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Garage door opener
My remote garage door opener has stopped working and I can't find a way to
get into the thing. Thought it had batteries or something to replace. There is an adjustment slug to change frequency (I guess) that does nothing at any position. Pushing on the actuation bar lights a LED but no other event. There are no visible screws or devices to remove. The metal clip for hanging on the car visor will not come off. There are finger gripping grooves on the sides of one half of the thing but cannot pull them apart. It is labeled "Overhead Door" as the brand. Suggestions for repair are welcome. Bill -- Bill W. HTTP://Wielert.net |
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www.overheaddoor.com/ seems to be having a problem with
its web site right now, but if you do a google search for overheaddoor you;ll find lots of dealers and places to look for more info. I've had good luck with our rep in this area but ymmv of course. HTH, Pop "Bill" wrote in message news My remote garage door opener has stopped working and I can't find a way to get into the thing. Thought it had batteries or something to replace. There is an adjustment slug to change frequency (I guess) that does nothing at any position. Pushing on the actuation bar lights a LED but no other event. There are no visible screws or devices to remove. The metal clip for hanging on the car visor will not come off. There are finger gripping grooves on the sides of one half of the thing but cannot pull them apart. It is labeled "Overhead Door" as the brand. Suggestions for repair are welcome. Bill -- Bill W. HTTP://Wielert.net |
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Bill wrote:
My remote garage door opener has stopped working and I can't find a way to get into the thing. Thought it had batteries or something to replace. I assure you it has battery(s) to replace somewhere. Take it into one of those battery stores, I'll bet they will find it and have a new one for you. However it sounds like you may be having additional problems. For that you may need your owner's manual to find out how to reprogram it to the opener. There may be instructions on the web somewhere if you have lost yours. There is an adjustment slug to change frequency (I guess) that does nothing at any position. Pushing on the actuation bar lights a LED but no other event. There are no visible screws or devices to remove. The metal clip for hanging on the car visor will not come off. There are finger gripping grooves on the sides of one half of the thing but cannot pull them apart. It is labeled "Overhead Door" as the brand. Suggestions for repair are welcome. Bill -- Joseph Meehan Dia duit |
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I'd say forget trying to tamper with it. Your best bet is to try
reprogramming the reciever in the overhead motor controller. If it's of recent vintage, that would make more sense and easier. The slug is probably part of the RF tank circuit, so detuning it could cause freq. drift and gets you away from a fix. A passive transmitter sounds impossible, as an LED indicates curent consumption......you have a battery ! I would venture that the LED lights, but the transmitter is too weak to effectively radiate the signal. It happens. Replace the battery before you twiddle anything else. If you adjusted the RF coil, you may have doomed the frequency setting. You may have also somehow altered the DIP settings if the unit uses digital encryption. (ie dropped it and reset a DIP) Do the following: -replace the battery, clean contacts and try again. -check the motor housing for the learning mode. "Teach" the receiver the code for your transmitter by following instructions. Usually text on the box tells you how to teach it. If in fact you transmitter went bad, you need to buy a replacement, and teach the motor unit the code anyway. Do a search for your brand online. Good luck..... Les KA9GLW |
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Is your opener plugged in? Sounds funny, but I've seen it happen.
"Bill" wrote in message news My remote garage door opener has stopped working and I can't find a way to get into the thing. Thought it had batteries or something to replace. There is an adjustment slug to change frequency (I guess) that does nothing at any position. Pushing on the actuation bar lights a LED but no other event. There are no visible screws or devices to remove. The metal clip for hanging on the car visor will not come off. There are finger gripping grooves on the sides of one half of the thing but cannot pull them apart. It is labeled "Overhead Door" as the brand. Suggestions for repair are welcome. Bill -- Bill W. HTTP://Wielert.net |
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Thank you all for the prompt and accurate responses.
The metal clip did indeed come off with more force applied revealing a screw which allowed entry to unit. I bought a new battery and adjusted the tuner until the door worked. This newsgroup is a great resource for so many things around the house. The battery cost $2.43 compared to a replacement opener for $38. Not bad folks, much obliged. Bill |
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Thank you all for the prompt and accurate help.
The opener indeed could be opened by screw hidden under the mounting clip. Found the battery and replaced for $2.43. Tuned the slug until operation was restored. Hoooray! It is always amazing how much information can be obtained from this newsgroup. Thanks again. One more thing, after operating a few times the door stopped functioning even with the switch on the wall which is direct contacts. Found the starting capacitor bad and a local motor repair shop gave me one to try. Hoooray again! Back in business..... Bill |
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