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Capacitor replacement update For anyone interested in the outcome, here it is. Drum roll, please. One $.06 capacitor has resolved the issue. Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Yep, the capacitor was bad, which caused all the remotes to stop working when the light at the motor had been...

Do you have a list of those devices? I'm going to start a list and hang on to it. ;D Huh. That's the first I've heard of that. As I'm in FL where we get a little bit of sun (:laugh:), I'm going to keep this in mind! Ready for the big reveal? I'm posting it in a separate post so it doesn't...

We tried that, too. We guess that somehow the socket is still receiving info/current even though the light is out -- it's probably the light's timer that's triggering that. We went through several rounds of opening/closing and waiting for the light to go out and trying various remotes/the...

I'm afraid this is what we'll end up doing. For now, though, we're going to try replacing a capacitor -- see the update I just posted. I hope it works as I'm not excited about shelling out for a new unit. Kudos to you for getting one for free!

So, here is the update. Reprogramming didn't help. Using "logic board" instead of "mother board", I refined my search and got a hit suggesting it might be the 'big' (35v) capacitor on the logic board. I found a video on YouTube where someone had the same issue and he replaced the capacitor...

This is where we are heading if our upcoming repair attempt doesn't work. I have a sort-of update in my next post.

That was the first thing we checked. Sadly, it was not that easy of a fix... The receiver is what we have now honed in on, but it seems it would completely fail as opposed to acting like a teen in a bad mood and talking only when it felt like it. For now, we'll wait and see if the...

Well, since i posted my question, one remote decided to work. ??? It looks like the remotes work, but the door isn't responding. We can see lights blinking in the motor when any of them are pushed, so something just isn't talking to something else inside the unit. And I forgot to mention, it's...

I love mysteries, but this has DH and me stumped. Our garage door opener (not quite 10 years old -- Liftmaster brand) suddenly stopped working with the remotes. It works fine using the wall button. The remotes (2 handheld, 1 keypad outside the door, and 2 vehicle-programmed) all stopped...

Oops!! I don't know how I missed your post, but I did. I can totally see a coyote wandering on your deck.

I usually just lurk and read on this forum. I can't believe I logged in so I could see a photo of a mystery blob/possible poop. What does that say about me? :blush: While I'm not familiar with the poop of too many animals, it doesn't look like poop to me. The seeds/pods/whatever are awfully...

It sounds like it's regional for Lennar. In our previous state, they had an "OK" reputation because there was lots of competition. In my current state (FL), Lennar seems to be the only builder for new builds in my area (everywhere we go in two counties, all we see are Lennar signs) and I'd...

This is what I needed. I had no idea SIPC covered that/worked that way. For over 30 years I thought it was just there for willful mishandling. And this was why I was confused today when I followed a rabbit trail and read something about the SIPC. I thought all these years that we had just...

I'm sorry. That still doesn't help me. I totally get the part about loss of investment and always knew that. What I can't seem to wrap my head around is what situation the SIPC would kick in? Just using Vanguard in my example, would a 'run' on them prompt a halt to moving money (halted by...

I feel like an idiot for asking, but does the SIPC do the same for brokerage firms as the FDIC/NCUA do for banks? All these years, I thought it only covered malicious behavior by execs but the doc I just read sounds like that is wrong and it's really more along the lines of FDIC/NCUA. Is this...