GEM Remotes
GRP1 6/25/15
356 Capri Blvd. Naples, FL 34113
Phone Number: Read Troubleshooting Section First!
Email: info@gemremotes.com WWW.GEMREMOTES.COM
Read All Directions Prior to Installation! Installation should be done by a qualified
technician and be wired to the NEC codes.
Customer user instructions are printed on the yellow sticker on the GEM box make sure they read them
before use! Use of other wiring directions could result in damage to your GEM unit and/or the lift.
Step by Step Wiring Procedures:
To ensure proper installation of your GEM Controller, use our directions in lieu of all others.
Tools: Philip's #2 and a flat head screwdriver, wire strippers, volt meter and wire cutters and wire nuts.
1. Turn off power at the circuit breaker. Check with a volt meter before wiring that you have 0 volts. Overload
and GFI protection is not provided inside the unit. Do not increase recommended breaker size use wire chart
below for properly sized circuit breaker and wire size based on horsepower of motor. If breaker trips check wire
size vs run length.
2. Remove two screws on motor inspection cover you may have to move wires inside the motor even if the motor
worked with a drum(hand) switch.
3. Cut off drum(hand) switches, GEM units are not designed to be used in conjunction with them. Strip main feed and
motor wires inside the GEM unit. If your drum switch had a corded GFI, you may use it as the main feed. The Main
feed black goes to the Lug on bottom left side of the contactor marked L1. The GEM PWC unit is wired for
120VAC (2 wires + ground). The transformer yellow is on L2(for 240 VAC remove this wire from L2). Check to
see that you have 110-125 VAC between incoming white and black wires. GEM recommends that excessively long
electrical runs be wired at 240VAC. See the next page for confirmation of motor wire configurations. If you use the
wrong size wire, you could damage your motor and/or the GEM unit. If you hear a grinding sound in the contactor
during use then you have a voltage drop greater than 5%.
4. Connect Motor #1 wires to Lugs on bottom right side of the contactor as labeled: Motor #1 Red(top), M#1
Black(middle), M#1 Org(bottom). When wiring at 120 VAC Connect Motor white wires to GEM White wire on L2.
5. Connect green or bare wires to green wire on the transformer. Green or bare wires must only be used as a ground.
It is unsafe to use a ground as a neutral. Caution: Bonding(grounding) between conduits is not automatic, it must
be provided upon installation. Use type 3 conduit hubs only.
6. When wiring the unit at 240VAC: Remove GEM supplied white wire and transformer Yellow from L2 hook up your
other main feed to L2. If you have a neutral hook it up the the yellow transformer wires. If you don’t have a neutral
you will need to rewire the transformer. Cap off the GEM’s motor white wire see page 4 line 13.
7. Test to make sure the unit goes up for up and down goes down. Screw down cover lid making sure no wires stick
out or are pinched in the hinge.
8. This unit is not an Auto-Run unit even though the membrane switch on the front says Auto-Run.
9. Turn off power to unit when not in use. Test corded GFI(if equipped) once every month and or before each use.
10. GEM units have a 3 second delay before switching directions this ensures that the motor goes in the right
direction.
11. A replacement or spare 3 button transmitter (# 7240) can be bought online www.gemremotes.com. Loss of range
or unit hiccup check battery, 2: 3 volt (Cr2032). Old 2 button transmitters (# 6230) will not work with this unit.
240 Volt AC Main Feed
120 Volt AC Main Feed
# of Motors Motor HP
Amps to Breaker
run
Size
50
Feet
100
Feet
200
Feet
300
Feet
400
Feet
6
1
1/2
8.8
10 Amps
14
12
8
6
1
3/4
10.8
15
14
10
8
6
1
1
12.8
15
12
10
1
1 1/2
17.0
20
12
8
Amps to Breaker
run
Size
50
Feet
100
Feet
200
Feet
300
Feet
400
Feet
4.4
5 Amps
14
14
12
12
10
5.4
10
14
14
12
12
10
6
6.4
10
14
14
12
12
10
6
8.5
10
14
14
10
10
8
Breakers size is our recommendation. 5 and 10 amp breakers may not be available. Please see motor
label for proper size and code compliance.
1
AUTO
LED
LEARN
LED
GRP1 page2 6/25/15
When powered up these LEDs will flash one time.
