Hard Wired Garage Door Opener

[Vulcan]

Looking for some options on hard wiring in my Sears Craftsman mini garage door remote. I drilled and mounted a push button switch on the left dash panel. I soldered the switch wires to the remote's circuit board (where the origianl switch was mounted). My question is about the power. The original remote used a pair of 1.5 volt button bateries for a total of 3 volts. If I wire the remote into the bikes power distro block it will be eating 12 volts. What do you think of its life span given that it is only being operating for about 1 second at a time? Any options for a cheap and lightweight transformer to drop the voltage down to 3 volts?

 

[Ignacio]

My question is why you'd want to try and go with bike power? I mean, do remotes go through batteries often enough to worry about changing the power source. I've gone 2 years now on my remote and it still works just fine.

 

[ionbeam]

If you really want to pursue hardwiring the door opener you need to stop by a Radio ****, err, Shack and pickup a Zener diode and a drop resistor. Send me a PM and I can tell you what you need and how to wire it.

 

[ionbeam]

Just checked RatShack, they don't have the zener you need. I have the correct components, would donate.

 

[Vulcan]

PM sent

 

[Woodstock]

My question is why you'd want to try and go with bike power? I mean, do remotes go through batteries often enough to worry about changing the power source. I've gone 2 years now on my remote and it still works just fine.

+1

I can see wiring up a seperate pushbutton switch to the opener, but bike power seems a bit overkill.

 

[Vulcan]

Most farkles are overkill!!!

 

[Mike-H]

Why go simple ....when you can go really complicated ....

 

[Bearly Flying]

Vulcan: Might want to be cautious, I believe you have an intercomm on your bike, you might end up getting a lot of noise from this.

 

[DailyCommuter]

I know this is sort of an old post, but I finally got around to doing this for myself.

This is the button.

And I just kinda threw the garage door opener into the glove box. I don't think i've ever used that box for anything until this..

 

[Zorlac]

"What do you think of its life span given that it is only being operating for about 1 second "

Yes, that will be its lifespan at 12V.

 

[DailyCommuter]

Not mine, those wires are goint to the momentary switch/button. Its on battery power in my application

 

[isuace]

Not mine, those wires are goint to the momentary switch/button. Its on battery power in my application

Is that button water proof?

 

[El Toro Joe]

Not mine, those wires are goint to the momentary switch/button. Its on battery power in my application

Nice job...I'd like to do that with mine. Currently have mine velcroed inside the glove box.

 

[DailyCommuter]

Its funny the first thing my wife asked me was "is that water proof?". Ummm no it isn't. But I will put in a water proof one when this ***** the bed. I bet it'll last just fine though.

 

[RadioHowie]

I bet it'll last just fine though.

So said the LAST person to have the wires in his remote garage control opener short out from condensation.

 

[ponyfool]

The reason I made mine powered by the bike was because there were occasions where I left my bike parked in front of the house, under the eave, and I didn't want the garage door opener to be able to open the garage door when the bike was off and parked.

 

[isuace]

I bet it'll last just fine though.

It very well may last forever, or the first time you back it out of the garage with a little rain it may short and open the garage door when you are down the block, leaving the house wide open for the little pervey neighborhood boy to steal all of your wifes underdraws

 

[RadioHowie]

steal all of your wifes odots' underoos