Looking for some help and education. My hangar door has a Dayton motor with a gearbox running on 110V with an adjustable limit switch on it.
The Motor is no longer made but lists as a general purpose motor. (model 5K340Z)
When I open the door I can stop the door any where I wish.
However when I lower the door, if I hit the stop button, I can hear the motor shut off, but the door keeps coming down from the weight of the door and will actually put slack in the wires when fully closed.
I am having a professional come out to take a look, but in the mean time I have heard several different suggestions as to what is wrong.
One though is the gear box is bad, the other thought is that the motor is bad.
If the gear box s bad, how does the brake inside the gear box work to stop it when raising and lowering? What would cause it to work when raising but not lowering?
If the motor is bad, how does that brake work and why isn't it working in both directions?
Better yet, anyone else have the same situation and what did you do to fix it?
The Motor is no longer made but lists as a general purpose motor. (model 5K340Z)
When I open the door I can stop the door any where I wish.
However when I lower the door, if I hit the stop button, I can hear the motor shut off, but the door keeps coming down from the weight of the door and will actually put slack in the wires when fully closed.
I am having a professional come out to take a look, but in the mean time I have heard several different suggestions as to what is wrong.
One though is the gear box is bad, the other thought is that the motor is bad.
If the gear box s bad, how does the brake inside the gear box work to stop it when raising and lowering? What would cause it to work when raising but not lowering?
If the motor is bad, how does that brake work and why isn't it working in both directions?
Better yet, anyone else have the same situation and what did you do to fix it?