Crossarm-Mounted Motor Operator
The PTAD incorporates the long-established advanced features of Cleaveland/Price ADMO motor operators, including:
- Dual source for the motor (AC or battery)
- Stallout timer that allows successive operation attempts on a stuck switch
- "Smart" battery disconnect to help prevent damage to the battery
- "No Go" function with status indication to help prevent underpowered switch operation
- Temperature-compensated battery charging circuit to help prevent over and under charging the battery
- Automatic battery testing
- Vented 33 A-H battery
- Fast (.4 second) high-torque operation
- Excellent ice-breaking ability
- Constant ready operation state – no mechanism wind-up required
- No decoupling procedure necessary – the PTAD automatically decouples for manual operation
- Decoupling not required to test the motor
- Linkage goes into full toggle with switch closed for momentary performance
- No decoupling procedure required for lockout
- Lockout of the motor by using a hotstick from ground level
- After manual operation, the switch can be re-synchronized with the motor manually or remotely via SCADA
- No setting of limit switches required
- True switch status is always reported