[Bhavesh]

how do you program remotes with garage door openers?

our family has an old sears garage door opener (model# 139.664053) and had a scare when our last remote was presumed lost

fortunately, we found ours, but realized that we def. need more...unfortunately they don't make that remote anymore so I can't get it directly from sears

I found a set on eBay that matches the model # of the remote that we have and was hoping to program them as back-ups to our current remote:

Craftsman garage door openers --model 139.53778 - eBay (item 320269168899 end time Jul-07-08 05:34:08 PDT)

[OreoGitorio]

I can't see the ebay link since I'm at work () but if they're anything like the one's I've got, there's usually there's a strip of switches inside the remote that look like little tiny light switches. You flip the switches up or down to match the strip that's in the main unit.

Open up the remote you already have at home & see if it's got one. It's just a matter of finding a compatable remote & flipping the switches to match.

Should look somethin kinda like this when you open it up.




If not, well then, I dunno what to tell ya

[LuvDog]

I had remotes that looked like those at my old house

There should be a button on the garage door opener.

You'll hit that button... a light will blink. They you hit the button on the remote and the lights will blink again.

Then it should work after that.

[Cheese-GSXR]

w/LuvDog

[ssg]

You should give a check to the Chamberlain website, I believe Chamberlain OEM's the Craftsman openers - and if those are of the Security+ type (no dip switches, all rolling codes):

Chamberlain Product Help Center

g'luck.

[Bhavesh]

Originally Posted by OreoGitorio

I can't see the ebay link since I'm at work () but if they're anything like the one's I've got, there's usually there's a strip of switches inside the remote that look like little tiny light switches. You flip the switches up or down to match the strip that's in the main unit.

Open up the remote you already have at home & see if it's got one. It's just a matter of finding a compatable remote & flipping the switches to match.

Should look somethin kinda like this when you open it up.




If not, well then, I dunno what to tell ya

I opened up our current garage door remote, and it had switches identical to the ones in this picture

so I got the new remotes today, matched the switches, and found out that both new (used) remotes work with the (1970's?) garage door opener we have

I'm really psyched about this

those remotes are near impossible to find, even used, so to snag TWO more that work means the garage door opener and remotes should be good for another 30 years, thanks oreogaboriault!

[GNTurbo6]

Originally Posted by Bhavesh

I opened up our current garage door remote, and it had switches identical to the ones in this picture

so I got the new remotes today, matched the switches, and found out that both new (used) remotes work with the (1970's?) garage door opener we have

I'm really psyched about this

those remotes are near impossible to find, even used, so to snag TWO more that work means the garage door opener and remotes should be good for another 30 years, thanks oreogaboriault!

I need to pick up a few extra remotes. I think my openers from the 80s. I've replaced the gears twice in it, although the first time I didn't use lube so the gears stripped within a year. That said, use lube

[KillBill]

Originally Posted by ssg

You should give a check to the Chamberlain website, I believe Chamberlain OEM's the Craftsman openers - and if those are of the Security+ type (no dip switches, all rolling codes):

Chamberlain Product Help Center

g'luck.

+1

same thing