Apollo Gate Repair in Carrollton, TX

Apollo openers are built around a 12V battery that drives the actuator directly, with a solar panel or trickle charger keeping it topped up. In Carrollton that design meets residential swing gates in gated pockets and on side lots, often long iron leaves that catch the wind. A heavy or sagging leaf makes the actuator draw more current, and the board reads the voltage dip as an obstruction. The result is the classic Apollo complaint: the gate moves a few feet, then stops or reverses. Summer heat in the enclosure also shortens battery life.

Apollo’s own guidance is 12 to 14 volts while the gate is running, never below 11, so a battery that reads fine at rest proves little. We load test it, check the panel or charger, then look at the 816 actuator, its limit screws and the board. On a 1650 the second actuator’s cord crosses the driveway, and a spliced cable there is a common source of intermittent faults. Around Rosemeade and Austin Waters we also check that the hinges move freely, since a stiff hinge costs battery on every cycle.