garage door opener crapped out

[full foot notch]

well i was doing one thing on the list that i been meaning to do, which was to reset the open and close tab on the garage door opener so it would close correctly (all stems back from when i had to replace the plastic drive wheel for the chain and all since it had worn out). well i didnt have a physical load on the arm so that it would be less stress since it was opening and closing a lot. well i got the close tab installed and the motor and everything back up. well i was running it and all of a sudden i hear a hiss like a soda being slowly opened, and i saw the magic blue smoke come out. well i instantly knew that it was a capacitor or a transformer. took off the cover and saw a brown thick liquid so im assuming it was an oil filled capacitor. so im gonna say F it and get a new garage door opener setup that ill just retrofit to the old door and brackets

the one i have right now is a 1/3hp Challenger 1000 , most likely ill go up to a 1/2hp for the hell of it, it does not have the breakbeam setup but is the crush resistance setup, ie it hits something and feels resistance it reverses direction.

anyone recomend good brands and brands to stay away from