Reply to "Garage door shut off"

joe1974l6656Member

Hi Does <smile>
Two thoughts I believe in the KISS principle; the first
I would double the switch so that they are in series, that way if one switch fails, the other switch opens the circuit.

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You can mount them side by side just wire them in series.

NOTE;
Double the air gap means twice the breaking capability for voltage (if you put them in parallel they would be able to break twice the current, the problem with parallel is if one fails it still runs)

The second;
I would run a tab, bolt, or mech stop so that the opener would stop no matter what. Something like 2 bolts drilled into the door track on each outside edge (were the rollers are on mine) to make sure it would stop on the upward force gauge or burn the motor up vs damage the car.

Yes on most openers there is an upper force and a downward force adjustment make sure they work.

Just my thoughts...

9/6/127:28 PM

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