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Having Trouble Finding Your Garage Door Opener Remotes or Circuit Board?

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Having trouble finding the right Genie garage door opener remotes? Check out our Genie Remote Compatibility Chart. Check out our Genie Circuit Board Compatibility Chart. Don't know which circuit board you need? Having trouble finding the right remote for your Chamberlain Lift-Master garage door opener? Check out our Sears Craftsman Compatibility and Reference Chart [Pre-2005]. For...

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First United Opens Southern California Distribution Center – Mar. 6th, 2008

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March 6th, 2008 First United Door Technologies, manufacturer of residential and commercial garage doors, expands its presence in Southern California with the opening of a distribution center in Canoga Park. This is the second regional distribution center to be opened this year, with First United opening a distribution center in Rancho Cucamonga in January. The new center will distribute residential and commercial sectional garage doors, operators and hardware, greatly improving product availability and expediting delivery times, and is located at Marwest Access Controls, Inc. headquarters (21101 Osborne St., Canoga Park, CA 91304)....

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Frequency Flier – Door industry grapples with military’s siege of 390MHz

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Frequency FlierDoor industry grapples with military’s siege of 390MHzBy Amy Campbell Like many a military invasion, the target was caught by surprise. It wasn’t some foreign country suddenly besieged by a military attack, but garage door operators when the U.S. Department of Defense elected to employ the 390 frequency, which it owned but was not using. When the military began testing its new mobile radio system at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, industry panic set in. With an estimated 50 million or more operators using the same frequency, was the garage door opener doomed?It began simply enough about...

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Garage Door Examples

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Genie Rail Assembly – Excelerator Pro Models PRO99, CMD9900

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Genie Rail Assembly – Excelerator Retail Models H8000, ISD Series, 4560

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Genie Garage Door Opener – Excelerator Troubleshooting

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Excelerator Troubleshooting What if the opener closes with constant pressure on the console or pushbutton? Check STB - Both the Red and Green must be solid for the door to close 2 Blinks and a Pause - Check alignment, clean lenses, replace Green STB or wire to Green STB 3 Blinks and a Pause - Check for interference. Usually caused by an opener on the opposite door. Red or Green STB should be back to back when there's ...

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False Alarms

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A burglar alarm can initiate a considerable response by police or private security personnel, who may leave other important duties to race to the scene of the alarm. Therefore, it is important to prevent false alarms when designing and installing alarm systems. Modern burglar alarms make use of several different technologies to reduce false alarms. Passive infrared detectors can be programmed to ignore the first movement detected, as in when the intruder moves from one detection zone to another, and to sound the alarm only when the movement passes through two or more detection zones within a specified period...

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FCC Public Notice for Garage Door Opener Interference, Feb. 15, 2005

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Press Contact: Bruce Romano: 202-418-2124 DA 05-424 February 15, 2005 Consumers near certain military installations have recently experienced interference to their garage door opener controls that may reduce the operating distance or cause the device to stop operating. This public notice is issued to explain the cause of the interference and the steps being taken to alleviate this problem....

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Door Prize

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A Garage Door’s Worth in Increasing Home Values By First United Door Technologies If you look at the history of building over the last 20 years, there has been too much similarity in basic rooflines and elevations from community to community. From coast to coast, city officials are demanding changes on the design of the elevations in new projects. Builders, who faced the competing demands of limited lot sizes and buyers who wanted spacious garages, were left in a bind. Today, the demand for more garage space remains. In fact, one-fourth of all respondents...