The Model SGL is one of Edko’s SafeGlide^® Gate Operating Systems. Designed installer and user friendly, it is a highly durable, safe, easy-to-operate perimeter security solution. This rugged system represents decades of experience in electrical and structural engineering, gate manufacturing, and installation. It will outlast traditional alternatives by years and years, giving you real value and performance even in demanding high-cycle applications.

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For use on all UL325 Class I, II, III, IV overhead, roller or cantilever slide gates subject to high cyclage or for industrial, commercial or residential applications. Gear head units are completely assembled and include all necessary hardware.

See UL325.com for additional safety information.

Open/Close/Stop three-button soft start operation. Open override. All units include self monitored current sensing and an adjustable friction clutch to slip if gate is obstructed. Radio will open, close and reverse gate if closing. Full systems circuitry.

• Heavy-duty worm gear reducer with NO V-Belt
• Heavy-duty sealed ball bearings on output shaft
• Adjustable torque limiter clutch
• Adjustable limit switches
• Through shaft disconnect for manual operation
• Yellow Zinc Chromate metal frame and components
• No. 40 Roller chain
• Polyethylene cover
• Pad or weldment mounting
• Optional Inverter – For Battery Backup
• One Year Limited Warranty

• Power On/Off switch
• High-starting torque continuous duty industrial motor with soft start
• Solid state controller with Monitored Photo-Eye, Self Adjusting / Monitored Current Sensing, Timer to Close, Maximum Run Timer and Self Diagnostics
• All wiring has Molex^® connections for ease of use
• Oversized Field Terminal Strip
• Separate Accessory 24v Power Supply
• Easy LH/RH conversion and Master/Slave operation
• Separate Alarm Output, Fault Output and prewired for Solenoid and Magnetic Locks
• Available in various HP
• Completely prewired and factory tested

1. General

Gate operator shall be a Model SGL Slide Gate Operator as manufactured by Edko, Inc., 1019 Airpark Drive, Sugar Grove, Illinois 60554, (800) 800-3356, Fax (888) 800-3356. Gate operator shall be specifically configured to meet UL325 regulations to facilitate automatic power operation of Overhead, Cantilever and V-Track (Roller) gates, inclusive of high cycle and high speed operation.

2. Gate Operator

For use on all UL325 Class I, II, III, IV overhead, roller or cantilever slide gates subject to high cyclage or for industrial, commercial or residential applications. Gear head units are completely assembled and include all necessary hardware. See UL325.com for additional safety information

Open/Close/Stop three-button soft start operation. Open override. All units include self monitored current sensing and an adjustable friction clutch to slip if gate is obstructed. Radio will open, close and reverse gate if closing. Full systems circuitry.

Gate operator shall be equipped with a Heavy-duty worm gear reducer with no V-Belt in order to eliminate adjustment and replacement of V-Belt. Worm gear reducer shall have an adjustable torque limiter clutch with a through shaft splined disconnect for easy manual operation. Splined output shaft shall have a Heavy-duty sealed ball bearing system in the housing for additional shaft life. All components shall be yellow zinc chromate, including the uni-weld metal frame. Operator shall come with No. 40 Roller chain and polyethylene cover. All units shall be pad or weldment mountable. All units shall have an lockable access panel for manual disconnect and adjustable limit switches.

D. Electrical Features

Gate operator shall be equipped with Power On/Off switch and a High-starting torque continuous duty industrial motor with soft start. Soft start shall eliminate excessive draw force on gate system. Solid state controller shall have a Monitored Photo-Eye circuit, Self Adjusting / Monitored Current Sensing, Timer to Close, Maximum Run Timer and Self Diagnostics. All wiring shall have Molex^® connections for ease of use. Operator shall have a detachable oversized field terminal strip and a separate accessory 24v power supply and switchable left hand / right hand conversion and Master/Slave operation. Operator shall have a separate alarm output, fault output and be prewired for solenoid and magnetic locks. Operator shall be available in ½, and 1 HP models and shall be completely prewired and factory tested. Optional Inverter – For Battery Backup shall also be factory available.

Gate operator shall be constructed so as to meet the “Minimum Performance Criteria” for Class I, II, III, and IV Gate operators, as specified in UL325. This operator is part of a system and shall be used with an enclosed track gate or with cantilever rollers with integral covers as referenced in UL325. Gates shall require a draw force of a maximum of 50 pounds when installed level and plumb with bottom guide wheels properly set and adjusted.

System components manufactured and supplied by Edko, Inc. shall have a one-year limited warranty against defects in materials and workmanship.

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