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    Genie TZ34/20 Motor Controller

    After speaking with a rep from Curtis and someone from one of their dealers, I've determined that the controller I bought was in fact a knock-off of the Curtis model 1216-2351. My best guess is that the controller is blowing because it isn't rated to handle the same as the Curtis model even...
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    Genie TZ34/20 Motor Controller

    Update: I installed a new controller and added the fuse in. Ran for a couple days then quit. Same issues. Fried the controller somehow. Fuse is fine. I guess the next thing to do is add a contactor. I got your email with the install instructions on that and I'll just custom make all the wires...
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    Genie TZ34/20 Motor Controller

    The unit is a TZ34/20 Serial # 3406-264. Could an issue in the ground control box cause something like this? I have had to do quite a bit of re-wiring in there to get everything to match the wiring diagram. Whoever owned it before me had no clue what they were doing in there. Engineer 44...
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    Genie TZ34/20 Motor Controller

    I was told the batteries were new when I bought the unit, and they have seemed to perform well during the times I've been able to use it. My main concern at this point is that I don't want to keep frying motor controllers every couple days. Just judging by the sequence of events it leads me to...
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    Genie TZ34/20 Motor Controller

    The fuse is bypassed at the moment. That's how it was when I bought it. Ive ordered a couple fuses now. I'm guessing that it is going over current for some reason and that is what is causing that board to cook. Just not sure why that would happen? It was bolted to the front panel of that motor...
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    Genie TZ34/20 Motor Controller

    Picture didn't get on the last post
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    Genie TZ34/20 Motor Controller

    Yeah I'm at a loss as well. This is a picture of the motor controller. It's trashed. I wish I could buy just the board pictures and not the whole thing.
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    Genie TZ34/20 Motor Controller

    I don't have a contractor on mine. It's a 2006 model. I'm not sure when that upgrade came out. Honestly there doesn't seem to be any information that I can find from genie regarding that or the motor controller upgrade. Or why they were upgraded. I kept some of the old broken controllers. I'm...
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    Genie TZ34/20 Motor Controller

    Update. Used the lift all day yesterday. No issues. Forgot to charge it overnight. When we got to the job today it ran fine but I decided to plug it in since it had run a whole day already. Shortly after that, it quit working. No motor movement at all. I opened up the motor controller and...
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    Genie TZ34/20 Motor Controller

    Yes and no. I took the old controller off of the lift and tore it apart. (The 3rd one I've had apart) it was noticably cheaper in build quality and waterproofing which leads me to believe that the heavy rain I had gotten the night before is what fried it. I ended up upgrading to the Curtis motor...
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    Genie TZ34/20 Motor Controller

    I have a Genie TZ34/20 that is having an issue with the motor controller. I got a new one in the mail and installed it. It ran for about 20 seconds then it stopped and hasn't worked since. I'm at a dead end on this. Hopefully someone here can help.
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