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Adjustment
$TgP 2
Aajust Force
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DO NOT USE FORCE ADJUSTMENTS
TO COMPENSATE
FOR A BINDING
OR STICKING
GARAGE DOOR.
EXCESSIVE FORCE WILL INTERFERE WITH THE PROPER OPERATION OF TH E SAFETY REVERSE SYSTEM
OR DAMAGE THE GARAGE DOOR_
Force Adjustment
Controls
are tocated
on right side
panel of the opener chassis, FORCE ADJUSTMENT
settings
regulate
the amount
of power
required
to
open and close the door
NOTE:
Door STOPS
in UP direction
if anything
interferes
with
door
travel°
Door REVERSES
in
DOWN
direction
if anything
interferes
with door
travel
(including
binding
or unbalanced
doors)°
If force adjustments
are set too light, door travel may
be interrupted
by nuisance
reversals
in the DOWN
direction
and stops in the UP direction
As weather
conditions
can affect
door
movement,
occasional
adjustment
may be needed.
The maximum force adjustment
range is 260 degrees,
about
3/4 of a complete
turn. Do not force controls
beyond
that
point,
Turn force adjustment
controls
with a screwdriver
Controls
Adjustment
Label
FORCE ADJUSTMENT
CHART
IF DOOR DOESN'T
OPEN AT LEAST 5 FT:
IF DOOR REVERSES
DURING
THE DOWN
(CLOSE)
CYCLE:
TEST DOWN
(CLOSE)
FORCE:
Increase
UP (OPEN)
FORCE
by turning
control
in a clock-
wise direction
as shown on label Make 10 degree turn adjust-
ments
until door
opens
completely°
Readjust
UP LIMIT
if
necessary,
After each adjustment,
run the opener
through
a
complete
travel cycle
increase DOWN (CLOSE) FORCE by turning control in a
clockwise direction as shown on label° Make 10 degree turn
adjustments until door completes the close cycle. After each
adjustment, run opener through a complete travel cycle.
Grasp the door handle or door bottom when door is about
halfway through DOWN (CLOSE) TRAVEL. The door should
reverse If the door is hard to hold or doesn't reverse, de-
crease the DOWN (CLOSE) FORCE by turning the cont[ol in.a
counter clockwise
direction. Make 10 degree turn adjust-
ments until the door reverses normally. After each adjust-
ment, run the opener through a complete travel cycle,
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