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Thu, Mar 22, 07 at 11:52
| Re my previous posting about the intermittent operation of my garage door remote, I have found the problem.
About a month ago I replaced the lightbulb in the unit with a curly compact fluorescent bulb. It appears that the bulb issues a frequency that blocks the signal from the remote. I was freaking out because every time I opened or shut my door, with either the remote, or the wall switch, the remote would not operate for a period of time. I was never fully aware of how long that was, but I suddenly realised that when the door opens or closes, the light stays on for a few minutes. So I unplugged the curly compact fluoro, and presto, the remote worked. I screwed it back in, and when it was lit, the remote did not operate. After it had shut off, the remote did operate. Now I have replaced the bulb with one of the old ones, and everything works fine... except that I am contributing to global warming...SORRY. |
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- Posted by don_1_2006 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 22, 07 at 12:49
| Thanks so much for reporting this. It is something we will all need to watch out for. Florescent bulbs are really being pushed right now. I put one in an outside lamppost that came on at dusk and off at dawn. It lasted 4 days. I think it cost me $8.00. |
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