The SOS gate horn detector offers reliable and easy access for non-security gates. Enter or exit your gate by simply honking your horn. To eliminate unintentional entry the detector comes settable to detect 1, 2 or 3 horn honks and also has a sensitivity adjustment. This works great for rural properties, gates intended for deer restriction, cattle containment, etc.

This single device eliminates the need to have an automatic exit wand on each side of the gate for unlimited automatic access or having many remotes. Eliminating the exit wands helps to keep lightening surges from reaching the control board. This also proves to be a more cost economical option because only 1 detector is needed for both entering and exiting.

“We are always getting questions about how gate exit wands work and how they are different from exit loops.

Exit wands are what is know as a magnetometer which senses changes in the Earth’s magnetic field. An easy way to explain how exit wands work is to picture a boat traveling through the water. As the boat is traveling it is creating waves. As your car travels through the magnetic field of the Earth it creates similar waves, like the boat. The exit wand’s magnetometer picks up on these waves as you travel by the wand. One downside of exit wands is that they do loose sight of your vehicle when it is stopped.

Gate Crafters carries 5 different types of exit wands that work very similar to each other. The only difference between these wands are some of their features. The GTO/PRO wireless exit wand is wireless between the magnetometer and receiver. The Gate Crafters exit wand is manufactured by EMX and has been around for years. The GTO exit wand is recommend for use with other GTO openers and accessories. The Estate Swing exit wand does come with a range control board that allow you to adjust the sensitivity of the magnetometer. This feature allows you tune down the range of the exit wand, so that vehicles such as a lawn mower doesn’t set open your gate, but this isn’t a complete failsafe, as it will still operate the gate opener when something is nearby. The Estate Swing Deluxe Exit wand is the most different from the other exit wands. It is constructed out of copper and features a ground cable that attach to a grounding rod that helps protect this exit wand from lightning strikes. The other 4 exit wands do not have this feature and are susceptible to damage from lightning strikes. Also the Estate Swing Deluxe Exit Wand comes with a 5 year warranty, which is longer than any other exit wand we sell.

Exit loops differ from exit wands in that they are buried in the driveway in a loop and are wire to the gate opener. The way exit loops work is that they detect the presence of metal (your car) above the loop. It does not matter if your car is moving or not, the loop will detect the car. Besides being used to exit your property, exit loops are used for safety. When exit loops are used a safety device, they will prevent your gate from closing on your car, when it detect a car nearby to your gate. The exit loop is wired to a exit loop detector, which is then wired into your gate opener’s control board.

GateCrafters.com is a one stop shop for gate openers and gate accessories at a great price. Gate Crafters was started on the idea of providing gate opener and accessories along with great customer service to our valued customers. We have technical support available to you 7 days a week from 9 am to 9 pm, eastern time. Our experts are standing by to take your phone call, answer your email, or chat with you with our live chat on our website. We welcome any question you may have and can help you put together a complete package for you so your gate operates how you want it to. We look forward to hearing from you.

• GTO: SW2000XL, SW2002XL, SW2500, SW2502, SW3000XL, SW3002XL, SW4000XL, SW4002XL, GPSW050, GPSW100, GPSW052, GPSW102, SL1000, SL1002, SL2000, SL2002, GPSL050, GPSL052, GPSL100, GPSL102, old Pro 1000/1002 & 2000/2002


• Mighty Mule: FM 200, FM350, FM352, FM500, FM502, old FM700 & FM702


• Estate Swing: E-S 300, E-S 302, E-S 500, E-S 502, E-S 1100, E-S 1102, E-SC 1102, E-S 1600, E-S 1602, E-SC 1600, E-SC 1602, E-SU 2200, E-SU 2202, E-S 450, E-SL 1200, E-SL 1800, E-SL 2000AC


• Apollo: 1500, 1600, 1550, 1650, 3500ETL, 3600ETL, 7000UL, 7500ETL, BA-12


• Zareba: G450, G452, G550, G552, G750, G752


• Most other gate openers

This surge suppressor interrupts those surges right before they reach the control board. The surge suppressor has the capabilities for the following:

If you have a gate opener and one or more accessories that connect to the same terminal and that don't have power run from the opener or the power leads straight from the battery of the opener - you only need one of these.

If you have a gate opener and accessories that are powered from the control board you will need two of these. Or if you have two accessories that lead to two different terminals you will also need two of these.

	GateCrafters.com has the resources you need. How do you use your gate opener system once you get it? GateCrafters.com is the only retailer to give a real answer to this question. We have develop videos for installing many of our gate openers and products and write DIY focused manuals for most gate openers and have individual instructions for each accessory to be installed with each gate opener.

	GateCrafters.com has actual experience. We have a testing area, we have factory and internal training courses, we build gates and have our own gates that are automated, we attended all industry trade shows in multiple countries and are a member of the AFA, and we pay visits to our chosen manufacturers' factories. All these factors are what have lead to us having so many exclusive additions. When you see and actually use as many products as we have you tend to have many ideas for minor changes that have major impacts. We acted on these ideas and have utilized them to help thousands of customers automate their gates.