Recent content by jbridges2585

I wonder if anyone would rebuild a logic board for a 30 year old model! Anyway I pulled out the board and looked at it closely. There was evidence of some kind of blowout. Some light charring on the white plastic base of pins that connect to the wire harness. Looks like the source was from a...

Thanks everybody for your ideas and for taking the time to help. I'll give these suggestions a try and will report back. Alternatively I may just bust out the credit card and buy a new opener!

Thanks, gn. I think you're right - a "relay clicking" sounds like the correct description of the sound! I've already got $20 sunk in a new capacitor, and that is approaching the upper limit of the money I want to invest in it. But I figured if I can get it working again with an easy fix, no...

Hi everyone, I've got a problematic door opener and I'm hoping some genius (or at least someone smarter than I, which is probably everyone here) can lend some help. I have a single garage door with a Sears/Craftsman 1/2 hp chain opener. I do not know the age of the opener but I'm guessing it is...