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Ghost Controls Access Control Installation: The Fort Worth Owner’s Guide

We install and replace Ghost Controls access control systems across Fort Worth, with most installations running between $450 and $1,200 depending on your gate type, wiring condition, and whether you need a keypad, remote, or both. You’ll get a written price before any work starts, and we stock the most common Ghost Controls control boards, keypads, and receivers on the truck so most jobs finish in one visit. Most Fort Worth homeowners call us after their keypad goes dark, the gate stops responding to a remote that worked last week, or a storm rolls through and something on the board takes a hit it shouldn’t have.

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Latch and Post Gate Repair is an independent gate service company and not affiliated with Ghost Controls. What that means for you is simple: we diagnose the actual failed component instead of guessing, and we match parts to your specific Ghost Controls model before we ever loosen a screw.

Which Ghost Controls Models This Applies To

Ghost Controls has produced several board generations over the years, and the compatibility details matter. The older AXDP and AXPB series boards use a different wiring harness and receiver protocol than the current TSS1 and TDS2 series. If your system was installed before roughly 2018, you likely have the legacy board, and a new TSS1 control board will not plug into your existing harness without an adapter or a rewire. We keep both generations on the truck because this exact mismatch is the most common reason a homeowner orders a part online, opens the box, and finds it won’t connect.

For OEM versus aftermarket: Ghost Controls OEM boards carry a one-year manufacturer warranty and cost more. Quality aftermarket equivalents from brands like Linear and DoorKing can work in some configurations, but we don’t recommend them for Ghost Controls systems with the vehicle sensor loop or the auto-close safety beam because the timing tolerances differ. When we quote a replacement, we tell you which part type your system will actually accept and why. You’ll see the exact part number and cost on your written estimate before we install anything.

The easiest way to identify your board: open the control box and look for a white label on the board itself. It will show either “AXDP,” “AXPB,” “TSS1,” or “TDS2” in the upper right corner. If the label is faded or missing, we can still identify it by the connector layout, which takes about two minutes once we’re on site.

Signs Your Ghost Controls Access Control Installation Is Failing

• Keypad lights up but the gate doesn’t move. This usually means the keypad is sending a signal but the control board relay isn’t responding. We see this most often after a power surge or a lightning strike nearby, and the fix is typically a new board, not a new keypad.
• One remote works, the other doesn’t. Ghost Controls remotes are programmed to the receiver individually, so a dead remote usually just needs reprogramming or a new battery. But if every remote fails at once, the receiver on the control board has likely failed.
• The gate opens halfway and stops. On Ghost Controls systems with the auto-close feature, a board that’s losing its force-sensing calibration will cut power to the motor mid-travel. This can look like a mechanical problem but is electrical at the source.
• You hear a click but no movement. The board is sending voltage but the motor capacitor or the motor itself is dead. We test this on site with a multimeter before recommending anything, because a $40 capacitor replacement is a very different job from a $300 motor swap.
• The keypad works but only from a few feet away. Ghost Controls keypads with a weak antenna or a corroded wire connection will lose range gradually. In Fort Worth humidity and occasional freeze cycles, we see wire terminal corrosion more often than antenna failure, and it’s usually repairable rather than requiring full replacement.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

Every quote includes parts, labor, programming, and a full system test before we leave. You approve the written price before we start, and the number on that paper is the number you pay. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the entire job: if something isn’t right within a year, we come back and make it right without a debate.

DIY or Call Us?

What you can safely check: breakers and GFCI outlets that feed the gate, obvious wire breaks where a weed trimmer has been through, and whether the keypad’s backlight still turns on. Those checks take ten minutes and cost nothing. What you shouldn’t do: open a Ghost Controls control box and start testing connections if you’re not comfortable working with 12-volt DC systems and low-voltage wiring. It’s not the kind of voltage that will knock you down, but it is the kind that can fry a new $400 board if you cross a couple wires. We’ve also repaired more than a few boards where a homeowner attempted a self-install and wired the keypad backwards, which does not damage the keypad but does burn out the receiver circuit on the board. That’s a $500 mistake from a $0 wiring diagram misread.

If the gate is doing something you don’t understand, call us at (682) 841-5749. Tell me what the gate is doing, and I’ll tell you what it needs – usually those are two different conversations. We’ll come out, diagnose it, and give you a written price before anything gets taken apart.

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