On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:08:54 -0400, Hipupchuck wrote:
AZ Nomad wrote:
On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:16:54 -0400, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

" wrote:
I was asked to look at an old lady's garage door opener. She says that
the opener works from the button inside the garage but the remote does
not. It just happened yesterday and it seems like we've had some
lightning come through the area over the pasr few days as well. Her
failure may be more than coincidental. I recall working on a couple of
openers several years ago during the Summer months that had damaged
photoelectrics after a storm. What I can't remember though is how to
positively determine that the photos are bad and not the radio system.
I don't know which brand opener we're dealing with if it matters. Can
anyone familiar with these systems please offer some insight into
this. Thanks very much. Lenny


You can buy replacement transmitters & receivers at Home Depot.
Older electronics were repairable, but the newer units use proprietary
ICs, with rolling security codes.

With the crap sold at home depot, you'll be lucky if the remote
outlasts a single battery change. Better buy them in lots of 20.

What are you talking about. I like Home Depot crap.

Same here. Convenient plentiful crap. Just don't expect the
transmitter to outlast the battery. The drill is to get a new one,
put the old one in the new packaging and return it for a refund. Get
a new transmitter with every battery change.