Do Garage Door openers with battery backup require the battery to be working?

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Greg asked:

Hi All, I am thinking to buy a craftman 3/4 hp garage door opener with battery backup. I assume the battery will eventually fail. I’m wondering if the opener will still function without the battery or will I have to rush out an buy a new battery right away. The link below shows the model I am interested in: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00953918000P?vName=Tools&cName=Home+Security+%26+Garage+Door+Openers&sbf=Brand&sbv=Craftsman

Question posted courtesy of: Megan
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    4 Responses to “Do Garage Door openers with battery backup require the battery to be working?”

    1. Benedict V Z Says:
      February 7th, 2008 at 5:04 am

      The power to the opener should work if the battery is off.

    2. happywjc Says:
      February 10th, 2008 at 12:12 pm

      The same battery backup is used only in power outage not to worry.

    3. handsinpants2 Says:
      February 13th, 2008 at 9:43 pm

      The opener was still running.

    4. mikeamadison@sbcglobal.net Says:
      February 14th, 2008 at 9:22 am

      The backup battery and some have leds on the first one years this is the backup battery and some have leds on the first one years ago.
      The first one years ago.