My Sears garage door opener, which is about 5 year old and used
infrequently, appears to be kaput. Here's what going on.

1 - Door is in good balance and can move fairly easy with one hand
through it's range when disconnected.

2 - When closing, most times the door will reverse at random points.
Sometimes when first starting to close, sometimes when a foot from the
bottom, etc.

3 - It doesn't appear to be related to the eye sensors. The sensor
glows green as it should and if I break the beam with my foot, then
the door won't even start to close.

4 - Tried setting the down and up force adjustments to maximum, with
no effect.

Any ideas? I'm thinking something is shot in the internal force
sensing circuit.

, 3/28/2007,7:30:19 PM, wrote:

My Sears garage door opener, which is about 5 year old and used
infrequently, appears to be kaput. Here's what going on.

1 - Door is in good balance and can move fairly easy with one hand
through it's range when disconnected.

2 - When closing, most times the door will reverse at random points.
Sometimes when first starting to close, sometimes when a foot from the
bottom, etc.

3 - It doesn't appear to be related to the eye sensors. The sensor
glows green as it should and if I break the beam with my foot, then
the door won't even start to close.

4 - Tried setting the down and up force adjustments to maximum, with
no effect.

Any ideas? I'm thinking something is shot in the internal force
sensing circuit.

After replacing the gear linkage on my 17 year old Sears garage door I
had the same problem adjusting it properly. The stop and go distances
were erratic and it would reverse wherever it felt like doing so.
After much tinkering with it I realized if I unplug it from the wall
outlet and let it sit for a while it would return to normal and I would
be able to adjust its travel and forces properly. Maybe you need to
remove power for a while and start over.

wrote:
My Sears garage door opener, which is about 5 year old and used
infrequently, appears to be kaput. Here's what going on.

1 - Door is in good balance and can move fairly easy with one hand
through it's range when disconnected.

2 - When closing, most times the door will reverse at random points.
Sometimes when first starting to close, sometimes when a foot from the
bottom, etc.

3 - It doesn't appear to be related to the eye sensors. The sensor
glows green as it should and if I break the beam with my foot, then
the door won't even start to close.

4 - Tried setting the down and up force adjustments to maximum, with
no effect.

Any ideas? I'm thinking something is shot in the internal force
sensing circuit.

Try removing one sensor and hold it right next to the other. Does it
work now? My guess is that it is dirty or misaligned and the vibration from
the door moving is moving it just enough to trigger it. If the lenses are
cleaned and carefully aligned, it may take care of the problem.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

On Mar 28, 7:26 pm, "Joseph Meehan"
wrote:
wrote:
My Sears garage door opener, which is about 5 year old and used
infrequently, appears to be kaput. Here's what going on.

1 - Door is in good balance and can move fairly easy with one hand
through it's range when disconnected.

2 - When closing, most times the door will reverse at random points.
Sometimes when first starting to close, sometimes when a foot from the
bottom, etc.

3 - It doesn't appear to be related to the eye sensors. The sensor
glows green as it should and if I break the beam with my foot, then
the door won't even start to close.

4 - Tried setting the down and up force adjustments to maximum, with
no effect.

Any ideas? I'm thinking something is shot in the internal force
sensing circuit.

Try removing one sensor and hold it right next to the other. Does it
work now? My guess is that it is dirty or misaligned and the vibration from
the door moving is moving it just enough to trigger it. If the lenses are
cleaned and carefully aligned, it may take care of the problem.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit- Hide quoted text -

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And that was the problem. The light sensor was just barely aligned,
so it showed a green and OK light. But as it was closing, the door
track must have vibrated just enough so that it lost the beam
momentarily and reversed. I think it pobably went out of alignment
from someone, like me, bumping into it. It's working perfectly now.

Thanks Joseph.

wrote:
On Mar 28, 7:26 pm, "Joseph Meehan"
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And that was the problem. The light sensor was just barely aligned,
so it showed a green and OK light. But as it was closing, the door
track must have vibrated just enough so that it lost the beam
momentarily and reversed. I think it pobably went out of alignment
from someone, like me, bumping into it. It's working perfectly now.

