Recent content by bhgroom

It works but the switch/fob/keypad has to be used 2 to 3 times in succession before the lock releases.

I replaced the lock at first, but the replacement only worked intermittently as well so I sent it back as I thought the lock mechanism may be faulty. Then I replaced the coil for the original lock from an electric gate/lock website and reinstalled it.

They are both ac as far as I'm aware. Would it only function intermittently if the transformer was DC but the coil in the lock was ac?

I have a viro v06 electric lock on my gate. It is controlled by a momentary switch on the gate alongside a came keypad/fob. It is fed a 12v supply from a transformer. The lock operated when a current passes through a coil inside it which magnetises and causes the bolt to click open. All was...

I have a viro v06 electric lock on my gate. It is controlled by a momentary switch on the gate alongside a came keypad/fob. It is fed a 12v supply from a transformer. The lock operated when a current passes through a coil inside it which magnetises and causes the bolt to click open. All was...