Autoquip GATES SLIDING - Manual (Page 15)

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INTERLOCK INSTALLATION (Cont.)
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G.A.L. INTERLOCK
The G.A.L. Type SM interlock is used on the Horizontal gate. Installation of the interlock is done after
the gate has been erected and secured in position. The following instructions will apply to either left or
right hand slide gates, and to either the lower or upper levels.
The G.A.L. interlock is a “self-contained” device with the gate status switch located within the interlock
body. In operation, the striker which is mounted to the gate panel, is used to complete the electrical
circuit when the gate is closed. The completion of this circuit allows the lift motor to run, and move the
carriage away. When the platform has moved away, the actuating arm returns to it’s normal position
and captures the strike to prevent the gate from being opened.
WARNING!!! GATES MUST NOT OPEN WHEN THE LIFT IS IN OPERATION OR
WHEN THE PLATFORM IS NOT PRESENT.
SHOULD THIS CONDITION EXIST, THE INTERLOCK IS NOT
FUNCTIONING PROPERLY DUE TO INCORRECT INSTALLATION
OR DAMAGE. THIS CONDITION MUST BE CORRECTED
IMMEDIATELY. FAILURE TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION MAY
RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
CAUTION!!! ALL CONNECTIONS MUST BE MADE BY A QUALIFIED
ELECTRICIAN, AND OPERATION MUST BE VERIFIED
FOR PROPER OPERATION.
1. Determine the correct interlock to be used on each gate. Gates are identified as either lock left or
lock right. That is, as you are standing outside the enclosure facing gate, a lock left gate will have the
handle on the left, gate slides from the right to left to close. Lock right , as you are standing outside the
enclosure facing gate, a lock right gate will have the handle on the right , gate slides from the left to
right to close.
NOTE: The right and left hand designations are for the lower level only. On the upper level
gates, the interlock is mounted upside down and used on the opposite side from their
designations. ( See Orientation next page.)