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Default electric garage shutter gubbed

Harry Bloomfield, Esq. wrote in
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It happens that Jim GM4DHJ ... formulated :
it's on the outside....

just went out and sprayed the tracks with wd40 and it opened so I
took the car out put the door back down thinking I could cancel the
man...came back wouldn't go up on the remote......went inside gave
the door a rattle and pushed the button on the unit it went up
...seems to be some kind of intermitant so not cancelling the
man...and it's not a faulty rmote either...

I'll go and do a video right now.....probably work ok if I do


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbePThXXPyA


Jim - It is pretty much the same as my door, except my door is inside
yours on the outside. Even the manual winder is on the same end of the
mechanism - the left looking at the roll and the motor is on the left.

My best guess is that it was sticking in the tracks, drawing too much
current, so the controller shut it down to prevent damage. The current
limit might be adjustable, maybe set too low - ask your guy when he
turns up.


But this could lead to the motor burning out. Check everthing mechanical
first. Not familiar with roller shutter - but presumably they have some
sort of spring counterbalance - is this set properly would be my second
question after checking the runners.