Technical Specifications
Key Features & Benefits
About the Centurion A10
The A10 is Centurion's heavy-duty industrial sliding gate operator, built for estate entrances, business premises, factories and complexes where the gate is long, heavy and busy. Single-phase mains power is converted by an inverter into variable-frequency three-phase power for a 220V induction motor, which is what gives the A10 its torque, its soft start and stop, and a duty cycle that domestic battery-driven motors cannot match.
Three versions were made: the A10 Basic with a shaft-driven cooling fan, the A10 Endurance with a continuously powered fan for high-traffic sites, and the A10 Heavyweight with a 17-tooth pinion for gates up to 2000kg. All three use the CP201 logic controller covered in this manual, with the origin marker and encoder that set the gate limits automatically.
Local Support: JD Gates installs, services and repairs Centurion A10 operators across Pretoria and Gauteng, from inverter and controller faults to rack, pinion and origin marker problems. If an old A10 has reached the end of its life, we can advise on the right replacement for the gate mass and traffic on site.
What's Inside This Manual
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Centurion A10 a swing gate or a sliding gate motor?
The A10 is a sliding gate operator. Centurion's manual describes it as a heavy duty sliding gate operator designed to open and close sliding gates, driven through a toothed rack or an optional chain kit. It has no arms and cannot be fitted to a swing gate. For swing gates, see the Centurion Vantage and Vector 2 manuals on this site.
How heavy a gate can the A10 move?
Up to 1000kg at standard speed and 600kg in sprint mode on the Basic and Endurance models, on gates up to 20 metres long. The A10 Heavyweight, with its 17-tooth pinion, is rated for gates up to 2000kg. Centurion's warranty falls away if the gate mass or the pull force needed to move the gate exceeds these limits, so the gate must run freely on its track before the motor goes in.
Does the A10 have battery backup?
Not as standard. The A10 runs from 220V mains through its inverter. An optional DC converter with backup batteries and UPS-style circuitry lets the gate keep working for a limited period during a power failure. If load shedding is a daily problem on your site, ask us about the DC converter or about a battery-driven Centurion D10 as an alternative.
How are the gate limits set on the A10?
There are no limit switches to adjust. A magnet on the gate, called the origin marker, and an encoder inside the operator track the gate position. With the SET link fitted on the CP201 controller you press RESET, hold TEST until L1 flashes, choose right-hand or left-hand opening, and the gate runs itself slowly to each end stop to learn its open, closed and pedestrian positions. The manual gives the full sequence and a Fault Finder's Guide keyed to every step.
What operating modes does the CP201 controller offer?
Standard (start, stop, reverse on each trigger), Condominium (any trigger opens the gate and only auto-close closes it), PIRAC (closes as soon as a vehicle clears the safety beam), Reversing, PLC (separate open, close and stop inputs for access control systems) and Deadman control for supervised gates. Auto-close, pedestrian auto-close, courtesy light time, pre-flashing, collision sensitivity, positive close and sprint speed are all set with the same SET link and TEST button routine.
What does it mean when the STATUS light flashes four times?
The gate has hit an obstruction more times than the collision counter allows before reaching the closed position, so the controller blocks every trigger for one minute. Check the track, rack and gate for anything binding or in the way, clear it, and normal operation resumes after the minute. The manual's diagnostic LED tables explain the other STATUS, L1 and L2 indications.