Tony Sade
09-17-2004, 9:07 PM
I'm about to pull out what's left of my hair. Both of my openers (about 10 years old) stopped working within a couple of months of each other. I wasn't all that concerned since one side of the garage contains my little shop, and the other is where my wife INSISTS on parking her car. (Just can't convince her that exposure to the elements builds character, in people and machinery.) Unwilling to lift the door all on her own, she has been content to leave the car outside while the "garage door thingie" was broken. That's been ok with me.
Now that summer is over, I've been told to get things working again so that the poor dear doesn't have to face a cold car seat in the morning. I ordered new bell wire sets from Sears, figuring the likely culprit was the connections to tbe "electic eye" safety switches on the bottoms of the doors. (Proved right when one of the connectors literally fell off the wire when I touched it.)
Strung and connected the wire on her highness' side and bingo-works like a charm. Did the same on my side and that *&$#&*@ thing won't work right no matter what I do. I have quadruple-checked all the connections and they are right. Got power (steady green lights) to both "eyes" and the wall switch and the mobile switch when it's pressed. Battery in the mobile switch is good. Most of the time, push either of the switches and nada, even though all the lights continue to glow. Occasionally, push either of the switches and the door starts to move and then stops after about a foot. For some time thereafter, door won't budge, even though all the lights continue to work, indicating, I assume, that everything's still getting power. Is it time to give up and either live with lifting my door by hand, (no big deal since I don't use it all that much) or buy a new unit?
Any ideas? I hate being whipped by a machine!!
TIA, Tony
Now that summer is over, I've been told to get things working again so that the poor dear doesn't have to face a cold car seat in the morning. I ordered new bell wire sets from Sears, figuring the likely culprit was the connections to tbe "electic eye" safety switches on the bottoms of the doors. (Proved right when one of the connectors literally fell off the wire when I touched it.)
Strung and connected the wire on her highness' side and bingo-works like a charm. Did the same on my side and that *&$#&*@ thing won't work right no matter what I do. I have quadruple-checked all the connections and they are right. Got power (steady green lights) to both "eyes" and the wall switch and the mobile switch when it's pressed. Battery in the mobile switch is good. Most of the time, push either of the switches and nada, even though all the lights continue to glow. Occasionally, push either of the switches and the door starts to move and then stops after about a foot. For some time thereafter, door won't budge, even though all the lights continue to work, indicating, I assume, that everything's still getting power. Is it time to give up and either live with lifting my door by hand, (no big deal since I don't use it all that much) or buy a new unit?
Any ideas? I hate being whipped by a machine!!
TIA, Tony