Main Feed Wire Connections
Tail
1
Wired at 120VAC (2+ground)
Your Neutral
Inspect wires inside the motor to ensure proper wire connections. Failure
Figure 1B
to do so could damage your motor. Do not wire color to color inside the
motor! You may have to move wires inside the motor even though the
Red
GEM Supplied wh
hand switches worked. Inside the motor you will have numbered wires,
ite
colored wires or terminals. One of the three diagrams below will cover
MAIN FEED B
Blk
L2
LK
90% of all motors. If you have an A.O. Smith(Regal Boloit 120/240 VAC
Org
L1
motor and it has terminals use the third drawing on the right. If your motor
Y EL
is not an AO Smith motor and it has terminals then use one of the
W HITE
drawings on the next page. If you have an AO Smith 120 VAC only motor
TRANSFORMER
BLK
then see the 120 only drawing on the next page. To reverse motor starting
direction, swap wires inside the motor! Some motors have circuit
RG
O
protection and output wires from have different color wires. Also, some
RED 24vac
motor manufacturers pre-wired their motors with wires that don’t match
exactly to the GEM unit. Some use blue for ground and yellow for white
wires as a substitutes. Note: A.O. Smith motors with hand switch wiring
Main Feed Wire
might have the orange wire pre-wired to Motor Blk*. The GEM orange wire
240VAC WIRING
needs to go to pin 2 inside the motor.
Standard “T#” or # Wires
Wired at 120 VAC.
wire inside the motor!!!!
AO Smith, Baldor, Dayton, Deco
GE, Electorgear, Emerson, Iron
horse, Leeson, Lincon, Marathon,
SMC, WEG &other “T#” motors
(P1 is input for thermal overlaod protection)
GEM Black
(L1)
GEM Orange
(L2)
GEM White
GEM Red
From Motor
T1(P1) Windings
T3
Standard Colored Motor
Wired at 120 VAC.
wire inside the motor!!!!
A.O. Smith, Baldor, Dayton,
Electorgear, Emerson, Elite,
Iron horse, Leeson, Lincon,
Marathon and other Colored
From
Motor wires
Motor
GEM Black
(L1)
GEM Orange
(L2)
T4
T5*(J10)
GEM White
Blue
GEM Black Jumper
Motor White
Motor Red*
GEM Red
4
GEM White 3
1
Standard “T#” or # Wires
Wires Wired at 240 VAC.
AO Smith, Baldor, Dayton, Deco
GE, Electorgear, Emerson, Iron
horse, Leeson, Lincon, Marathon,
SMC, WEG &other “T#” motors
(P1 is input for thermal overlaod protection)
GEM Black
(L1)
GEM White
GEM Orange
(L2)
GEM Red
From
Motor
Windings
T1(P1)
T3
Standard Colored Motor
Wired at 240 VAC.
A.O. Smith, Baldor, Dayton,
Electorgear, Emerson, Elite,
Iron horse, Leeson, Lincon,
Marathon and other Colored
From
Motor wires
GEM Black
(L1)
K
MAIN BL
Motor Yellow
BL
K
Motor Black*
T2
Motor White
T4
(P2) cap
T8(6)*
*To change motor direction, switch T5
& T8 motor wires inside the motor!!!!.
GEM White
GEM Orange
(L2)
Motor Yellow
Motor Red*
GEM Red
*To change motor direction, switch Motor
Red and Motor Black wires inside the motor!
Blk
L1
Org
*To change motor direction, switch
Motor Black & Motor Red wires.
To change from 120 to 240VAC:
Regal Beloit's
A.O. SMITH 120/240VAC
Wired at 240VAC.
Note: Drum switch Orange might be pre-wired to Motor
Black*. GEM Orange needs to be on pin 2. Also move
Motor White and Motor Black wires to pin 4 and 3.
Blue
GEM Black Jumper
From Motor
Windings
L1 Motor Blue
Motor Red*
4
3
GEM White
Motor Orange
Motor Black*
Motor White
GEM Orange 2
Motor Yellow
1
RED
RG
Wiring From GEM Unit
L2
*To change motor direction, switch
Motor Black & Motor Red wires.
Wiring From GEM Unit
G
R
O
U
N
D
Red
L2
L2 Motor White
5
Motor
Motor Blue Windings GEM Red
Motor Orange
T5* (J10)
Figure 1A
MAIN FEED
240vac
Motor Black*
1. Cap GEM White wire (not used).
*To change motor direction, switch
Motor Red and Motor Black wires.
2. Place Motor Black on pin 4.
T5 & T8 motor wires.
To change from 120 to 240VAC: To change from 120 to 240VAC: 3. Move Motor Blue jumper from
1.
Cap
GEM
White
wire
(not
used).
1. Cap GEM White wire (not used).
pin 4 to pin 5.
