Genie Screw drive garage door opener

[kalyanaraman_ravi]

I bought a new Genie screw drive garage door opener last summer and installed it with my friend's help. It was working fine until a few days back it would come all the way down until the LED sensors and then would go back up. When the door reaches the LED level, the LEDs would blick a few times and then the door would go back up. I have tried adjusting the limit switch positions and the "open" and "close" screw on the panel head. I have also checked the levels of the LED alingment and also cleaned the LED lens with no luck. One thing I notice is that when the door is closing and if I try to hold the door manually with my hand to check the pressure, the door does not stop. It goes all the way until the LED level and then goes back up. I have also checked the wiring for the LED. Any idea where the problem is???

[Joseph Meehan]

My guess is the door, or something on the door is breaking the light beam. Is there maybe a loose tag or string or something? It is also possible that the sensors are vibrating and if track mounted the track may be twisting as it gets to that point.

[kalyanaraman_ravi]

Joe,

I did get a new sensor and it did not fix the problem. I will check for any vibrati> kalyanaraman [e-mail] wrote:

guess is the door, or something on the door is breaking the light

[Tony Hwang]

guess is the door, or something on the door is breaking the light

Hi, Stray sunlight, shadow interfering with the sensor?

[kalyanaraman_ravi]

guess is the door, or something on the door is breaking the light

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[Tony Hwang]

guess is the door, or something on the door is breaking the light

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Hi, That beam of light emitted is usually Infra-red. Usually invisible. You can measure the output of sensor with digital multimeter blocking and unblocking the beam of light. You should notice different meter reading between two. My opener is also Genie screw driver but this was installed before the days of mandatory beam sensor.

[kalyanaraman_ravi]

My guess is the door, or something on the door is breaking the light

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[Tony Hwang]

My guess is the door, or something on the door is breaking the light

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Hi, Weather should not bother. But is's known stray sun light can interfere with such a set up. Wonder if they are out of alignment. Also they seldon go bad. I have an IR detector card which I got from an electronics parts store. If the card faces the emitter, it produces a well visible red dot. Think it is some kind of chemical coating on the card which detects the presence of IR beam. Very handy gadget. You ought to have at least a multimeter to work on this kinda stuffs. I am at little advantage being a retired EE(digital systems).

[Bob M.]

What he meant is "is sunlight blinding the sensor?" This can happen when the sun is shining directly into one of the two sensors - they don't have enough power to overcome the brightness of the Sun.

Also, the two sensors are not the same though they may look the same. One is a transmitter and the other is a receiver. Did you happen to install two of the same kind? If so, that will cause a problem.

[kalyanaraman_ravi]

"is sunlight blinding the sensor?" This can happen when

[kalyanaraman_ravi]

I finally fixed it..The problem was that the wire that connects the sensor got twisted in the rod that moves the garage door. It got pinched right at the spot when the door reaches the sensor and the connection got lost. Hope this helps others..Thanks to all..