The replacement safety sensors project an invisible light beam across the inside of the garage door to prevent accidents and are required for safe use of all chamberlain garage door openers.
Chamberlain garage door sensor light colors.
Each sensor will usually have a light.
Compatible with chamberlain and liftmaster garage door openers manufactured after 1997.
The amber colored light is the transmitter and the.
Opener to function properly when closing.
Whenever there is an obstruction the garage door will automatically reverse before causing damage.
These sensors are little black boxes found on either side of the bottom of the garage door.
If the beam is broken by any object while the door is closing the door will.
Sometime an emitter may not have a light on it.
If the leds on both sensors glow it means they are not faulty.
There is the emitter and receiver.
Sometimes a receiver may have more than one.
For people who do not know the transmitter has the yellow light and the receiving sensor has the green light.
The garage door sensor yellow light and the green light together create a solid illumination.
Stop and reverse to its fully open position.
Green colored light is the receiver.
Each manufacturer uses different colors.
Whenever there is an obstruction the garage door will automatically reverse before causing any damage.
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Also over time they change their colors and layouts.
Safety beams come in sets.
The green light signifies your sensors have power while the red light signifies the sensors are aligned.
Disconnect the pre wire from the garage door opener connect the white wire from the sensor to the white terminal of the garage door opener and then the black and white wire to the grey terminal.
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The lights should be a solid illumination for the garage door.
If you do not see a solid illumination or your garage door is not working the problem is most likely due to the sensors being out of line.
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Safety sensors are required for safe use of all chamberlain garage door openers.