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Get your free estimateGhost Controls Gate Repair in Lake Park, FL | Archway Gate Repair
Ghost Controls gate repair in Lake Park typically runs $165 – $340 for common board, battery, and hinge work, and we handle most calls within one to two business days. We’re an independent Ghost Controls service provider covering ZIP 33403, and we also offer Ghost Controls repair in Palm Beach Shores; what sets our work here apart is simple: we know how these DC operators fail when Intracoastal salt air, not normal wear, is the real enemy. If your Ghost Controls arm is stalling, reversing, or dead after a storm, call Archway Gate Repair at (855) 360-5306 for a free estimate.

Why Lake Park Residents Choose Us for Ghost Controls Service
We work on Ghost Controls solar and low-voltage swing, slide, and barrier operators every week on the Intracoastal side of Lake Park. That repetition means we already know the failure points on a TDS dual-swing or TSS slide unit before we pull into your driveway. Nelson Arrieta, our owner, grew up near Norwood in Miami Gardens and trained in electrical systems and industrial mechanics at Miami Dade College’s North Campus before spending over two decades working through every gate brand South Florida installs. As he puts it: “If I’ve seen the brand, I’ve already seen the problem.”
We’re a gate-only shop, not a general handyman service. That focus matters when a Ghost Controls board is corroded, a solar charge controller won’t recover, or a hinge has seized from salt pitting. We diagnose the specific fault, quote the repair, and use OEM Ghost Controls parts where they’re still available. For Ghost Controls sales & service questions in Lake Park, you’re talking to people who work on this brand constantly, not occasionally.
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Common Ghost Controls Gate Repair Problems We Solve in Lake Park
- Solar battery and charge-controller failure. Lake Park’s palm canopy and hurricane-season cloud cover starve solar panels, so the AXDP rechargeable battery never fully recovers. The gate stalls mid-travel or reverses because the board sees low voltage and trips. We test the panel output, the controller, and the battery independently, then replace only what failed.
- Control-board and terminal corrosion. Salt aerosol off the Intracoastal settles into Ghost Controls enclosures and turns connectors green. Owners assume the motor died. Most of the time the motor is fine and the board or harness terminals are the problem. We clean, repin, and seal enclosures with marine-grade hardware.
- Seized pivot arms and hinge pins. Salt air pits and binds the arm bushings and gate hinge pins within a few seasons on near-water streets. The Ghost Controls operator fights that resistance and trips its force limit. We free the hardware, replace seized pins, and rebalance the leaf before re-learning the operator limits.
- Operator geometry knocked out by storm debris. Tropical vegetation and hurricane debris push older Lake Park gates out of alignment along their tracks. A shifted post or sagging leaf throws the arm angle off, causing binding and limit faults. We realign, reinforce, and re-limit the operator.
- Custom gate weight and balance problems. Most Ghost Controls arms in Lake Park sit on hand-built welding or wrought-iron gates, not builder kits. Those leaves were never weighed for automation, so the operator overworks and burns through batteries or boards faster than it should. We weigh and re-balance the leaf before any new part goes in.
Ghost Controls Service in Lake Park: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Lake Park’s gate stock is overwhelmingly custom welded aluminum, wrought-iron-style, and wood on mature tropical lots rather than builder-grade kits. That changes how Ghost Controls repair works here. A Ghost Controls arm in Lake Park is usually bolted to a hand-built gate leaf whose weight and balance were never specified for automation. The operator was installed to swing a gate that the original welder or carpenter built for manual operation, and that mismatch is why so many Ghost Controls units in 33403 struggle: batteries drain too fast, boards run hot, and arms bind on hinges that were never sized for motorized force. Before we re-limit any Ghost Controls operator in Lake Park, we weigh and re-balance the leaf. That step alone fixes a surprising number of intermittent faults without a single new part.
On an Intracoastal-side street off Lake Shore Drive in 33403, we were called to a Ghost Controls dual-swing solar gate that opened halfway and reversed. The control board and harness terminals were green with corrosion, and both hinge pins had seized from salt air, so the arms were fighting the hardware. We replaced the board and harness connectors, freed and re-pinned the hinges, added sealed enclosures and stainless fasteners, then re-learned the limits. That gate has swung clean through two storm seasons since.
