BFT Regal 5 and courtesy lights

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Lock outputs on gates usually only pulse for a set amount of seconds so this wouldn't work unless it also pulsed on close then you could use a latched relay, personally I would go with above mentioned independent switch

You are right
had last night a quick look at the manual, and it only gives a short 12v pulse to unlock the magnetic lock, so its not going to do it for me

I hope to have all the items in house by this weekend so I can do the installation

I will do the work with a magnetic reed switch, Normally Closed, so when the gate opens the lights will switch on

Thanks for all the advise