The DoorKing 6050 and 6100 are 115V AC swing gate operators with a two-piece articulating arm, sharing one control board and one manual. The 6050 is rated for Class I residential use, 400 lb and 10 ft; the 6100 for 500 lb, 14 ft and 60 cycles an hour. We diagnose and repair both, including older -080 units and ones we didn't install.
Written diagnosis before any work · Operators other companies installed · CSLB #1042768
Not sure which it is? Text us a photo of the operator, or call 661-605-3266.
The 6050 and 6100 use no numbered error codes. The 4502 control board reports through LEDs and an alarm. From the manual:
Power LED: low-voltage power is reaching the board. Off means no power, an overheated transformer or a short.
Input LEDs: should be off, lighting only when an input is active. One that stays on is holding the operator.
Pulse 1 and Pulse 2 LEDs: blink while the primary and secondary operators run. One that does not blink points to that operator's magnetic sensor.
Monitored sensor LEDs: on or flashing points to that device or its wiring.
Loop LEDs: flash when each loop is activated.
Alarm for five minutes, then a chirp every 5 seconds: a hard shutdown after two obstructions in a row. The operator stays shut down until it is reset.
Soft shutdown: after one obstruction the gate stops or reverses and waits. Any intended input resets it.
The clutch must slip with no more than 40 lb of force.
Most 6050 and 6100 faults are repairable. The board, motor, capacitor, clutch, belt, arm parts and magnetic sensor are separate parts, and the secondary operator has no board to fail. Replacement makes sense when the motor or worm gear has failed late in the unit's life, when a 6050 is on a gate that has outgrown its Class I, 10-cycles-an-hour rating, or when the leaf is beyond 400 lb and 10 ft (6050) or 500 lb and 14 ft (6100).
A 6050 on a busier gate steps up to the 6100 on the same board and arm. Older -080 units retrofit to a current 6050 or 6100, with the monitored sensors the current version requires. Neither model has a built-in battery, so a site that needs the gate to run through outages needs DoorKing's backup inverter or a DC operator such as the 6524. We check the leaf, the pillar and the traffic first.
Both are current DoorKing products, built in Inglewood. DoorKing has published separate manuals for three board revisions since 2011, so we confirm your unit's board revision before we schedule the repair.
Scoped to your property, not a flat per-item rate. These are the factors that move the number, in the order they usually matter. The estimate is free.
Veritas Access Solutions repairs DoorKing 6050 and 6100 operators across Los Angeles, Ventura and Kern counties, including older -080 units and operators another company installed. We read the board LEDs, diagnose on site and give you a written diagnosis before any work. Call 661-605-3266, or text a photo of the operator.
It is in a hard shutdown. The built-in reverse sensor sensed two obstructions in a row before the gate reached a limit, so the operator stopped, sounded its alarm for five minutes and shut down its inputs. It stays shut down until it is reset, and keeps its limit settings. Find what the gate hit first.
They share a control board, arm and manual, and both run on 115V AC with a 1/2 HP motor. The 6050 is rated for UL 325 Class I only, gates up to 400 lb and 10 ft, and 10 cycles an hour. The 6100 is rated for 500 lb, 14 ft and 60 cycles an hour.
Repair, in most cases. The board, motor, capacitor, clutch, belt and arm are separate parts. Replace it when the motor or worm gear has failed late in its life, or the gate is heavier, longer or busier than the model is rated for.
With the power off, pull the crank arm attached to the operator away from the gate so the arms are no longer in a straight line, then go to the end of the gate and pull it open. It takes a strong pull. If the arm has a locking pin, remove the padlock and pin first.
Not on its own. Without AC power it fails safe, so the gate can be pulled open by hand. DoorKing sells a backup power inverter for sites that need the gate to keep running. When power returns, the first open command runs a full cycle to relearn the limits.
It depends on the fault, whether the board or motor has failed, the condition of the clutch and belt, and the safety devices on the gate. We price after an on-site diagnosis rather than over the phone, and the estimate is free.
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