Fixed Garage Door Opener

[Thug]

Howdy Gang

Well I finally did it…put in a permanent GDO. Originally I was going to hard wire it to the battery but the more I though about it the less I liked the fact that there was a constant power feed to the GDO circuit board, and not having any fuse block to work with, changed the idea to the one I have finished up with.

Previously I gutted a remote and soldered two wires in the appropriate places (Fiddly ****) and then wired up a momentary switch (constant open) I had quickly reached my limit on electronics 101, so I had a mate affix a reducer (he used a mobile phone charger lead and gutted that for the right amount of 12V down to 6V (being my GDO’s voltage).

Came home and just about ready to install it but something happened to the “lead guts” and when I hooked up to a 12v battery it went POP! And a funny smell came out of it… yep fried!

So back to the drawing board. I pulled apart (gently as you go) and soldered the appropriate wires (again) on the CB and resealed the unit so I could have it operate via its own power source (2 x 3V batteries).

As the picks will attest:

The unit:

If anyone tells you there is plenty of room in this left-hand electrical cluster they have never pulled one apart:

Switch placement (be careful not to scratch the plastic it is very sensitive to little scrapes):

Fix switch:

After a little testing where to put the cable and where to zip tie it so it didn’t interfere with the steering or issues with future rubbing etc, I settled on the next pic’s placement:

Works like a treat and looks pretty good. And I can change the batteries without too much of a fuss.

Cheers

 

[FJR_pig]

I like that. Thanks for the pics. Maybe next time I'm in your neighborhood, you could give me a hand.

Okay, I guess I'll have to do it myself...why do all the handy FJR owners have to live so far away...

 

[Thug]

Ditto Pig!

If I can do it any MOFO can do it even TWN! :grin:

 

[Toecutter]

Thug,

What is your assessment of the weather-tite capabilities of the setup? It might not matter to you, but others who are contemplating this mod might be interested.

Damn, that's a mighty clean (and purdy) bike. Get out and ride that thing in some weather, would ya?

Also, do you think there's room in that housing for any regular kind of switch where your monentary high beam switch resides? I'd like to utilize that area for an aux. light switch, since I have nothing but a blank there now.

 

[Thug]

Thug,What is your assessment of the weather-tite capabilities of the setup? It might not matter to you, but others who are contemplating this mod might be interested.

Damn, that's a mighty clean (and purdy) bike. Get out and ride that thing in some weather, would ya?

Also, do you think there's room in that housing for any regular kind of switch where your monentary high beam switch resides? I'd like to utilize that area for an aux. light switch, since I have nothing but a blank there now.

Weather proofing might be an issue but a small one in my view. I thought about a switch that utilised a weather-proof Boot as somewhere has done (forgive me that person as I have forgotten your name), but as for this one I don't think it's going to be a biggie, the switch is done up tight, the only place the water might get in is between the button and the inside of the threaded post, I just put it down to like looking after the Magnum Blasters you have to be careful not to get water in them either. If there are any future issues I could put a little water displacement spray every now and again or it might just be ok where it is. I wanted it to be put forward but the shape of the moulding didn't make it practical.

As for your set up yes there would be room for a switch on your M high-beam switch where it used to reside, not a lot of room, but there should be enough. I had to shorten the contact posts on the M switch on mine so I could have the cables traveling at right angles to the switch so the back of the switch and the contacts would not rest on the handlebar. Like I said not a lot of room but if thought through carefully you should be fine.

And as for my Prudy bike? That's the way I like it baby! Clean and pristine!

Cheers

 

[twowheelnut]

Woo-dohggies, ain't that some slick ****! Farkle of the Year material, I'd say. And don't be makin' fun of my electrical work prowess. Shoot, only took me two weekends to figger out and install the Blasters! :****:

 

[1FJR]

Toecutter

"Also, do you think there's room in that housing for any regular kind of switch where your monentary high beam switch resides? I'd like to utilize that area for an aux. light switch, since I have nothing but a blank there now.

I used the spot for the monetary high beam switch for a aux. light switch. Here is the link.

[https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?showtopic=7321&hl=

 

[bluedevil]

go to any rat shack(radio) and get any male and female plug and jack, install the female one on the the garage door opener, put the male one on the end of a wire and a switch on the other end.

now put the garage door opener in the little box up front and plug the male and female togeather, when you get back home and want to use the car pull the opener out of the little box on the FJR and put it in the car.

I have done it this way for years on many different bikes, don't have to buy 2 openers this way

oh yes it is out of the rain this way also

 

[Toecutter]

Here's my solution. Thanks, Thug, for getting me motivated. :clapping: