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Anonymous Posted on May 03, 2010

1993 Liftmaster professional mod. 1345. Have adjusted door balance, spring tension, new safety sensors (correctly aligned). With trolley disengaged from door the trolley will run approx. 8 - 10 inch. & stops. Have adjusted chain tension, no luck. I suspect a problem with either gears or logic board. Any ideas?

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Most likely is a bad IR sensor board. This is a small printed circuit board just in front of the motor.

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