway heating

 

[SJD]

And under driveway heating

The last electric gates I looked at, they also had the lights controlled from the house (as well as the gates). Plus video phone as well as audio, and a separate security camera.

 

[Simon-0116]

And a socket for the christmas tree lights

 

[HandySparks]

The last electric gates I looked at, they also had the lights controlled from the house (as well as the gates). Plus video phone as well as audio, and a separate security camera.

Sounds like the answer is to put in good sized ducting now and pull through whatever cable is required when the full spec's known.