2. Attach 3 motor wires together
4. GEM Orange is on pin 2!!!!!!
2. Attach 3 motor wires together
M Orange, M Blk*and M White. 5. Move Motor White from pin 1 to 3.
T3,T5* and T2.
3. FYI: GEM Black to Motor Blue,
3.FYI: GEM Blk to T1(P1),GEM
GEM Orange to Motor Yellow,
Orange to T4, GEM Red to T8(6)*.
GEM Red to Motor Red*.
(3+ground)
Remove white & yellow wire from
L2. Hook your Main feed wires to
L1 and L2. If you don’t have a
Neutral (only 2+g)rewire
transformer. See page 4 line 13.
Motor Orange
2
GEM Orange
Motor Yellow
Motor Black*
Windings
L1 Motor Blue
5
Motor Blue
GEM Red
Motor Red*
*To change motor direction, switch
T8(6)*
Black*. GEM Orange needs to be on pin 2. Also move
From Motor
White wires. See below.
Windings
Motor Orange
T2
Regal Beloit's
A.O. SMITH 120/240VAC
Wired at 120 VAC.
Note: drum switch Orange might be pre-wired to Motor
O
24va
c
MAIN FEED
NEUTRAL
(White)
Run Light or Electric
Brake Connections
Fig 2
GEM Green
GEM Ora
nge
GEM Black
.
GEM Red
GEM White
Attach the run light onto the GEM
Red & GEM White for 120VAC or
240VAC system that has
120VAC neutral.
To run a 120VAC brake attach
wires to GEM Orange and GEM
Blk when main feed is at
120VAC. If 240VAC brake is
used, use GEM Orange and Blk.
If you have 240VAC system
and you only have a 120VAC
brake then you must use GEM
White & GEM Red. (The GEM
white wire will be used at
240VAC).
BALDOR
(BALDOR “T” NUMBERED WIRES
SEE NUMBERED WIRE DRAWING)
From Motor
Windings
L1
Wired at 120VAC
GEM Blk
GEM Red
Elite Wired @120 VAC
1
GEM Black
Elite Wired @ 240 VAC
1
Motor Red*
3
Motor White
Motor Blk*
Century AC/A.O. SMITH
C412, C426 AND C523
Motor Brown
Motor Orange
Motor Black*
Motor Red*
6 Motor White
4
M Yellow +Blk stripe
From Motor
Windings
Wired @ 120 VAC
1
GEM Black
2
2
3
GEM Black
not used
GEM White
GEM Red
5
GEM Orange
1
From Motor
Windings
Motor Black*
Motor Brown
M Yellow +Blk stripe
4
Motor Red*
Motor Org
Motor White
6 Motor Yellow
Wiring From GEM Unit
Marathon/GE
2
4
Motor
Windings
Motor Blk T5*
Motor Yel T4
Motor WHT T2
Motor Red T8*
Blue Jumper(Brown)
Wired @ 120 VAC
5
GEM White
GEM Blk
1
GEM Orange
GEM Red
A
B
2
Wired @ 240 VAC
GEM White
not used
5
GEM Blk
1
GEM Orange
GEM Red
A
B
2
Motor
Windings
Jumper
Blue(Brown)
Motor WHT T2
Motor Red T8*
4
Motor Yel T4
LEESON/Ace
From
Motor
Windings
Motor Yel
Motor Brn
Wired at 120 VAC
GEM White
2
3
Motor Purple
Motor Blue
4 6
5
GEM Orange*
GEM Black*
1
LEESON/Ace
From
Motor
Motor Blue
2 Motor Yel
Motor Brn
Motor Purple
Wired at 240 VAC Windings
5
GEM Orange*
GEM White
4 6
1
3
Wiring From GEM Unit
GEM Red
GEM Black*
Motor Blk T5* NOT USED
Wiring From
GEM Unit *To change direction,
switch Motor Black T5.
& Motor Red T8 wires.
2
GEM Red
Motor Yellow Wiring From *To change direction,
GEM Orange
GEM Unit
switch Motor Black T5.
& Motor Red T8 wires.
Wiring From GEM Unit
Wiring From GEM Unit
To change from 120vac to 240:
*To change motor direction at 120 only
*To change motor direction switch
1. Cap GEM White wire (not used).
GEM Org & GEM Blk wires
2 Move Blue Jumper from 5 to 4.
To change from 120vac to 240:
3. Attach MWht & MRed*(T8) on pin 5. 1. Move GEM White from pin 5 to 6.
4. FYI: GEM Org & M Yellow together. 2. Move motor Purple wire from 1 to 5.
Marathon/GE
3. Move motor Brown wire from 2 to 5.
4. *To change direction of the motor
switch GEM Org & GEM Black wires.
