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Due to water damage, my Overhead garage opener’s logic board had to be replaced in January. Since then, or actually since the weather has warmed up in the past couple of weeks, I’ve found that neither of my mini 1-button Genie 1995-on aftermarket remotes purchased in October stops the door midstream, except occasionally at one spot three feet off the ground if I’m standing outside. As I recall, they did stop the door prior to the board change. Batteries aren’t the issue. OTOH, the previously installed Overhead wall switches inside the door, in the stairwell and on the car visor all work fine. Any idea what may have changed?

highstream
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  • I don't think I've ever seen a garage door that stopped before hitting its limit switches unless it's malfunctioning or has been told to go the other direction. – keshlam Apr 30 '23 at 16:15
  • `Since then, or actually since the weather has warmed up` ... which is it? – jsotola Apr 30 '23 at 16:42
  • `if I’m standing outside` ... what happens if you stand inside the garage? – jsotola Apr 30 '23 at 16:43
  • Unscrew the light bulb from the opener and see if that makes a difference. If it now works, get a non-interfering LED bulb made for openers or use an incandescent. – MTA Apr 30 '23 at 16:51
  • I’m in SW Montana and it was a cold very snowy winter. Had no reason to stop it part way until the temp rose enough to let the warm air in. Electricity is expensive here. No success from inside garage with those remotes. Will check bulb. @keshlam Been here 15 years and door has always stopped where desired. – highstream Apr 30 '23 at 17:19
  • OK. If it still works as you expect with the original remote, the problem is that the second-source remotes aren't transmitting exactly the same codes in exactly the same way. In which case, all you can do is find second-source remotes which work more happily with your system, or get OEM remotes that will work exactly as designed for your system, or accept the problem, or replace the whole system, or do lots of electronic debugging to try to understand what the difference is and build your own remote... – keshlam Apr 30 '23 at 19:33
  • My garage door also stops in any desired position, going up or going down. I would say your replacement logic board is faulty. – Ruskes Apr 30 '23 at 19:34
  • Your remote is fine, it works. It only sends one type of signal to the controller. That could be the stop signal if the door is moving. The same signal also opens/closes the door. The logic board decides what to do. – Ruskes Apr 30 '23 at 19:38
  • A correction: The Overhead multi-button visor remote doesn’t stop the door either, at least from outside the garage. If it’s the logic board, why with the two wired wall units, but not the remotes? – highstream Apr 30 '23 at 21:51

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