Thanks Joseph.

Glad to hear you got it working. Your response helps all the rest of
us.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

I messed with one of mine for about an hour one day until I noticed some
dumass had left the pull rope on the door, and it was crossing in front of
the "eye" when it got 8" off the floor. You never saw a knife in use so
fast.

that's why I mount those dumass eye things on the ceiling above the opener.
Very rarely does anything interfere with it up there.

--
Steve Barker

YOU should be the one
controlling YOUR car.
Check out:
www.lightsout.org




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And that was the problem. The light sensor was just barely aligned,
so it showed a green and OK light. But as it was closing, the door
track must have vibrated just enough so that it lost the beam
momentarily and reversed. I think it pobably went out of alignment
from someone, like me, bumping into it. It's working perfectly now.

Thanks Joseph.

Yeah, you won't need those "dumass eye things" until your neighbor's kid or
someone else gets pinned under your door. But of course you have a
mechanical reverse that is infallible until the day you need it to work.
But hey, that's what homeowner's insurance is for, right...?!

Rich
http://www.garagedoorsupply.com


"Steve Barker" wrote in message
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I messed with one of mine for about an hour one day until I noticed some
dumass had left the pull rope on the door, and it was crossing in front of
the "eye" when it got 8" off the floor. You never saw a knife in use so
fast.

that's why I mount those dumass eye things on the ceiling above the
opener. Very rarely does anything interfere with it up there.

--
Steve Barker

YOU should be the one
controlling YOUR car.
Check out:
www.lightsout.org




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And that was the problem. The light sensor was just barely aligned,
so it showed a green and OK light. But as it was closing, the door
track must have vibrated just enough so that it lost the beam
momentarily and reversed. I think it pobably went out of alignment
from someone, like me, bumping into it. It's working perfectly now.

Thanks Joseph.

My nearest neighbor is almost 1 mile away, and they are 85 years old. If
their kids get under my door, they deserve what they get. And the reverse
does activate with just one finger holding the door from moving.

--
Steve Barker

YOU should be the one
controlling YOUR car.
Check out:
www.lightsout.org




"Rich" wrote in message
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Yeah, you won't need those "dumass eye things" until your neighbor's kid
or someone else gets pinned under your door. But of course you have a
mechanical reverse that is infallible until the day you need it to work.
But hey, that's what homeowner's insurance is for, right...?!

Rich

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:50:12 -0500, "Steve Barker"
wrote:

My nearest neighbor is almost 1 mile away, and they are 85 years old. If
their kids get under my door, they deserve what they get. And the reverse
does activate with just one finger holding the door from moving.


How the hell does any concious human get pinned under a garage door,
anyway? It's not like the damn things sneak up and jump you.

They had a horror movie about garage doors, one time. It was
called Night In Grady's Garage Extreme Rumbling Exit Door. They
found out the title was too long for the signs, so they made an
acronym. And then the NAACP objected. And, all about garage
doors. Go figure.

--

Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
..

"Goedjn" wrote in message
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: On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:50:12 -0500, "Steve Barker"
: wrote:
:
: My nearest neighbor is almost 1 mile away, and they are 85
years old. If
: their kids get under my door, they deserve what they get. And
the reverse
: does activate with just one finger holding the door from
moving.
:
:
: How the hell does any concious human get pinned under a garage
door,
: anyway? It's not like the damn things sneak up and jump you.
:

On Mar 30, 9:47 am, Goedjn wrote:
On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:50:12 -0500, "Steve Barker"

wrote:
My nearest neighbor is almost 1 mile away, and they are 85 years old. If
their kids get under my door, they deserve what they get. And the reverse
does activate with just one finger holding the door from moving.

How the hell does any concious human get pinned under a garage door,
anyway? It's not like the damn things sneak up and jump you.



I could see it happening very easily with young kids playing. Like
trying to mimic what you see on TV, where some Indian Jones character
dives and rolls under a closing door. Or even a toddler wandering
into the way while the parent isn't looking. Now how big of a
problem it really is and whether doors without a light beam safety
system cause serious injury to a significant number of people is
another question. But it doesn't seem like an unreasonable or costly
safety item to me.

