 Joined: 12/06/2022(UTC) Posts: 21 Location: British Columbia, Okanagan
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The gates only open about 1/3. Running on ac 16v analog. Anyone have experience with these? Thank you. Holger
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Joined: 13/02/2017(UTC) Posts: 159 Location: Ottawa, ON
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Originally Posted by: Keim  The gates only open about 1/3. Running on ac 16v analog. Anyone have experience with these? Hello Holger, Yes, I have these Viessmann 5100 crossing gates on my layout. I don't see why your gates only open 1/3. Sometimes, the coil might stick if it has not been used for a while. There's also a little (tiny) set screw that you can turn to adjust movement. Try to see (on a workbench) if by applying 16VAC you can get full movement. When I first installed them (many years ago), they worked well but were closing and raising too fast for my liking -- very unrealistic. I have since implemented stepper motors to control their movement. The stepper motors are controlled with an Arduino. Here are a few pictures and a short video. Video - Level Crossing (Stepper Motor)Good luck, Andry   |
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Joined: 12/06/2022(UTC) Posts: 21 Location: British Columbia, Okanagan
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I cannot find any adjustments so they must have changed over the years. I tried old faithful and a few drops of oil on the pivot points got one of them working perfectly. The other still hangs up. It moves freely by hand so I suspect the motor. Thanks for the advice. Holger
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