On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 01:18:43 GMT, "Rich"
wrote:

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But where does it say in your post or on your web page that he needs to
use a separate power transformer to hook the Delta receiver to his
operator? Do you automatically send a transformer with it or does he
need to buy one of those also? No it's not hard if you have all of the
parts.

You can shame me all you want, but if you read all of his symptons (I
believe he posted some after your original post) it doesn't make
logical sense to me that the receiver is the problem. The receiver
works fine to open the door & will close the door after the light shuts
off. Removing the bulb doesn't help so it isn't a heat problem from the
bulb, so why would the receiver board only be bad when the light relay
is latched? To me this says that when the light relay is latched there
is a power drain on the main board & therefore it isn't supplying
enough power to the receiver board for it to work. So even after your
shame I will stick w/ the opinion of my original post. I only call them
as I see them, but I respect your right to disagree.

Doordoc


Pay attention; DoorDoc the shame on you is for your statement:
"...probably just a matter of time before the unit dies altogether."
Not because of your diagnosis, which I completely agree with.

Yes, there is a drain on the logic board caused by the light relay.
Adding a external receiver will have his unit up and running

Just curious: would the external receiver have a 10-way
dipswitch set so that the 1024 possible signals would be
compatible with the remote?

since it won't
be disrupted by the logic board's power drain. Plus with routine
maintenance he could probably get another twenty years out of his Stanley
(slim chance but it's possible).

So in conclusion, putting the fear of his unit's imminent failure in this
man's head is totally uncalled for. ;-)

The weatherman sez sun. It rains. The rain is "The State Of Nature".
San Francisco folks used to have no expectation of major
earthquakes. The earthquake of 1906 was "The State Of Nature".

I just did a detailed inspection of the unit, pulled
the receiver board, cleaned the contacts, replaced.
No change.

Per , it -does- have a nasty crack
in the gearbox housing all along the fastener housing right
by the drive shaft (fastener(screw) is gone). I probably
should've done the inspection before posting, but the crack
doesn't seem to be directly related to the query problem,
which had me flummoxed.

Fear of imminent failure is, of course, a factor. In
general, I'm in a position where I gotta "drive 'em 'till
the wheels fall off", but I can't throw $40 (or whatever) at
it if the drive is shot.

Should I junk it?

Much thanks for all your help ...

Cheers,
Puddin'




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