"my people go up straight and true John." Mine wobbles and the screw is tight. Not sure about loosening it to mess with it.
I took it apart to align the roof with the base, but discovered that the entire base is warped so that is impossible. One of the roof supports is at angle and cannot be straightened (probably due to the warped base)
I shave the inside edges of the guide to 45 degrees as the modification pdf suggested. Made no difference. Tested it again at 16V with a separate power supply and it still hung up part way up and part way down.
Got out a separate Z1000 brick and applied a full 18V (as Craig suggested) and this time it went all the way up and all the way down most of the time.
I guess I could mess with the spring and try it again. Attach an eyelet to it (as Vernon suggested) to loosen some of the tension. But the solenoid doesn't "sound right" unless 18V is applied. Two new micro switches (that may or may not work) and a spring (without the extension) delivered will be nearly $30. Not sure it is worth it.
I have a 16V doorbell transformer I could try.
Thanks,
John
