Garage door opener motor wiring

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Phil White

New Member

• Aug 19, 2018

• #1

I have a Genie garage door opener. It has four wires going into the motor. The red and black are from the AC and the orange and yellow are from a capacitor. Can anyone tell me how to wire it directly to AC to bypass the remote and electric eye?

 

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Phil White

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• Aug 19, 2018

• #2

Also, here is a link to the owner's manual which contains a schematic of the motor wiring.

https://bluemate.com/garage-door-openers/pdf/genie-manual.pdf

 

MaxHeadRoom78

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Most Helpful Member

• Aug 19, 2018

• #3

That is a standard PSC motor and can be controlled by a simple SPDT SW with centre off.
PDF.
Also see the motor diag. in the manual.
Max.

 

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Phil White

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• Aug 19, 2018

• #4

Thanks, which wires do i connect to AC white and which to AC black?

 

MaxHeadRoom78

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Most Helpful Member

• Aug 19, 2018

• #5

The neutral goes to Red and the capacitor goes across Yellow and Orange, these two would go to the reversing switch or AC black to either one for single direction running.
Max.

 

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Phil White

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• Aug 19, 2018

• #6

Thanks Max, that worked perfectly. Greatly appreciate your help!

 

Ylli

Active Member

• Aug 19, 2018

• #7

Using the red wire, you bypassed the thermal protector. I would suggest taping off the red wire and using the black wire instead. That gives you some thermal protection.

 

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Phil White

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• Aug 19, 2018

• #8

Great. Will do. Thanks much for your help.