GEM White 5
GEM Red
“Must have 3
M Brn&Org on
pin 3 not 5!!”
hite
tor W
Motor Blk*
3
Motor Red*
GEM Orange 4
Motor Blue
GEM Red
2
Mo
Motor Blk*(T5)
Motor Red*(T8)
Motor Brown(J)
Gem White
Motor White (T2)
4
GEM Org
& Motor Red(T8) wires.
To change from 120 to 240VAC:
1. Cap GEM White wire (not used).
2. Place M Black*(T5) on pin 4.
Motor Blk*(T5)
switch motor BLK and motor Red wires.
3. Move M Brn(J) from pin 4 to pin 3. *To change motor direction, switch
To change from 120vac to 240:
4. Move M WHT(T2) from L2 to pin 4.
Motor
Black
&
Motor
Red
wires.
1. Cap GEM White wire (not used).
BALDOR
Motor black on 4.
(BALDOR “T” NUMBERED WIRES
To change from 120 to 240VAC: 2 Move Motor Orange from 3 to 5.
SEE NUMBERED WIRE DRAWING)
Motor
1. Place Motor Black on pin 3!!!!!! 3. Attach M Whit & M Org on pin 5.
Wired at 240VAC From
Windings
2.
Move
Motor
White
from
pin
1
to
3
4. FYI: GEM Org & M Yellow on 6.
GEM Blk L1
3.
Cap
GEM
White
wire(not
used)
Wired
@240 VAC
Motor Red*(T8) 4. Move Motor Blue jumper from
C412, C426 AND C523
pin 3 to pin 2.
Century AC/A.O. SMITH
Motor WHT(T2)
4
GEM Red
G WHT
& Motor Red(T8) wires.
GEM RED
2
GEM Orange 4
Motor Black! & Motor Red wires!
*To change motor direction, switch
Motor Org
G Orange
3 Motor Brn(J) GEM Black
L2
Wiring From *To change motor
GEM Unit direction, switch M Blk(T5)
Motor Blu
Motor Red*
Century/MagneTek From
Motor Blue
Motor
Wired @ 120 VAC Windings
Motor Org GEM White
1
NOT USED
GEM Blk
2
Motor Blk*
GEM WHT 4
Motor Blk *
Wiring
5
From
6
GEM Unit
*To change motor direction,
*To change motor direction switch
GEM Org & GEM Blk wires
To change from
120vac to 240:
1. Cap GEM White wire.
2.Attach 3 m wires on 4
M WHT, M Blk* &M Org.
3. FYI:Gem Blk & Motor
Blue on 3, GEM Org &
Motor Yellow on 1
GEM Red & Motor Red*
on 2.
4
Century AC/A.O. SMITH
2
5
GEM Red
GEM Red
GEM WHT
6
Motor Black
Motor White
Motor Orange
Motor Yellow*
Motor WHT *To change motor direction, switch
C926 Wired @ 120 VAC
Motor Red*
Motor Black & Motor Red wires. GEM Red
Motor Blue
GEM Orange
GEM Black
Motor Red! & Motor Yellow wires!
*To change motor direction, switch
Wired @ 240 VAC
GEM White
To change from 120vac to 240:
1. Cap GEM White wire (not used).
Motor Yel with Motor WHT & Org.
4. FYI: GEM Blk to M Blk, GEM R
to M R, GEM Orange to M Blue.
1
Motor Yel
Motor WHT
Motor Red *
GEM Orange
Motor Yellow
For EastBay Motor wiring
Instructions goto
GEMRemotes.com
wire diagram 2000-2008
switch Motor Blk and
Motor Red wires.
GEM Org
*To change motor direction,
Wiring Fromswitch Motor Black
GEM Unit & Motor Red wires.
To change from 120vac to 240:
1. Cap GEM White wire (not used).
2. Move Motor Orange from pin 1 to pin 5.
3. Move Motor White from 6 to pin 5.
4. FYI: GEM Black and Motor Blue on 1,
GEM Orange and Motor Yellow on 6.
Motor Blue
3
GEM Blk
From
Motor
Windings
EMERSON
Wired at 120VAC
L2
3
Wiring From *To change motor direction, GEM White
GEM Unit switch Motor Black(T5)
MOTOR WIRING CONFIGURATIONS CONTINUEDGRP1 page 3 6/25/15
Wired at 120VAC
2 wires+ground
(2+G)
Figure 1B
This exploded view is inside the inspection panel of an GRP1 4
A.O. SMITH motor wired at 120VAC to a GEM PWC. 6/25/15
UP
CONTACTOR
GEM ORANGE WIRE IS ON PIN 2
See previous pages for other motor wire diagrams.
