old stanley garage door opener remote replacement

[raaizin]

I have an ancient garage door opener made by Stanley and the remote is on last legs. Is there a way to purchase a new remote it says digital and model # 1044. I really dont want to replace opener if I dont have to. I am open to all suggestions.

 

[eljefino]

Check ebay!

Pry it apart and get the FCC ID off the chips; there is a site somewhere you can look that up.

On chamberlain/ sears remotes, the color of the "learn" button is key.

 

[JayhawkRoy]

Start at Stanley.garage-door-parts.com.

You need the door head model and serial number to make sure the intended replacement is compatible and correct.

 

[Nukeman7]

Originally Posted By: raaizin
I have an ancient garage door opener made by Stanley and the remote is on last legs. Is there a way to purchase a new remote it says digital and model # 1044. I really dont want to replace opener if I dont have to. I am open to all suggestions.


You can just pick up one of these at your local Wal-Mart:

Clicker Universal Remote

Simply return it for a refund if it doesn't program correctly. My Clicker actually works better than the OEM remote.

 

[DBMaster]

Go on eBay and search "skylink garage." I have an older version. It works very well. It connects directly to the same wires/terminals as the "doorbell" button. My remotes are keychain size and have greater range than the ones that came with the opnener.

 

[OtisBlkR1]

universal garage door opener, and does your old opener have a learn button on it ? if so then your set.

 

[sleddriver]

You may get it going again if you disassemble it and clean the switch contacts. Won't take long to find out....

 

[DBMaster]

Garage door openers in the 80's still had the banks of DIP switches in them. When the OP said "ancient" I figured he meant that type. Yo manually set the remotes to match the "code" you set on the opener.

I think the Skylink devices resolve all those issue.

 

[raaizin]

We bought the house in 1993 and it was ancient then. It is a Stanley 1/3hp. I believe the model is 1800.37. I cleaned the contacts on battery and seems to be working.