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Hi. I don't know anything about the gate opener. I use a Genius sliding gage about 4 years ago. It works really well, but in recent days I notice the receiver sensor has a problem when it rains (the sensors do not pick up the signal but when the sun shines another day it works again). When I turn off the power and turn it on again the red light (two dots) flash then stop. It is supposed to be steady. Please help me to see what caused this problem (the sensors or something in the board?). I ask a man to repair it but he advice me to replace the whole that includes the monitor (while it still working well).
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Hi,
Are you referring to the receiver end of your photocells? If so, the rain could be obstructing the photocell beam. Especially if the beam isn't very strong, due to being at its max range - rain could cause intermittence in the beam. I would recommend the following below.
- Check the alignment of the cells
- Check the max range of the cells
- Check that the cells have not been damaged internally by water ingress
I would not replace a kit just yet, especially when it is just a photocell fault showing. Firstly, i would fault find the cells - a replacement pair of cells may possibly be needed.