General Maintenance6-28 Rev: AMechanical MaintenanceThe Kinetic mechanical maintenance is not in depth or difficult, but should be performed on a routinebasis. The operator chassis is zinc plated, but some environments may speed corrosion of this plating.Schedule regular maintenance and look for the following:• Verify the drive belt has the proper tension. Check for drive belt wear. Fraying edges or missing teethindicate that the drive belt needs to be replaced. Refer to Drive Belt Tension and Alignment.• Check for signs of rust. If any areas of rust are found, reduce the spread of corrosion by treating the areaswith a rust inhibitor• Check the motor. DC motors contain carbon brushes which wear over time and must be replaced.Failure to replace the brushes will result in damage to the DC motor. Brushes should be inspected everyyear inhigh usage applications or every 100,000 cycles and replaced as needed.• Replace worn-out batteries. Refer to DC Battery Replacement and Clock Battery Replacement.Software MaintenanceThe software on the SDC board is constantly being enhanced with new adaptive features that create aneasier install and improve the on board diagnostic tools. Be sure to check the HySecurity website for thelatest version of software before heading out for field maintenance.Use S.T.A.R.T. software to download the latest software version to a PC laptop and upload it to the Kineticgate operator in the field.NOTEIf the site includes a bi-parting gate system, make sure the software version used in the Masterand Slave operators is identical.Before checking the internal mechanisms of the operator, turn off all power switches.
