A few months ago the Genie screw type overheard door began acting up, so I sprayed all the moving parts with a Liquid Wrench preparation that was specifically for overhead doors. It worked fine after that treatment for 2 or 3 weeks, then started acting up again. I sprayed it again, and it behave again for a week or ten days. Then it began even stranger kinds of behaviour and I began to suspect an electronic problem since the infrared safety beam would flicker after each of its conniptions. Finally, I called an internet company that specialized in overhead door parts, and they suggested replacing the main circuit board, so I ordered one.
I had already sprayed Deoxit on the infrared units connections and the connectors on the circuit boards, but had not removed and re-installed them, so on a hunch I managed to pull the connector on the PC board partially out and soak it with Deoxit. The door still acted up. So much for Deoxit. A day later I pushed the button to raise the door, expecting I would have to move it up and down until it fully opened, but the door smoothly opened like it did when it was new 20 years ago. On return from town it also worked flawlessly. It's been doing that now for several days, so fingers are crossed, but I have a feeling that corrosion in the PC boards main connector was the cause, and that the door is fixed. Time will tell, and if it does mess up again, the new board will be on the shelf. The point is that Deoxit has made the door open and close like a new one. Gerry P.S. I use liquid Deoxit which comes in a pump type can. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
