Decided to build my own swing gate opener from scrap I had in my garage. My plan is very similar to yours but I am trying to do it with one button and using 555 latch circuits. Thanks for this watched the whole video
That is a diagram I would need to study to really understand it fully. But I sure do like your technique for reducing the number of wires you need to draw in. That is very clever, the power, ground and motor lines. I will be remembering that idea. The whole video is well worth studying. And for sure you were not talking to yourself. Having the source information for the remote alone is worth watching the video. Hope you are having a good weekend and thank you for the video and the links.
Thanks Glenn. The technique for reducing the wires came from my son who does these at work. I agree, great idea and makes the diagram much easier to read.
very nice video great idee do you perhaps have a video where you connect the box step by step because in the schematic it does not indicate button be only b and c and in video you press button a .
Thank you so much. I have this kind of gate and have had nothing but problems with the board... live in pnw and the water always gets into the poorly designed enclosure. I will try this soon!
Nice concept to get "back to basics" with relay trigger logic. The only trouble I see as with every solution based on mechanical limit switches eventually becoming the weakest link of reliability in the whole machine. Opto-electric switches still would add some reliability. PS: As an additional precaution I would consider to have motor overload/overheat/over-torque protection to save motor/gears just in case.
Thank you so much, I was about to go out and buy another opener. I'm not much of an electrician and reading schematics. Could you show how to wire the relays up.
Hi there, I htink this video is great. Thanks for making the time to share. I'm not too skilled with electronics but I might give this a try. Quick question: I have a functioning mightymule gate opener arm, which I believe already has limit switches inside of it. Any way to use those instead? Also, have you gotten around creating a wiring diagram rather than schematics? Those of us who don't know how to interpret schematics would highly appreciate it :) Thanks!
I'm defiantly doing this! I don't understand how to wire all this together but I'll manage. Can I use the transformer from the mighty mule with the low voltage to use on this circuit?
You had at least one person listening! Possibly the longest video I've seen you put out! Going to build a horizontal sliding gate to ease getting my fishing boat/trailer in and out of the storage house and this looks like it will fit the bill. It was interesting AND helpful. Thanks for the content.
Thanks! I’m that guy. I am tryin to do it with an arduino but i can’t understand the other guy that talks with a heavy heavy hindo accent. So the arduino is out. One thing i think we have in common is we both dislike Mighty Mule control board!
@@SoatMon im almost to the point where i set it up on a fence post for some target practice🤣😂🤣. Its just takin longer that i like. More studying to do.
I ran 12 gauge wire from the power through to the motors. They will draw a lot of amps. I used wire from an old extension cord as it's pretty easy to bend. Good luck!
Can you show how you wire all the components I have a mighty mule motor that I bought on garage sale is new and working and I like to use this circuit I’ll buy all this on Amazon but
Decided to build my own swing gate opener from scrap I had in my garage. My plan is very similar to yours but I am trying to do it with one button and using 555 latch circuits. Thanks for this watched the whole video
Thanks for letting me know. I hope it goes well for you!
That is a diagram I would need to study to really understand it fully. But I sure do like your technique for reducing the number of wires you need to draw in. That is very clever, the power, ground and motor lines. I will be remembering that idea. The whole video is well worth studying. And for sure you were not talking to yourself. Having the source information for the remote alone is worth watching the video. Hope you are having a good weekend and thank you for the video and the links.
Thanks Glenn. The technique for reducing the wires came from my son who does these at work. I agree, great idea and makes the diagram much easier to read.
very nice video great idee do you perhaps have a video where you connect the box step by step because in the schematic it does not indicate button be only b and c and in video you press button a .
Thank you so much. I have this kind of gate and have had nothing but problems with the board... live in pnw and the water always gets into the poorly designed enclosure. I will try this soon!
Good luck, it works great for me. Still up and running.
Nice concept to get "back to basics" with relay trigger logic. The only trouble I see as with every solution based on mechanical limit switches eventually becoming the weakest link of reliability in the whole machine.
Opto-electric switches still would add some reliability.
PS: As an additional precaution I would consider to have motor overload/overheat/over-torque protection to save motor/gears just in case.
I'm not real skilled with electronics. I would be interested to know how you make a basic overload protection circuit? Thanks!
Thank you so much, I was about to go out and buy another opener. I'm not much of an electrician and reading schematics. Could you show how to wire the relays up.
Awesome video I might do this for gate.
Thanks! I haven't had any trouble since!
Fantastic good sir, fantastic!
Glad you liked it!
Great project! What diodes are you using? Do you have a link to the stl file for the limit switch covers? Thanks for posting this!
Very interesting! 👍. Thanks
You're welcome!
Hi there, I htink this video is great. Thanks for making the time to share. I'm not too skilled with electronics but I might give this a try.
Quick question: I have a functioning mightymule gate opener arm, which I believe already has limit switches inside of it. Any way to use those instead?
Also, have you gotten around creating a wiring diagram rather than schematics? Those of us who don't know how to interpret schematics would highly appreciate it :)
Thanks!
The mighty mule uses an encoder that counts the revolutions of the motor to know when to stop. You can't use that with this circuit.
Your video is great, thanks
@@SoatMonCan you please send me a diagram on how to connect the wires to the relays and other parts?
I'm defiantly doing this! I don't understand how to wire all this together but I'll manage. Can I use the transformer from the mighty mule with the low voltage to use on this circuit?
Scott did you figure out how to wire these? What size wire did you use?
Here is the wiring diagram. drive.google.com/file/d/1Lc0zXopGWAWHGYL93wHNG8q5_vyvdDZ8/view?usp=sharing
You had at least one person listening! Possibly the longest video I've seen you put out! Going to build a horizontal sliding gate to ease getting my fishing boat/trailer in and out of the storage house and this looks like it will fit the bill. It was interesting AND helpful. Thanks for the content.
Awesome, glad it was helpful!
Thanks! I’m that guy. I am tryin to do it with an arduino but i can’t understand the other guy that talks with a heavy heavy hindo accent. So the arduino is out. One thing i think we have in common is we both dislike Mighty Mule control board!
I hope it works out for you Catch!
@@SoatMon im almost to the point where i set it up on a fence post for some target practice🤣😂🤣. Its just takin longer that i like. More studying to do.
Can you show how the Ramset gate operator
Lol.... I watched all of it. Very interesting 🤔
Thanks!
Can you run two remotes off this systems
Absolutely! You just program the remotes to the same signal. You can also have quite a few unique codes, I don't remember how many.
Can someone please let me know which size wire to run to the relay? I got the same ones that he has in his video.
I ran 12 gauge wire from the power through to the motors. They will draw a lot of amps. I used wire from an old extension cord as it's pretty easy to bend. Good luck!
Can you show how you wire all the components I have a mighty mule motor that I bought on garage sale is new and working and I like to use this circuit I’ll buy all this on Amazon but
Here is a link to the schematic. drive.google.com/file/d/1Lc0zXopGWAWHGYL93wHNG8q5_vyvdDZ8/view?usp=sharing
Gabriel Garcia did you figure out what size wire and where each wire goes where? You’re not alone if not. We’re still trying to figure it out.