Quick diagnostic tip: try a remote control for your tv and point it at the receiver - if it flashes, you know its ok.red light. I also tried taking a photo with my DLSR of the emitter, and no trace of light on the image (if IR leaves a trace). Anyhow, now I gotta find me a compatible emitter...
I know this is an old thread but I came across it because my Stanley UT200 garage opener (from the 1990s) has the same issue - won't close because of a sensor issue. It opens fine, and closes if I hold down the button, but not from the remote.
Quick tip for anyone trying to troubleshoot: I think its the emitter on mine that is gone. I took a remote control for my soundbar and aimed it at the receiver and it flashed when I hit the power button on the remote - this tells me its seeing infra-
In article <16f2dcb9b3f470c4$1$1440173$4246dc13red light. I also tried taking a photo with my DLSR of the emitter, and no trace of light on the image (if IR leaves a trace). Anyhow, now I gotta find me a compatible emitter...
@news.newsgroupdirect.com>, 4a4b386a8aa16c1c295a174dcea97082@example.com says...
Quick diagnostic tip: try a remote control for your tv and point it at the receiver - if it flashes, you know its ok.
I know this is an old thread but I came across it because my Stanley UT200 garage opener (from the 1990s) has the same issue - won't close because of a sensor issue. It opens fine, and closes if I hold down the button, but not from the remote.
Quick tip for anyone trying to troubleshoot: I think its the emitter on mine that is gone. I took a remote control for my soundbar and aimed it at the receiver and it flashed when I hit the power button on the remote - this tells me its seeing infra-
If an ordinary DLSR did not filter out IR then its photos would be
degraded. Now if you had a trail camera...
On 5/27/2022 2:55 PM, Mike Coon wrote:
In article <16f2dcb9b3f470c4$1$1440173$4246dc13
@news.newsgroupdirect.com>, 4a4b386a8aa16c1c295a174dcea97082@example.com
says...
Quick diagnostic tip: try a remote control for your tv and point it
at the receiver - if it flashes, you know its ok.
I know this is an old thread but I came across it because my Stanley
UT200 garage opener (from the 1990s) has the same issue - won't close
because of a sensor issue. It opens fine, and closes if I hold down
the button, but not from the remote.
Quick tip for anyone trying to troubleshoot: I think its the emitter
on mine that is gone. I took a remote control for my soundbar and
aimed it at the receiver and it flashed when I hit the power button
on the remote - this tells me its seeing infra-red light. I also
tried taking a photo with my DLSR of the emitter, and no trace of
light on the image (if IR leaves a trace). Anyhow, now I gotta find
me a compatible emitter...
If an ordinary DLSR did not filter out IR then its photos would be
degraded. Now if you had a trail camera...
Do they really use IR for garage door openers? None of mine do, because
they work with no line-of-sight to the mechanism behind the closed door.
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