I posted this a few days ago and have an update. I hope you will forgive me for re-posting before the original post falls of the server but it seems to have at least fallen off the radar.
Original problem: ================================================= When I hit the remote control, the door barely moves down (1/4 inch) then the light bulb flashes 10 times. I'm still looking for the meaning of that flashing. The door will go _up_ just fine with the remote.
The wall switch works perfectly every time, up or down. I do not have to hold the button down on the wall switch.
It seems to me that these symptoms lead to conflicting conclusions:
- It can't be the safety sensors because the door will go down fine using the wall switch.
- It can't be that the remote signal is weak because the remote will open the door every time.
- It can't be that the down force is weak because again, the door goes down with the wall switch.
I cleared and re-set the remote code but no difference. I've been at this for several weeks and am really stuck so _Any_ suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. ================================================
Here's what I did:
-switched positions of sensors; no change
-ran a new wire from the sensors to the main unit in case the in wall wire was damaged; no change
Then I removed one sensor and rubber banded it to the other sensor so that they are eye to eye, now I can not get it to fail. ??
Of course this bypasses the safety feature but it seems to suggest that the sensors were either not lined up, or damaged in some way so that either the sending or receiving eye is weak.
The only problem with that is, they are new sensors and I did line them up when installing. I'm not sure what else I can do to align them except put them in the brackets, point them at each other and rotate them until I get the solid green light.
Is there more to lining up sensors than meets the eye? Sorry for the pun, have to keep the post entertaining to folks don't lose interest. Thanks to those who have offered advice so far. If no one has any other thoughts I may consider shipping the sensors back to the store and tell them they don't work when far apart.