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[moggy]

Good evening one and all,the blind worked yesterday.But today it just goes up a quarter of the way and stops,when you press the button again it goes back to its home position.Has anyone got any ideas.Any help apreciated Moggy .

[Broomies Mate]

Get someone to gently assist it when it's going up.  If that works, do it a few times.  Mechanism might be a little sticky.

[moggy]

Get someone to gently assist it when it's going up.  If that works, do it a few times.  Mechanism might be a little sticky.

Cheers BM,will get the wife to give it a yank.Shes quite good at that.

[moggy]

Hi All,did what bm said blind goes up and down now.But when its gone down,after it stops i get a clicking noise for 2 or 3 seconds.Any ideas thanks Moggy

[feeutfo]

Hmm, not good. Motor may be jumping teeth perhaps...?

[moggy]

Hmm, not good. Motor may be jumping teeth perhaps...?

Hi Chrisg,anything i can do about it

[Broomies Mate]

I dont know how the limit switches work on these, although I do have one in the garage which I should strip down and have a look at.  I dont even know if the motor is connected to the mechanism via belt or gears (cogs).

The clicking is more than likely the motor still running after the blind has reached it's bottom position.

I'll endeavor to strip the mech down over the weekend.  I'm sure someone on here (don't recall who) has already got great knowledge of the internal workings and hopefully will be able to give you a definitive answer soon.

The complete shelf is not horribly expensive from the breakers on here, and not a difficult thing to replace, so dont get upset if you find yours is not fixable. 

[moggy]

I dont know how the limit switches work on these, although I do have one in the garage which I should strip down and have a look at.  I dont even know if the motor is connected to the mechanism via belt or gears (cogs).

The clicking is more than likely the motor still running after the blind has reached it's bottom position.

I'll endeavor to strip the mech down over the weekend.  I'm sure someone on here (don't recall who) has already got great knowledge of the internal workings and hopefully will be able to give you a definitive answer soon.

The complete shelf is not horribly expensive from the breakers on here, and not a difficult thing to replace, so dont get upset if you find yours is not fixable. 

Cheers BM any help or advise much apreciated.But until i find out exactly what it is i think,it stays down.

[Broomies Mate]

I dont know how the limit switches work on these, although I do have one in the garage which I should strip down and have a look at.  I dont even know if the motor is connected to the mechanism via belt or gears (cogs).

The clicking is more than likely the motor still running after the blind has reached it's bottom position.

I'll endeavor to strip the mech down over the weekend.  I'm sure someone on here (don't recall who) has already got great knowledge of the internal workings and hopefully will be able to give you a definitive answer soon.

The complete shelf is not horribly expensive from the breakers on here, and not a difficult thing to replace, so dont get upset if you find yours is not fixable. 

Cheers BM any help or advise much apreciated.But until i find out exactly what it is i think,it stays down.

I'd say carry on.... it's either going to fix it, or break it, so technically, you have nothing to lose!  Either way, you will need to source a replacement or completely strip it down and realign gears.

As mentioned above, I dont know the inner workings, but it sounds like it doesnt know where the 'bottom' is.  Working it several times and allowing it to slip may let it find it's feet.   

[moggy]

Suppose your right,if its on its way out.I can ether fix it or replace it.But using it a bit more often may do the trick

[Bionic]

This might be worth a look at.
This happened to me and it turned out to be that a bit of crap had somehow got pulled down when the blind was used after a hot sunny day. It turned out to be a sticky sweet and gently lifting the blind while the button was pressed eventually got it to raise fully again. The sticky sweet bit was claened with a small portable stean cleaner and it was back to normal after that.
 

[moggy]

This might be worth a look at.
This happened to me and it turned out to be that a bit of crap had somehow got pulled down when the blind was used after a hot sunny day. It turned out to be a sticky sweet and gently lifting the blind while the button was pressed eventually got it to raise fully again. The sticky sweet bit was claened with a small portable stean cleaner and it was back to normal after that.
 

Hi Bionic,the blind goes fully up and down.The problem is the clicking after its down.Does anyone have a guide or pics on how to get to the mechanism,and what i should be looking for. Moggy

[Bionic]

Sounds like the down limiting microswitch has packed up and the mechanism is continuing to operate after it should have been stopped by it cutting off the current.
If it goes up without problems it points to the microswitches being the culprits.
There was a bit published about how to remove and refit the rear blind in the maintenance section I think so maybe a look there will assist you.Microswitches can be bought fro virtually any radio shop such as Maplins, or even online if you get the numbers off them.