OT: Garage door opener woes
David Hay @ Denver
>This is way off topic, but hopefully someone here can point me in the right direction.
We have a 1/2 HP Craftsman garage door opener which stopped working this morning. The door came up, but won't go down. The opener only makes a relay noise (click click) and the light comes on from all remotes and the wired switch. The motor makes no sound at all. The sensors at the door opening work, from what I can tell, in that intersecting the beam turns off the light on the sensor, and if something is blocking the beam, the light on the main unit flashes rapidly as it usually does when something is in the way.
I can open and close the door manually without trouble (when disconnected from the opener). In addition, I've opened up the unit and manually turned the motor shaft to close the door. If I move it far enough and then hit the button, it opens the door to it's full position.
I've read elsewhere that the door can sometimes get jammed on the bolt that's in the track right before the motor unit, so I've removed the bolt and fiddled with the up limit adjuster...no luck.
The final piece of information I can provide is that the main unit has a green light on the back that will blink 5 times, pause, and then blink 5 times again.
Anyone have an idea on what to check next? Suggestions on a better place to post this question?
Thanks!
David