Very pleasantly surprised. I have an old 80's Stanley garage door opener and could not find a remote replacement (for the original super digital model # 1037) in any local store or garage door business. The operation of the #1037 was getting unreliable even with a fresh battery. Took a chance with this #1050 since it looked identical.

I read somewhere that you can bypass a malfunctioning Photo sensor on astanley garage door opener by placing a resistor across the terminals onthe unit where the wires from the sensors come in. I did not get the value(s)for that resistor. If someone knows about this please let me know at. My Stanley is a model: SD350 datecode 96082The information I got about this read:I had a similar problem with an opener and it turned out tobe thephotoelectric sensors. There is a way to bypass and defeat thiscircuit for testing the operator by placing a resistor across its terminalsbutI don't remember the exact particulars. Kaleidostrobe x 1.0 free download for mac. Perhaps someone furtherexperienced with these may know.Lenny Steincjt10.08.02 22:29.

You mean for testing only?Ancil Bethelmy wrote: I read somewhere that you can bypass a malfunctioning Photo sensor on a stanley garage door opener by placing a resistor across the terminals on the unit where the wires from the sensors come in. I did not get the value(s) for that resistor.

If someone knows about this please let me know at: mailto:. My Stanley is a model: SD350 date code 96082 The information I got about this read: I had a similar problem with an opener and it turned out to be the photoelectric sensors. There is a way to bypass and defeat this circuit for testing the operator by placing a resistor across its terminals but I don't remember the exact particulars. Perhaps someone further experienced with these may know. Lenny SteinDave Brownell11.08.02 01:13. Wrote: I dunno what value resistor you'd need, but you can find out. Connect a multimeter across the photocell, shine a torch on it, measure, bingo!I don't think it's that easy.

The LED (at the transmitter) is pulsed onand off at a specific rate, and the receiver looks for those pulses.This is what helps it avoid falsing from sunlight, room light, etc.I think you could fake it with a combination of diodes and resistors ATTHE POWERHEAD, but not at the photocell. But I have no idea how to dothis because I haven't any circuit diagrams.As someone on this board suggested to me recently:1. Clean the optics at both ends2. Check the alignment of transmitter and receiver3.

Check continuity in the wires between the receiver and transmitter,and between the receiver and the powerhead. A break in these wires willdisable the system.4. Pull the red string to manually disconnect the door from thetraveler, and see if it the traveller goes up and down OK in thatsituation. If so, then the mechanical jolt of starting to move of theheavy door may be momentarily misaligning the optics.What is the problem you are trying to solve? The symptoms?Bill JeffreyRemove NOSPAM from my address before e-mailing a reply.Ancil Bethelmy11.08.02 12:55. Ancil Bethelmy wrote: It probably is not that easy as you say.

My photo sensor is not functioning. I will try the continuity tests you suggest. I have had this problem before. In the past I replaced the photo transmitter and the photo receiver and was back in business. As to the points you mentioned below. I have yet to check the continuity of the wires. I doubt that is the problem but who knows.

Only checking will tell.Ancil -What makes you suspect that the receiver is bad? How do you know it isnot the transmitter? You should not have to replace both the tranmitterAND receiver - if one has failed, then only that one needs to bereplaced.

In fact, you should not have to replace either. Your opener isonly about 5 years old - these parts very seldom fail, and almost neverfail twice in 5 years.There should be a red light on the receiver. And maybe a green one. Whatis this light(s) doing? Is it on steady? Is it blinking? Ifit is blinking, what is the pattern of the blinks (one blink, pause, oneblink?

Or two blinks, pause, two blinks, etc)? What does the light do ifyou put your hand in front of the sensor?Will the door open? Will it close?

Does it close a little bit and thenstop? Does it close a little bit, then stop and go back up? Can you makeit close by holding down the wall button?Have you visited the Stanley web site? They have a lot oftroubleshooting information.SeeThe reason I suggest checking the wires is that I just had this problemwith my Genie opener. The little red light said everything was OK, butthe door wouldn't go down.

When I looked carefully at the wires betweenthe transmitter and receiver, I found a small blue-green stain at onepoint. Looking closer, I found that the installer had nicked theinsulation at that point, and the wire had corroded inside theinsulation. I cut out the bad piece, spliced in a new piece of wire, andit works fine. The same thing would happen if someone tripped over thewire and pulled it - the connectors are really flimsy.I bet the solution is easier (and cheaper) than you think, but we needsome information!Bill JeffreyRemove NOSPAM from my address before e-mailing a reply.Lizard Blizzard12.08.02 07:48. Ancil Bethelmy wrote: I read somewhere that you can bypass a malfunctioning Photo sensor on a stanley garage door opener by placing a resistor across the terminals on the unit where the wires from the sensors come in.

I did not get the value(s) for that resistor. If someone knows about this please let me know at: mailto:. My Stanley is a model: SD350 date code 96082 The information I got about this read: I had a similar problem with an opener and it turned out to be the photoelectric sensors. There is a way to bypass and defeat this circuit for testing the operator by placing a resistor across its terminals but I don't remember the exact particulars. Perhaps someone further experienced with these may know.

Lenny SteinWell, measure the voltage across the photocell with the beam shining onit, then replace the photocell with a pot and adjust for the samevoltage. Measure the pot and replace with a fixed resistor value. Orif you're lazy and have plenty of pots, just leave it in. Simple.James Sweet12.08.02 21:57. The sensor on my new opener is not mains powered. It runs on low voltagefrom the operator's receiver circuit. A simple 0-10K pot across the leadsfrom the sensor should solve the problem in a few minutes.Regards,Robert L BassBass Home ElectronicsThe Online DIY Alarm Store2291 Pine View CircleSarasota, FL 34231877-722-8900 Sales & Tech Support941-925-9747 Fax'Ancil Bethelmy' wrote in messagenews:3D56C14B.636B92F1@bellsouth.net.

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