Had a tough time getting the original battery out of garage door opener compartment. Has anyone else had that problem. would like a battery slightly
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Yes I found that it took a bit of time and patience to wiggle the battery out of its slot. I actually took two thin wooden wedges and was able to get the tip of each one both sides of the battery and slowly nudge the battery out of it's slot. When I put the new battery in I put some duct tape on each side of the base and fashioned a handle so the next time I could more easily pull the old battery out of its slot. It is just a matter of having a thin strong implement to wedge in the small openings on the side and work the battery out of its slot. Good luck
1703178
I attached some duct tape to the exposed end, leaving a fold in the tape for me to grab, and was able to get it out
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I found that the wires that connect the battery were rubbing against it and wedging against the battery when I tried to pull it out. I pushed the wires up into a recess to get them out of the way and the battery was easy to remove after that.
1703180
I had to remove three screws and remove the panel with the light bulb to get it out.
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My battery was slidining in nd out freely. Looks lie your battery had a body damage and the acid rected with the battery's body.
1703182
Very sorry I cannot help you sir. I bought the battery for my home alarm system, so cannot relate to your problem. Good luck!
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Yes, it can be difficult to get this battery out of the overhead door compartment. Many years ago I tried in vain to wiggle it out or use flat head screw drivers. But, then the solution came to me and was very simple. Ronn Berrol touches upon it....get a piece of strong duct tape, wrap it around your finger with the sticky side out then place finger against the side of the battery and pull. Comes out with no problem.
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I have had no problems removing the battery. Make sure you are pulling it from the right side. As the picture shows from the top. If you try from the bottom it has a latch and its impossible to remove from that end. Hope this helps. G.
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Think everyone has this problem. Below the display is a small button like protrusion, push in on that and, volia, the battery door opens on the other side. The plus side of the battery goes down in the holder. You'll love this guage, it works great.
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I had the same problem. Swollen battery and I couldn't get it to budge. A google search that worked for me was to take a drill with a skinny bit and drill down into the battery, making sure you only drill down half way through the battery. Remove the drill. Use a hex key small enough to insert into the hole you made, or a skinny nail. I had the wife hold onto the remote and I took a hammer and started tapping on the hex key until the battery eventually pride out. I did slide a metal nail file under the battery to provide the lift needed to remove the batter from the compartment as it is sunken down in the remote. I ordered a replacement batter here for around 18 bucks. Hope this is helpful. I had the same problem. Swollen battery and I couldn't get it to budge. A google search that worked for me was to take a drill with a skinny bit and drill down into the battery, making sure you only drill down half way through the battery. Remove the drill. Use a hex key small enough to insert into the hole you made, or a skinny nail. I had the wife hold onto the remote and I took a hammer and started tapping on the hex key until the battery eventually pride out. I did slide a metal nail file under the battery to provide the lift needed to remove the batter from the compartment as it is... » Read More I had the same problem. Swollen battery and I couldn't get it to budge. A google search that worked for me was to take a drill with a skinny bit and drill down into the battery, making sure you only drill down half way through the battery. Remove the drill. Use a hex key small enough to insert into the hole you made, or a skinny nail. I had the wife hold onto the remote and I took a hammer and started tapping on the hex key until the battery eventually pride out. I did slide a metal nail file under the battery to provide the lift needed to remove the batter from the compartment as it is sunken down in the remote. I ordered a replacement batter here for around 18 bucks. Hope this is helpful. « Show Less
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Got mine yesterday. It was working initially. Garage door opened, it beeped; closed, it stopped beeping. Hours later, it started beeping again even when the door was still shut. Not sure what to do with it.
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From what I remembered it was close to the cost of the backup system - maybe 10 dollars less and he had to order it first. that was around a year ago since I have two garage doors and recently had to replace the second one. You might want to call batteries plus if you have one near you or just google the battery itself. it is a fairly common one.
606888
There is a battery compartment in the back which has a philips screw. I have never tried opening it. But I guess if you opened yours and could find a replacement replacing the batter would be possible. I am sorry the answer isnt more complete.
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I had trouble with swapping the battery. I think I had two batteries of the right size, pried this open just fine, but once I FORCED the two batteries in, they were too tall (by the tiniest amount) and were constantly pressing on the chip's button. Has anyone run into that? I'll see if I can find those batteries that didn't fit and double-check their type.
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get a really small screw driver and unscrew the two screws on the bottom... the screws are very long, so, keep unscrewing... then, unscrew the 1 screw that holds down the little rectangular door and take out the two batteries and replace them... they are 357/303 energizer batteries... now that I've taken mine out, I find they are corroded and need new ones... will try Batteries etc.
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Pull open the opener. Look at the current battery. On the front of the battery it will have the battery part number. Then go to walgreens or another battery store and they should have it.
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Press the bottom door down till a small gap appears above and use your fingers to open it. Its tricky. Then installing the battery is simple. The top is positive and the bottom is negative.. Push the battery in but be careful not to push it all the way towards the back, just enough it makes contact within the housing. Close cover and enjoy! :)
870233
At the back end of the white body of the jar opener is a little door that you must push to the left. Behind the door are the batteries. Be sure to put the new ones back the way the old ones came out.
543803
I have only had mine for 5 months. I haven't changed the battery yet but I usually close my garage door manually. I do forget to close the door sometimes and Magic Closer has worked flawlessly since installed. That said, it should be no big deal to change the batteries since I used Velcro to attach both units.
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I am sorry, I had the same problem. I ended up throwing it away and ordering a new one! I did not see any way to open it and replace a battery.
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I just bought one today at walmart and I stripped it too, and I was using the correct size screwdriver. Now I am not sure how I am going to get the battery compartment off without breaking it. I would never buy this again. I am wondering why they used a screw in the first place.
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I purchased our can opener over 6 months ago. We have not needed to change the batteries yet. We probably average opening one can a day. Some days we open no cans and at thanksgiving we opened well over a dozen cans. My wife continues to love it and so do I. We have had two that were rechargeable, and they both had problems charging. Mostly because they were poorly designed in how they sat in their charging cradle. I prefer the battery model - I think most everyone would.
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Is your garage door opener one of the listed ones and does it have an orange button on the back. Did your old one no linger work? I have a raynor navigator bought in 1998. There are tests you can run which will insure it is not the garage door opener at fault. Have you tried any of these? It turned out my garage door opener had a bad circuit board, I replaced it before ordering the remote. The board is simple to replace as the whole rear of the unit is sold as one piece. No soldering, just a simple connector is all that is needed. The remote then worked fine.