Underground gate motor woes.

[bletchmonster]

The limit switch's are on the oil side of things, they are linked to a little circuit board in the "sealed" dry motor casing. I think the water is getting though the cable gland. I normally work on the 'do not disturb' the gland policy, but on dismantling I discovered the gland looks at best no better on one that you would stick on an IP65 style junction box up on a wall!!
Thats why I was fishing to see if anybody else was having trouble with these things. Having three separate motors play up I was thinking there must be others having trouble.
For obvious reasons BFT ain't letting on to any problems.

 

[barracuda816]

If It looks like the gland is the fault wouldnt it just be easier to put something like silicoset 151 in the gland? Saves taking apart the motor for warrenty purposes and is easily removeable.

 

[bletchmonster]

I've gooped the gland with soudal polymer . Sods law, this ones out of warranty, due to hold up at customers it sat on the shelf for 12months. Fair doos, the customer wants to pay me for my time, just don't like taking their money when I put the stuff in and told em it was good reliable kit.

 

[Robotstar5]

Heatshrink or self-amalgamating tape on the glands to waterproof them?

 

[eSCHEn]

SA tape is pretty durable stuff. I can vouch for five years service (since moved) in open howling conditions on my aerial install.

 

[Robotstar5]

SA tape is pretty durable stuff. I can vouch for five years service (since moved) in open howling conditions on my aerial install.

I'm the same, but getting on for 15 years!

 

[eSCHEn]

I will admit to feeling cheated the first time I bought some and it wasn't sticky...

 

[Robotstar5]

I will admit to feeling cheated the first time I bought some and it wasn't sticky...

It's funny stuff to use until you get the knack of stretching it just the right amount.

 

[eSCHEn]

I didn't notice the backing tape came off was my big folly.

I do get a sense of satisfaction from doing a nice F connector on some WF100 and then finishing the joint with SA tape.

And people wonder how I get all that action with banter like that

 

[Robotstar5]

And people wonder how I get all that action with banter like that

All the girls like a finely stretched bit of tape?

 

[Wedg1e]

All the girls like a finely stretched bit of tape?

Aye, usually just after the line "Does this hanky smell of chloroform to you?"

 

[eSCHEn]

You're both such flirts.