Neutral main Feed
To GEM
MAIN FEED BLK L1
WHT
Blk
L1
Org
GR
L2
GE
M
When wired at 120vac only
GEM Supplied on L2
Red
L1
K
AC
M
D
GE GEM RE
GEM WHITE
Motor(M)
LEADS
go into
the motor
5
BL
3
M RED*
4
M ORG
M BLK*
2
GEM ORANGE
YEL
BLK
N
EE
M Blue
jumper
TRANSFORMER
1
M YLW
L2
HT
*To change
motor
direction,
switch Motor
Black* &
Motor Red*
MW
RED 24vac Motor
wires
WHT
240 Volt hook up using only
3 wires(2+G) Not using a
neutral(White) You must
rewire the multitap
L2
Transformer see #13 below.
L1
Only use this diagram when
BLK
you don’t have a neutral.
Main
Feed
120VAC
ORG
D
RE
OW
YELL
V
ED
R
24
L2
L1
RED
BLACK
To MOTOR
ORANGE
WHITE
Motor white wire is connected to L2 along with
yellow transformer wire when wired at 120VAC
TROUBLESHOOTING:
1. If your hand held remote works but your buttons don’t work, you need to plug in the yellow face card’s tail to the receiver board.
2. You must Cut off drum (hand) switch: motor worked, but the GEM unit only works in 1 direction; You need to rewire the motor.
3. Motor turns in the wrong direction: Switch motor wires, inside the motor! See motor name plate for reversing directions.
4. Chatter or grumble in the contactor: Check for low voltage, when system is running (override by pushing in contactor).
Check wire size vs. run length all the way from the motor to the main breaker at the house.
5. Motor not working: Color-to-Color wiring inside the motor is incorrect. You must use our diagrams. Regal Beloits (A.O.
Smith) motors: move GEM Orange wire to pin 2. GEM units works with 120/240VAC single phase, cap. start, induction run
motors. Three phase motors require special wiring. 1½ horsepower motors and larger may have a start cap. and a run cap.
The run cap. might not reverse or the run cap. can explode. It must be removed. This will increase the run amps by 3
amps(Eastbay motors, 2 cap systems are compatible).
6. Transmitter does not work: There is a 3 second delay when switching directions. Check that the LED on transmitter lights and
check that the Learn button LED lights when receiving from the transmitter. Relearn the transmitter, press the Learn button 1
time and then push the Stop button. The Learn LED should flash.
7. Short range or lift hiccups: If the red LED on the transmitter flickers, replace batteries 2: 3 Volt(Cr2032). Don’t change the
length of the antenna wire, this will not help the range. You should have line of sight for the unit to have up to 300-foot range.
8. If the GEM unit is dead check that the LED flashes on power up. If no flash then, check your power. You can also press in the
middle of the bottom contactor. If the lift runs, you have main power but your 24VAC transformer is not working(check neutral).
9. Clearing the memory: Press and hold the Learn/Clear button (LED will light on pc board) for 7 seconds, then the LED will flash
stop pressing and all transmitters will be cleared from the memory.
10. TROUBLESHOOTING: Wiring at 110VAC-125VAC: If motors( A.O. Smith) do not work, rewire GEM Org inside the motor to
pin #2. 120 VAC motor system problems: Motor Hum: Connect the white motor wire to L2. See figure 1B. Over sizing the
circuit breaker can damage your lift, motor and/or the PWC. Use the wire chart for correct size circuit breaker and wire size.
13. TROUBLESHOOTING: Wiring at 220VAC-240VAC: If you do not have 3 wires + ground then you will need to rewire the
system for 240VAC only (2 wire+Ground). Read the label, on top of the transformer BLK-ORG = 240 VAC Remove white wire
and yellow from L2 and cap them off. Find ORG wire. It should be hiding around the base of the contactor. It has a red wire
taped to it. Attach the Org wire to the L2. The red wire taped to this wire is used for 208VAC connections.
14. TROUBLESHOOTING: Wiring at 208VAC: Rewire the transformer. Read Label BLK-RED = 208 Remove white and yellow
wire from L2, and cap them off. Attach Red transformer wire to L2.
Need more help? Call 239-642-0873 M-F 8:30-4:30 EST. The web page also has more information for after hours help.