Les White
Less is more
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My garage door opener has been somewhat flaky. Some times it'll work from the end of the driveway - 350ft - other times it won't work while standing next to the garage. Yes, I replaced the battery. A replacement remote on eBay was $20 and I wasn't convinced it would solve the issue.
Then I found this.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JGDV8UM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
For a single garage door it's just 4 lousy wires, but it can do two doors. Just run jumpers from the common and N/O to the wires to your wall mount opener, feed it 12-24v (polarity doesn't matter), and make sure the dip switches are both OFF (pulse setting). Then follow the programming instructions for the fobs - just press and hold PRG1, then the corresponding button on the fob, watch the lights blink, and done.
Now I can push the button on the fob to open the door while coming down the road and have the door open for me when I get there.
$15 well spent. I can think of a LOT of other applications this could be used for.
Then I found this.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JGDV8UM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
For a single garage door it's just 4 lousy wires, but it can do two doors. Just run jumpers from the common and N/O to the wires to your wall mount opener, feed it 12-24v (polarity doesn't matter), and make sure the dip switches are both OFF (pulse setting). Then follow the programming instructions for the fobs - just press and hold PRG1, then the corresponding button on the fob, watch the lights blink, and done.
Now I can push the button on the fob to open the door while coming down the road and have the door open for me when I get there.
$15 well spent. I can think of a LOT of other applications this could be used for.