Recent content by eyefish1

PROBLEM SOLVED. After lots of searching, I located an OEM switch. NOS. (brand new; never used) Was sitting on the shelf of a Garage Door company. Someone I know works there. I got it for FREE! Sure makes it easy to fix something if you have the right part! (the OEM replacement is slightly...

Hi Madostsa, You say that the purple wire (the 120V 'trigger' on my old obsolete thermal switch) is gonna go to the "in" side of the push-button contacts. I'm not following....it seems that on the Dayton Wiring schematic, that the #6&7 pins on the relay need to be jumpered to energize the...

I feel like a pinball today going back & forth on these relays. And I TRULY appreciate all you guys taking the time to help me with my issue. I like this Dayton you mention. And it is well priced. I want to be sure it will work for my application. I a going to tell you how my old relay was...

Yeah, the single-shot makes more sense to me. I'd want the timer delay to begin as soon as the garage door begins to move, not when it's already completely open. (rarely do I ever stop the garage door mid-stream) So have you seen a 'single-shot' relay advertised anywhere? My other question was...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mars2-Universal-Timer-32001-Relay-Delay-on-Break-Make-/110385697338?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19b380123a This is a delay-on-*break*-relay. (the other one was a delay-on-*make*-relay, which was absolutely wrong for my needs) I think this is what I need? Thoughts?

WOW! That looks perfect! Thanks! (I would like the lite on about a minute or so, so that relay you recommended looks perfect....possibly better than the original) I'm gonna order it.

Yep. I'm aware. I tried that. The problem is in the heater element (see the pics) Note the incredibly fine wire wrapped around the top blade. That fine wire broke a few times, & I re-soldered it. That wire heats up when current is applied & it deflects (bends) that top blade enough so that it...

I already woulda if I knew how.

Here are pics of the unit, and the make & model number. I can send pics in full resolution directly to you if you supply your e-mail address

Yep, I guess you're right. Although, I'd love to have it work as it did for the last 31 yrs.