Raynor Flitestar Opener Parts

The Raynor Flitestar garage door opener. What can I say - you've probably have either had a good experience with it or you've had a bad experience - there isn't much in between. Raynor hasn't manufactured the Flitestar operator for a few years and parts for it are becoming scarce. One of the major weaknesses of the operator is the logic board. Power surges and close by lightning strikes could easily knock out the logic board. Unfortunately the logic board is one of the parts that is no longer available. Another obsolete part is the wall station. After years of use the buttons on the wall station can get sensitive and cause the opener to "act up". If the wall station "acts up" or stops working just remove it & install a regular doorbell type button.

Some parts are still available. The worm gear assembly is still available. These will sometimes snap or crack when stressed. Another part that's still available is the limit assembly. The limits tell the operator when to

stop when the door opens or closes. The limits sometimes get worn and the opener will either travel too far allowing the trolley to hit the powerhead or it may stop short leaving the door open a couple of inches. The PEC-R4 safety sensor photo-eyes are still available . The teeth on the front idler sprocket can break or wear off over time but replacements are currently available. Remote controls are still around but you'll have to read our other blog post remote controls to help determine which remote you have.

If one of the above parts has failed then I would recommend replacing that part and getting a few more years out of the opener. A new opener is nice but they can also have their drawbacks with all the new electronics and gadgets that manufacturers like to add. If the logic board has failed then you'll have no choice but to purchase a whole new operator.

UPDATE: As of February 2014 Raynor Mfg. no longer offers the PEC-R4 Replacement Sensors. There are no other sensors available at this time.

Raynor 545RGD Radio Receiver

Sometimes the radio receivers on electric operators will go bad and the remotes will no longer work. A power surge or lightning strike nearby can cause the receiver to fail. The Raynor 545RGD Radio Receiver is an external mounted receiver that was used on some (but not all) Raynor operators such as the R-Series (R150,R160,R170,etc.) or the Flitestar models. The #545RGD Receiver is no longer available but the #535LM Receiver will also work.

If your remote controls have any of the following Raynor model numbers on them then the 535LM Receiver will work with them:

• 971RGD, 972RGD, 973RGD
• 61RGD, 62RGD, 63RGD
• 81RGD, 82RGD, 83RGD, 84RGD

The 535LM Radio Receiver is 390MHz frequency Code Hopping and will accept the above rolling code Security + remotes and the others listed. It will hold 8 of the Security + remotes (the 900 series), one of the 600 series or 12 of the 800 series of remotes. Note that the 900 series of remotes can't be mixed with the other series of remotes but you can use the 600 series with the 800 series.