Maintenance
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Safety instructions
Never clean drive system or control unit with a water hose or
power washer.
• Never clean the drive with alkaline or acidic solutions.
• Carefully remove dirt from drive system and clean push rod from time to
time with a dry cloth.
• If necessary, clean and/or dry.
• Regularly inspect all screws at the fittings and retighten, if necessary.
• Inspect the cover of control unit and readjust, if necessary, to ensure
that it is watertight.
Regular Inspections
• Regularly, at least annually, inspect all safety devices and test their
function (see for example ZH 1/494 April 2002, valid only in Germany).
• Safety devices that are sensitive to pressure (e.g. safety switch unit)
should be checked every 4 weeks to ensure proper functioning, see EN
60335-2-95.
Service and Warranty
The warranty granted complies with statutory requirements. In the event of
a repair that is covered by warranty, please contact your dealer/specialist
stockist. Warranty entitlements only apply to the country in which the
product has been purchased.
Batteries, fuses and light bulbs are not covered by warranty.
Replaced parts remain the property of the service agent.
If you require after-sales service, spare parts or accessories, please con-
tact your dealer/specialist stockist.
We have made every effort to ensure that these instructions are as clear
and concise as possible. However, if you have any queries or wish to com-
ment on this document, please contact us with your suggestions:
Fax: 0049 / 7021 / 8001-53
E-mail: doku@sommer-torantriebe.de
Disassembly
Observe safety instructions!
To dismantle the unit, complete the respective steps described in chapter
“Installation” in reverse order. There is of course no need to adjust settings.
Test
Behaviour yes/no
Possible cause Remedy
While the wing isclosing, try
to stop it by hand. Do not try
to hold the wing.
Does gate stop and move in
opposite direction after it
has been halted?
yes
no
• Force cut-off works properly • Do not change settings.
• Potentiometer at right stop.
Force tolerance set too high.
• Control system defective
• Set force tolerance to lower value by turning the
potentiometer in anticlockwise direction until the test is
successful. Prior to test, open and close the gate twice
watching its operation.
• Shut down the gate and secure against switching on.
Contact customer service!
Force cut-off
Proceed as described in
section “Emergency
Release”.
It must be possible to
open/close the gate by
hand without special effort.
Can the motor be removed
from the shaft?
yes
no
• Everything OK!
• Gate fittings rusty • Lubricate gate fittings
Emergency release system
Open/close gate and inter-
rupt motion by triggering the
safety contact strip.
Gate behaviour according
to settings of DIL switches
1, 2 and 3.
yes
no
• Everything OK!
• Cable defective, terminal
screw loose •
• DIL switch settings changed
• Contact strip defective
• Inspect wiring, retighten terminal screws
• Check DIL switch settings and adjust
• Shut down gate system and secure against inadvertent
switching on. Contact customer service!
Safety contact unit (optional)
Open/close gate and inter-
rupt motion by triggering the
light barrier.
Gate behaviour according
to settings of DIL switches
1, 2 and 3. Is the LED “SH”
on?
yes
no
• Everything OK!
• Cable defective, terminal
screw loose •
• DIL switch settings changed
• Light barrier dirty
• Light barrier defective
• Inspect wiring, retighten terminal screws
• Check DIL switch settings and adjust
• Clean light barrier
• Shut down gate system and secure against inadvertent
switching on. Contact customer service!
Light barrier (optional)