Ghost Controls Models & Products We Service in Lake Park
We service the full Ghost Controls product line you’re likely to have on a Lake Park property: the Heavy-Duty Dual Swing (TDS series) solar gate opener, the Single Swing (TS series) solar opener, the Slide Gate Operator (TSS slide series), and the accessory line including AXDP rechargeable batteries, charge controllers, keypads, and photo-eye kits. For parts, we use Ghost Controls OEM boards, arms, batteries, and charge controllers where they’re still available. Where the OEM hardware is what’s corroding, we upgrade to sealed enclosures, stainless fasteners, and marine-grade connectors so the repair lasts longer than the original install did in Lake Park’s salt air.
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Here’s what Ghost Controls repair work in Lake Park typically costs:
- Diagnostic service call: $65 – $95, credited toward the repair if you proceed
- Battery replacement (AXDP or equivalent): $120 – $240 including testing the charge controller
- Control board replacement: $180 – $380 depending on the model, including harness cleanup and re-termination
- Hinge pin and pivot arm rebuild: $150 – $320 per leaf including stainless hardware and re-alignment
- Full motor replacement on a TDS or TSS unit: $400 – $750 with OEM or equivalent motor and re-limiting
Salt corrosion and custom-gate balance issues mean every job here gets quoted after we inspect the actual gate, the post, and the wiring, not just the operator. Your price is agreed before any work starts, and estimates are free. Call (855) 360-5306 for an exact quote on your Ghost Controls system.

Serving Lake Park, FL — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lake Park area and also handle North Palm Beach Ghost Controls service, so we know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – Ghost Controls Gate Repair in Lake Park
The two most common causes on Lake Park properties are low battery voltage triggering the force limit, or a seized hinge pin making the operator think it hit an obstruction. Both are common here because palm shade and salt air work against solar Ghost Controls units year-round. We test the battery under load and check the hinge movement before changing any parts. Call (855) 360-5306 and we’ll diagnose it over the phone first.
Usually not. The panel is almost never the actual fault. The charge controller, the battery, or a corroded connection in the enclosure is the problem most of the time. Lake Park’s summer cloud cover means the system never fully recharges, and any weak component shows up then. We test the whole charging circuit, not just the panel, and replace the part that failed. Call (855) 360-5306 for a free estimate.
Yes, and honestly that’s most of what we see in Lake Park. Hand-built gates are heavier and often unbalanced for automation, which is exactly why the operator struggles. We weigh and re-balance the leaf before re-limiting the Ghost Controls arm, so the operator isn’t fighting the hardware every cycle. That’s the difference between a repair that lasts and one that fails again next season.
No. Mild corrosion can often be cleaned, re-terminated, and sealed in a new enclosure. Green fuzz on the connectors isn’t automatically a dead board. We test the board’s outputs before recommending replacement. If it’s too far gone, we’ll quote an honest OEM board replacement rather than selling you parts speculatively.
We work on Ghost Controls plus eight other major gate brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule, and we also provide Ghost Controls service in Mangonia Park. If you have more than one gate on the property with different brands, one call covers it. We’re a gate-only shop, so we work on the operator already on your property, whatever brand it is.
Service Areas Near Lake Park
We handle Ghost Controls repair across the Palm Beach County coast and into the surrounding communities. If you’re in Lake Park service area or nearby, we cover Riviera Beach, North Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, and Juno Beach. For other parts of South Florida, see our Ghost Controls service in Palm Beach Gardens page or our Ghost Controls service in Key Largo page for coverage details further south.
Book Your Ghost Controls Service in Lake Park Today
If you need Ghost Controls in Riviera Beach or your gate is acting up in Lake Park, don’t wait until the next storm tests it. Call Archway Gate Repair at (855) 360-5306 for a free estimate. We’ll diagnose the problem, quote the repair before any work starts, and get your gate swinging properly again.
Written by Nelson Arrieta, Owner at Archway Gate Repair, serving Lake Park and surrounding communities.