Hi,
The light bulbs in the unit of my overhead garage door unit aren't
functioning. I have replaced the bulbs, and when I press the 'light'
switch on the wall control I hear a loud 'click' from the ceiling unit,
but, alas, no light.

Any thoughts on what the problem might be here?

Thanks
Steven

Steve wrote:
Hi,
The light bulbs in the unit of my overhead garage door unit aren't
functioning. I have replaced the bulbs, and when I press the 'light'
switch on the wall control I hear a loud 'click' from the ceiling unit,
but, alas, no light.

Any thoughts on what the problem might be here?

Thanks
Steven

Hi,
Bad relay?

On 19 Jan 2006 19:40:11 -0800, "Steve"
wrote:


Hi,
The light bulbs in the unit of my overhead garage door unit aren't
functioning. I have replaced the bulbs, and when I press the 'light'
switch on the wall control I hear a loud 'click' from the ceiling unit,
but, alas, no light.

Any thoughts on what the problem might be here?

Thanks
Steven
"Steve"

Steve what model is the opener? Need that to help
Best Regards
Anthony



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I had a customer a few months ago tell me about a similar problem with their
Genie garage door opener. Their lights would never go out. I told them to
contact Genie. They did and got a free replacement garage door opener for a
unit that was five years old.


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Hi,
The light bulbs in the unit of my overhead garage door unit aren't
functioning. I have replaced the bulbs, and when I press the 'light'
switch on the wall control I hear a loud 'click' from the ceiling unit,
but, alas, no light.

Any thoughts on what the problem might be here?

Thanks
Steven

It is a Chamberlian Liftmaster Professional 1/2 hp with the orange/red
learn button.

Check for a loose wire going from the circuit board to the light
socket.

If it's not obvious the best way to tell is w/ a volt meter on what is
wrong.

Sounds like the light relay is pulling in (the loud click) so the
points on the relay could be dirty. With a volt meter you can measure
if there is 110 vac coming out of the circuit board to the light socket
wires. If you can't measure any voltage or low voltage it's most likely
the relay contacts.

If there is voltage coming out of the board check for voltage at the
light socket where the wires connect. If there isn't voltage the wire
is bad or there is a loose connection in the harness to the board.

If there is voltage the problem is in the socket(s). You may need to
clean the contact point (w/ unit unplugged of course) or bend the tab
upward slightly to make better contact w/ bulb. If they still don't
work replace the socket(s).

Doordoc
www.DoorsAndOpeners.com

I determined there was voltage going as far as both sockets, but no
further.
After getting in the sockets(unplugged), bending up the tabs, and
scrubbing of a bit of grit in one of them, the problem is resolved.

Thanks for the great tips.


wrote:
Check for a loose wire going from the circuit board to the light
socket.

If it's not obvious the best way to tell is w/ a volt meter on what is
wrong.

Sounds like the light relay is pulling in (the loud click) so the
points on the relay could be dirty. With a volt meter you can measure
if there is 110 vac coming out of the circuit board to the light socket
wires. If you can't measure any voltage or low voltage it's most likely
the relay contacts.

If there is voltage coming out of the board check for voltage at the
light socket where the wires connect. If there isn't voltage the wire
is bad or there is a loose connection in the harness to the board.

If there is voltage the problem is in the socket(s). You may need to
clean the contact point (w/ unit unplugged of course) or bend the tab
upward slightly to make better contact w/ bulb. If they still don't
work replace the socket(s).

Doordoc
www.DoorsAndOpeners.com

On 19 Jan 2006 19:40:11 -0800, "Steve"
wrote:


Hi,
The light bulbs in the unit of my overhead garage door unit aren't
functioning. I have replaced the bulbs, and when I press the 'light'
switch on the wall control I hear a loud 'click' from the ceiling unit,
but, alas, no light.

Any thoughts on what the problem might be here?

Thanks
Steven
depending on what typeof opener.it may be the tine at the bottom of
the light socket or maybe the side contacts. Also check for corroded
terminals inside of opener. sounds like the relay is working. let us
know if this helped
Best Regards
Anthony



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On Thursday, January 19, 2006 at 10:40:11 PM UTC-5, Steve wrote:
Hi,
The light bulbs in the unit of my overhead garage door unit aren't
functioning. I have replaced the bulbs, and when I press the 'light'
switch on the wall control I hear a loud 'click' from the ceiling unit,
but, alas, no light.

Any thoughts on what the problem might be here?

Thanks
Steven

bent the contacts outward and now mine works fine, thanks to all that posted on this