I read the reviews of the German-made* Sommer Synoris 550 opener and
decided to buy one. Lowe's and HD both sell them for the same price
($228), but only on line: not in the stores. Adding the wireless keypad
gets the total price into the free-shipping category. (Amazon also sells
them, but there is no free shipping option.)
The design is very simple: a 24V DC motor with a sprocket travels along
a fixed chain inside a metal C-channel. A metal arm connects the door to
a carriage containing that motor. It is very quiet but significantly
slower than the iDrive (which was claimed to be much faster than other
drives).
Cons: a) the wall station is not wireless as the iDrive's was, so there
is additional wiring to run; b) the iDrive had a delayed-closing
feature, so that I could press the button and walk out through the
still-open door, which would then close behind me; c) no staples were
included, so I had to make a special trip to the store to buy some to
staple the wiring in place.
*It really does seem to have been made in Germany, not in China with a
German company's name on it. Those poor German workers! Fancy being paid
even less than Chinese workers so that they can keep their jobs!
Perce
> the iDrive had a delayed-closing
> feature, so that I could press the button and walk out through the
> still-open door
some openers will let you walk out first, then reach only an arm in to
push the close button.
I just started having trouble with one of the light modules. I think it is
the sensor. I have not had a chance to take it off and see what I can take
apart and look at.
After reading your post, I wonder if maybe you still had your light module
and was willing to part with it?
Rob
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Have you tried cleaning the contact on the bulb socket? Have you tried
retraining the light to the opener?
Do you know which kind of opener/light module combination you have? Our
original one had an infra-red link between the opener and the light
module, but this gave a lot of trouble and W-D sent a replacement
circuit board and light module which used a radio-frequency link.
When that all went kaput a couple of years ago W-D sent a complete new
unit -- the one that has recently quit and cannot be repaired. This has
the radio-frequency link also.
How to tell the difference? The only way I know is that the original one
had a hole near the red button on the opener, with the IR diode peeking
through that hole. I can no longer find the original light module (maybe
we got rid of it), but ISTR that it had a sensor next to the red button.
BTW, ours is the iDrive for Torsion Springs, not the iDrive
TorqueMaster. I can only *guess* that the light modules are the same.
If our light module is what you need, I'm sure we can come to some
arrangement.
"Perce"
I believe we have the infra-red lights. There is a little diode at the
opener and a sensor at the light. When I googled I found radio controlled
replacements but no infra-red.
When you say W-D sent you a replacement circuit board, do you mean for in
the opener? Which probably means the radio controlled will not work for me.
So it looks like if I can't find a simple solution, I'm out of luck.
Thanks for the help.
Rob
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Perce