Just Google:
garage door deaths

If one life is spared due to properly installed eyes or properly adjusted
doors then it's worth the trouble.

Rich
http://www.garagedoorsupply.com


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On Mar 30, 9:47 am, Goedjn wrote:
On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:50:12 -0500, "Steve Barker"

wrote:
My nearest neighbor is almost 1 mile away, and they are 85 years old.
If
their kids get under my door, they deserve what they get. And the
reverse
does activate with just one finger holding the door from moving.

How the hell does any concious human get pinned under a garage door,
anyway? It's not like the damn things sneak up and jump you.



I could see it happening very easily with young kids playing. Like
trying to mimic what you see on TV, where some Indian Jones character
dives and rolls under a closing door. Or even a toddler wandering
into the way while the parent isn't looking. Now how big of a
problem it really is and whether doors without a light beam safety
system cause serious injury to a significant number of people is
another question. But it doesn't seem like an unreasonable or costly
safety item to me.

On 31 Mar 2007 06:02:26 -0700, wrote:

On Mar 30, 9:47 am, Goedjn wrote:
On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:50:12 -0500, "Steve Barker"

wrote:
My nearest neighbor is almost 1 mile away, and they are 85 years old. If
their kids get under my door, they deserve what they get. And the reverse
does activate with just one finger holding the door from moving.

How the hell does any concious human get pinned under a garage door,
anyway? It's not like the damn things sneak up and jump you.



I could see it happening very easily with young kids playing. Like
trying to mimic what you see on TV, where some Indian Jones character
dives and rolls under a closing door. Or even a toddler wandering
into the way while the parent isn't looking. Now how big of a
problem it really is and whether doors without a light beam safety
system cause serious injury to a significant number of people is
another question. But it doesn't seem like an unreasonable or costly
safety item to me.

I"m sure they cost barely anything. And installation is normally only
once.

And I knjow they can be dangerous. Haven't you seen that commercial
where the guy finds a wall switch they never use, his wife doesn't
know what it's for, and every time he turns it on and off, the garage
door 3 doors away whacks the neighbors car.

On Apr 1, 12:54 am, mm wrote:
On 31 Mar 2007 06:02:26 -0700, wrote:





On Mar 30, 9:47 am, Goedjn wrote:
On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:50:12 -0500, "Steve Barker"

wrote:
My nearest neighbor is almost 1 mile away, and they are 85 years old. If
their kids get under my door, they deserve what they get. And the reverse
does activate with just one finger holding the door from moving.

How the hell does any concious human get pinned under a garage door,
anyway? It's not like the damn things sneak up and jump you.

I could see it happening very easily with young kids playing. Like
trying to mimic what you see on TV, where some Indian Jones character
dives and rolls under a closing door. Or even a toddler wandering
into the way while the parent isn't looking. Now how big of a
problem it really is and whether doors without a light beam safety
system cause serious injury to a significant number of people is
another question. But it doesn't seem like an unreasonable or costly
safety item to me.

I"m sure they cost barely anything. And installation is normally only
once.

And I knjow they can be dangerous. Haven't you seen that commercial
where the guy finds a wall switch they never use, his wife doesn't
know what it's for, and every time he turns it on and off, the garage
door 3 doors away whacks the neighbors car.- Hide quoted text -

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Also, the electric eye sensor adds another feature. On my Sears unit,
with the door open, when you break the beam by walking by, it turns on
the light in the opener so you can see where you're going at night.

mm wrote:
And I knjow they can be dangerous. Haven't you seen that commercial
where the guy finds a wall switch they never use, his wife doesn't
know what it's for, and every time he turns it on and off, the garage
door 3 doors away whacks the neighbors car.

It's a takeoff on a Steven Wright joke.

"I have a switch in my apartment that doesn't do anything. Every once
in a while I turn it on and off. On and off. On and off. One day I got
a call from a woman in France who said, 'Cut it out!'"

--
Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast.
That's why stereo has two channels.