Stanley Garage Door Opener Beam Sensor Components

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Hi All,

I'm looking for some advice on troubleshooting/fixing the obstruction
beam sensor assembly (part #49522) on a Stanley Quite-Glide garage door
opener (model UT605-F09).

The red LED on the sensor used to be on all the time and the beeper
would only sound when the beam was broken. Now, the red LED is off all
the time and the beeper sounds every few seconds. I tried cleaning the
optics and setting the sensor/emitter up on my workbench, independent
of the motor unit, with a separate 12 VDC power supply. Even with the
sensor and emitter lined up a few centimeters away from each other, the
red LED won't light up and the beeper sounds. I can hear a faint buzz
from the sensor board when the emitter is pointed at the detector. The
buzz goes away when I hide the emitter.

The resistors and capacitors on the sensor's circuit board look to be
in good shape (nothing is burned out or leaking), so I suspect either
the phototransistor, the IR LED, or one of the other semiconductor
components is shot. I'd like to try replacing them all before giving
up on the unit. The transistors and diodes are labelled clearly
enough, but I'm not sure what parts to buy to replace the
optoelectronics and the 8-pin chip (labelled P7104 I 7507807 µEM810G).
Can anyone help me identify them?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[Bob AZ]

webst...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>

Don't replace anything until you are are sure it is bad.
My neighbor had trouble like yours and the problem was the sensor
housing on one side had fallen down some. So realign the sensors until
both leds are glowing.

Bob AZ

[Rich256]

If you haven't already done it, is there a way of by-passing the
sensors? Just a way of verifying that it is internal to the sensors.

[webst...@gmail.com]

Without the sensor I can open the garage door with the remote control,
no problem. I can also close the door by pressing and holding the
hardwired pushbutton inside the garage. The only thing I can't do
right now is close the door with the remote because, by design, the
opener won't close the door if it can't find the sensor.

I'm sure it isn't an alignment problem since I've tried moving the
emitter directly in front of the receiver and the problem persists. I
tested the wiring too, since I've heard that is also a common problem
with beam sensors. It was all good.

I've been quoted $50 for a new sensor assembly. It would be a shame to
replace the whole thing when replacing a $2 component might do the
trick.

[Rich256]

You obviously have isolated it to the sensors. And I expect that a $2
component is probably what it needs. Just the question if you want to
spend the time of tracing out the circuit and measuring voltages. I
never looked inside of those things but probably not a lot of
components. I would be most suspicious of the LED.

[do_not_...@my-deja.com]

webst...@gmail.com wrote:

Ask in sci.electronics.repair. If the chip is a microprocessor and
it's bad, you're screwed, but I think it's a generic part, maybe a
comparator, and I don't think it's failed. The most common problems
with garage door sensors are cracked solder joints and broken wiring,
and wires can break inside the insulation (usually where they pass
through the hole in the box) but look fine from the outside.

[Luddite]

In sci.electronics.repair webst...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi All,

> I'm looking for some advice on troubleshooting/fixing the obstruction
> beam sensor assembly (part #49522) on a Stanley Quite-Glide garage door
> opener (model UT605-F09).

you can check the emitter side using a digital cameras view screen.
infra-red shows up as white light on them,good for checking remotes too.

> The red LED on the sensor used to be on all the time and the beeper
> would only sound when the beam was broken. Now, the red LED is off all
> the time and the beeper sounds every few seconds. I tried cleaning the
> optics and setting the sensor/emitter up on my workbench, independent
> of the motor unit, with a separate 12 VDC power supply. Even with the
> sensor and emitter lined up a few centimeters away from each other, the
> red LED won't light up and the beeper sounds. I can hear a faint buzz
> from the sensor board when the emitter is pointed at the detector. The
> buzz goes away when I hide the emitter.

> The resistors and capacitors on the sensor's circuit board look to be
> in good shape (nothing is burned out or leaking), so I suspect either
> the phototransistor, the IR LED, or one of the other semiconductor
> components is shot. I'd like to try replacing them all before giving
> up on the unit. The transistors and diodes are labelled clearly
> enough, but I'm not sure what parts to buy to replace the

> optoelectronics and the 8-pin chip (labelled P7104 I 7507807 ?EM810G).

[jpaulson14]

jpaulson14 had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/maintenance/Stanley-Garage-Door-Opener-Beam-Sensor-Components-131299-.htm
:
Hello,

I have the same Stanley 49522 Photo Eye beam sensor assembly, but the pins
have
rusted and broken off of the photo transistor, so it is no longer usable.
Does
anyone know the part number of the photo transistor and where I might find
it? Or
the wavelength of this 49522 beam assembly? I tried using a Radio Shack
photo
transistor with a wavelength of 850 nm but it only worked when the
receiver was
side by side with the sender.

Thanks,
Jim

[ReseA]

Quick diagnostic tip: try a remote control for your tv and point it at the receiver - if it flashes, you know its ok.
I know this is an old thread but I came across it because my Stanley UT200 garage opener (from the 1990s) has the same issue - won't close because of a sensor issue. It opens fine, and closes if I hold down the button, but not from the remote.
Quick tip for anyone trying to troubleshoot: I think its the emitter on mine that is gone. I took a remote control for my soundbar and aimed it at the receiver and it flashed when I hit the power button on the remote - this tells me its seeing infra-red light. I also tried taking a photo with my DLSR of the emitter, and no trace of light on the image (if IR leaves a trace). Anyhow, now I gotta find me a compatible emitter...

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[Mike Coon]

In article <16f2dcb9b3f470c4$1$1440173$4246dc13
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says...

>
> Quick diagnostic tip: try a remote control for your tv and point it at the receiver - if it flashes, you know its ok.
> I know this is an old thread but I came across it because my Stanley UT200 garage opener (from the 1990s) has the same issue - won't close because of a sensor issue. It opens fine, and closes if I hold down the button, but not from the remote.
> Quick tip for anyone trying to troubleshoot: I think its the emitter on mine that is gone. I took a remote control for my soundbar and aimed it at the receiver and it flashed when I hit the power button on the remote - this tells me its seeing infra-red light. I also tried taking a photo with my DLSR of the emitter, and no trace of light on the image (if IR leaves a trace). Anyhow, now I gotta find me a compatible emitter...

If an ordinary DLSR did not filter out IR then its photos would be
degraded. Now if you had a trail camera...

[Bob F]

Do they really use IR for garage door openers? None of mine do, because
they work with no line-of-sight to the mechanism behind the closed door.

[Bob F]

Oops - my bad. this is about the safety sensors probably.