Good day, I have a question regarding ALEKO AR900 Gate Opener: 1) Can be connected to the source of 110v home while having connected my 12v batteries (configured on 24v) on the control board? 2) I have my charge controller LM118, with my solar panel...
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Freddy, Yes you can connect 110Volts and 24 volt battery. In this configuration the 110volt charges the battery. NOTE In this configuration the battery acts as a backup in power failure when 110 volts go out. You cannot use solar support - panel charger etc. 2. The LM 118 is the recommended Charge Controller but it seems like (1) the batteries aren't being charged properly or (2) the batteries are losing power somewhere. In the night the batteries would discharge through the solar panels but the charge controller should take care of this. What you can do is monitor the voltages over one night. Check the battery voltage at early night 6:00pm and in the morning when it does not open the gate. Then the second night disconnect the solar panel and check before and early morning again. If there is a stark difference you may need a higher specification charge controller. Also (3) make sure the solar panel is charging the batteries to their full capacity. A proper panel should deliver between .5 amps to 1 amp at hot sun to charge the batteries properly. I hear the solar input is not an effective input. The power of the gate opener is reduced through this input since the unit is compensating for this low power input. As you have explained I would condemn the solar input. Connect the 110 volt and connect the 24 volts to the battery input. The 110 charges the batteries to full power and when power goes you have the fully charged 24 volts to take over. Also, sounds as though your solar kit is stronger than the ones in the Aleko kit. The solar remains a great option since it is the main quality of this opener. Experiment with the efficiency of the kit and when you are certain of its reliability then you can connect this option. The charge changes with the sun intensity. Dull rainy days will not allow proper charge etc. All in all it is a well designed and full featured item.
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Maylene, we purchased the opener for use with our gate. The gate is about 20 years old.It worked perfectly as received from the vendor. Do not have experience with your type garage door opener.Good luck.
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Yes Sunildath the GAte Opener also works on 120volts power. Its built in circuitry converts internally to power the 24 volts motor.
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I'm using it on a 12 volt gate opener and without any issues. Just set the power jumper to 12 volts (vs 24 volts AC), use terminals 3 & 4 (relay) to the gates button to open/close gate and connect terminals 1 & 2 to the gate openers 12 volt battery terminal.
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Hi Getpreparedstuff,Are you able to share with me the model of the solar charge controller that you use? Thanks. -David
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Yes, this is a rechargeable opener. You will need the power supply cord for this item, however, I'm not sure if it's sold separately. It is a pretty basic charger, so I'm sure you could find a great deal here on amazon!
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Roger the control box that I received with my opener at two locations for charging the battery they were identified in the control box the one I hooked my solar panel up to indicated solar hookup I hope this helps. Have a good day.
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I cannot get either one of my openers to work. I have contacted the seller several times and none of their suggestions helped. I contacted five local gate opener dealers and none of them has any experience with ALEKO. I contacted ALEKO to ask the name of anyone local who will help me and they did not even reply. From my experience you may draw your ownconclusions. JNMPE@aol.com
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No, I cannot answer. It all depends on who made the gate controller and whether it is compatible with the program codes this device produces. The type of gate operator (sliding, swing, etc) is not relevant. Sorry!
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Zubby,This controller can handle up to 125 open circuit volts input. You can series your panels together to get a theoretical voltage of 96 volts, this will have less voltage drop and give you approximately 10 1/2 amps on the input side of the controller. Your problem is with a 12 volt battery bank your amperages on the output of the controller could exceed 80 amps ( 1000 watts divided by 12 volts equals 83.3 amps ). You would need (2) of these controllers with your present configuration. If it is possible; you could make your 12 volt battery bank into a 24 volt battery bank and get a 24 volt inverter, then you would need only (1) controller. ( 1000 watts divided by 24 volts equals 41.6 amps ) Zubby,This controller can handle up to 125 open circuit volts input. You can series your panels together to get a theoretical voltage of 96 volts, this will have less voltage drop and give you approximately 10 1/2 amps on the input side of the controller. Your problem is with a 12 volt battery bank your amperages on the output of the controller could exceed 80 amps ( 1000 watts divided by 12 volts equals 83.3 amps ). You would need (2) of these controllers with your present configuration. If it is possible; you could make your 12 volt battery bank into a 24 volt battery bank and get a... » Read More Zubby,This controller can handle up to 125 open circuit volts input. You can series your panels together to get a theoretical voltage of 96 volts, this will have less voltage drop and give you approximately 10 1/2 amps on the input side of the controller. Your problem is with a 12 volt battery bank your amperages on the output of the controller could exceed 80 amps ( 1000 watts divided by 12 volts equals 83.3 amps ). You would need (2) of these controllers with your present configuration. If it is possible; you could make your 12 volt battery bank into a 24 volt battery bank and get a 24 volt inverter, then you would need only (1) controller. ( 1000 watts divided by 24 volts equals 41.6 amps ) « Show Less
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It attaches to our old existing door opener. It just takes a standard home current. 110v.
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I'm not familiar with a power gate opener but if it functions using a ten-digit toggle code switch the Firefly works great
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I have the swing gates, but if I remember right I think they are all universal, meaning they program to your opener. You can always call Aleko to find out for sure.
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Hope I can help. The gate opener only opens and closes the gate stopping a point that you determine. it will not move from these settings. If you are referring to a latch and lock system the normal kind will not work with the opener. Yes you could have a normal latch that would close and secure the gate but it would have to be opened manually to open the gate. There is a electromagnetic gate latch that works well but you can only use it if your using normal ac current, the solar version will not take the load of this type of gate latch and will run the battery down faster than the solar panel can charge it. I have no latch on my gate but put a 2x6 piece of wood on my fence and the gate pushes up against the wood to keep a tight fit when closed. For security if i'm away from home at length I just wrap a chain and lock around the gate when its closed. Its a great opener but I have several helpful suggestions that the company does not explain for security, and also ease of installation if you are interested.
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No everything to install the gate opener is not in the box. You will have to order an Aleko ACC4-AP kit.
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Hello R.H. You didn't list what the start up Amps / watts are for this garage door opener? With that said, I cannot answer your question. However, I think it would handle that load ok? If I were you I would call Xantrex and ask them for their professional opinion? The call is of course free. Toll Free:1-800-670-0707. Good luck and make the call to be sure? Thanks for asking and good luck.
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This panel does not appear to have a charge controller built-in. If it is connected directly to the battery, it will deliver around 0.5A to the battery whenever the sun is out. This could shorten the service life of the battery. It may be better to add a charge controller, which will float the battery at a constant Voltage instead of charging it with a constant current. There is a possibility that the gate opener has some kind of built-in overcharge protection, in which case a controller would not be needed.