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Can I run ADOR on Electric instead of Battery?

Running the ADOR on electric power instead of battery     Yes — the ADOR can be powered from a standard 120V electrical outlet instead of a battery. This is... Read More

The Engineer Behind ADOR

  Rod Neumann is a degreed Electrical Engineer, graduating from the University of Houston in 1972. His career began at NASA during the final Apollo moon landings, where he spent... Read More

The Technology Inside ADOR

A Lot Smarter Than a Simple Photocell! If you have ever owned a light-activated yard lamp, you might wonder whether a chicken door using light-sensing would have the same frustrating... Read More

Is the ADOR battery dead or is the motor bad?

When the ADOR door fails to open, opens only partway, or stops mid-travel, there are three possible causes: a weak or dead battery, an obstruction, binding, rubbing, warped frame or... Read More

Change ADOR Open/Shut Times

Adjusting ADOR open and shut times   The ADOR does not use a clock timer. Instead, it uses an infrared light sensor and a built-in algorithm to detect sunrise and... Read More

ADOR Sprocket Locks Door Shut

In 2012 we introduced our ADOR1 chicken door with the innovative Sprocket Drive.  Other automatic doors operated the drive of their door by pulling a string on a pulley, or... Read More