Slide Gate Operator For Large Gates and Heavy Usage Installed For Chicago Apartment Area

ECI installed this slide gate operator, in 2020, for an apartment complex on south Blue Island street in Chicago. Nice/HySecurity supplied the SlideSmart? HD215 (large black chassis case on lower right) pictured above. These sliding gate operators are specifically designed to handle large gates that require heavy usage.

The picture to the left shows the chassis mounted on two gray posts. Thus it operates over snow that accumulates in Chicago’s winter. The enclosure is steel and prevents rodents and pests from nesting inside.

The DC control board is shown on the right and rechargeable batteries are on the lower left. The gate operator comes with a standard backup battery power supply that supplies up to 100 cycles with upgrade options that can cycle up to 600 times. Notice the large u-bolts in the four corners which mount to the posts.

A rectangular vehicle detector loop is shown cut into the concrete in the foreground of the picture at the top. This relays a signal when it senses a vehicle approaches to exit and starts the gate opening procedure.

Note the image to the right shows one end of a photoelectric beam during the early construction stages. Once the vehicle clears the gate, the beam circuit that was interrupted closes and relays the operator to close. We also installed protective reversing edges on the gate and (closing) post that help prevent people from being crushed when the gates open/close. They automatically relay the operator to stop and reverse.

The amber strobe warning light that is mounted above the chassis is designed to alert drivers and pedestrians when the gate is in motion.