Boris Becker
Expert Member
Hi Guys
I have 4 single garage roller doors at our office. Motor is 100W max power. Power cord is normal 3 pin plug. Opened once in the morning and closed once at night. So not much power required.
The motors are some Australian make (Automotive Doors). The manual override lever is broken on all the doors (no replacement part available apparently), so when there's no power, there's no way to open it manually. The motors all work perfectly, so I'm looking at (cheaper) alternatives to replacing all the motors with new ones (which have back up batteries). Any suggestions for a solution which kicks in automatically with a cost of under R5000 will be appreciated.
That's the long term but for now, I'm looking for some sort of portable battery pack which I could use to open/close the garage doors once a day if there's no power. Another option is getting an inverter with the connection which plugs into the car cigarette lighter, but I was thinking if there was a portable battery pack with a 3 pin plug point for under R1000, that would be the preferred option. If you know of any, please post the links as well as the links to an online store selling a decent inverter (300W or less with a 3 pin plug point should be fine).
Thanks in advance
I have 4 single garage roller doors at our office. Motor is 100W max power. Power cord is normal 3 pin plug. Opened once in the morning and closed once at night. So not much power required.
The motors are some Australian make (Automotive Doors). The manual override lever is broken on all the doors (no replacement part available apparently), so when there's no power, there's no way to open it manually. The motors all work perfectly, so I'm looking at (cheaper) alternatives to replacing all the motors with new ones (which have back up batteries). Any suggestions for a solution which kicks in automatically with a cost of under R5000 will be appreciated.
That's the long term but for now, I'm looking for some sort of portable battery pack which I could use to open/close the garage doors once a day if there's no power. Another option is getting an inverter with the connection which plugs into the car cigarette lighter, but I was thinking if there was a portable battery pack with a 3 pin plug point for under R1000, that would be the preferred option. If you know of any, please post the links as well as the links to an online store selling a decent inverter (300W or less with a 3 pin plug point should be fine).
Thanks in advance