12V Garage Door Opener
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From: Carlsbad, CA
Guys HELP! Okay, Installed the garage door opener exactly as described in the video using the horn button and I think there is something wrong. When I hit the horn button twice not only does the garage door NOT open but the front door on my house locks on me!?! I must have the wiring mixed up er something. 
Maybe you are at the wrong house?Mine is more basic...photo attached. . It works fine with the magnetic catch lower fairing doors, so the dang things don't fall off every time I open them. But, many times , my wife hears me about a block away and pushes the button in the house for me.
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From: Hawkeye state
My garage door opener has a thing called myq. Its hooked up to my intranet. Download an app on my phone and can open it from anywhere. I just wait till I am a few blocks away, pull out phone, open door from the app and its open when I get there. Gateway was $50 for my door opener.
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From: Lake Zurich IL
Maybe you are at the wrong house?Mine is more basic...photo attached. . It works fine with the magnetic catch lower fairing doors, so the dang things don't fall off every time I open them. But, many times , my wife hears me about a block away and pushes the button in the house for me.
I used a very small opener and zip tied it to the handle bars= easiest. wish I had a compartment to do it the way you hid it. I think Ill wire it under the dash. I just have to find key-on power and neutral wires. nobody has a picture of it yet. Wondering if I need a resistor too?
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From: Lake Zurich IL
My garage door opener has a thing called myq. Its hooked up to my intranet. Download an app on my phone and can open it from anywhere. I just wait till I am a few blocks away, pull out phone, open door from the app and its open when I get there. Gateway was $50 for my door opener.
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From: Clarksburg, PA
Thanks for posting this...I never even noticed that the battery was 12v!
I actually just drilled the case and mounted it on a bracket on my bike, but it was always finicky.
This permanent mount is great.
My opener only had one button and I just tapped into the accessory wire under the seat since my driving lights were tapped into it also.
Mock up:
Will get a pic of it after finished but here it is for the most part. I may get a black balloon and cover the switch for waterproofing.
I actually just drilled the case and mounted it on a bracket on my bike, but it was always finicky.
This permanent mount is great.
My opener only had one button and I just tapped into the accessory wire under the seat since my driving lights were tapped into it also.
Mock up:
Will get a pic of it after finished but here it is for the most part. I may get a black balloon and cover the switch for waterproofing.
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From: Boise, ID
Thanks for posting this...I never even noticed that the battery was 12v!
I actually just drilled the case and mounted it on a bracket on my bike, but it was always finicky.
This permanent mount is great.
My opener only had one button and I just tapped into the accessory wire under the seat since my driving lights were tapped into it also.
Mock up:
Will get a pic of it after finished but here it is for the most part. I may get a black balloon and cover the switch for waterproofing.
I actually just drilled the case and mounted it on a bracket on my bike, but it was always finicky.
This permanent mount is great.
My opener only had one button and I just tapped into the accessory wire under the seat since my driving lights were tapped into it also.
Mock up:
Will get a pic of it after finished but here it is for the most part. I may get a black balloon and cover the switch for waterproofing.
I like your set up! Was actually thinking the same area would be easier to mount something up. Was just going to mount up a switch to some sort of tab. Is the board under your seat? I agree about putting something over it to help protect it from water and dust.
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From: Clarksburg, PA
I put the board back in the case and just velcro'd it under the seat.
The green wires are my power to driving lights and the opener. ran the ground to the one on top of the tranny.
It's hardly noticeable and being that it's on the stand side, when washing, the water should not soak it too bad.
When I was into RC trucks, we would seal the electronics in a baloon...basically slide the board into a baloon full of dielectric grease and zip tie the ends. You could run the RCs through water. I may just do the baloon thing without dilectric grease since I think that would be plenty of protection.
Speaking of RCs...this is my scale Bronco I built...brake tube rollbar and working lights and winch.
The green wires are my power to driving lights and the opener. ran the ground to the one on top of the tranny.
It's hardly noticeable and being that it's on the stand side, when washing, the water should not soak it too bad.
When I was into RC trucks, we would seal the electronics in a baloon...basically slide the board into a baloon full of dielectric grease and zip tie the ends. You could run the RCs through water. I may just do the baloon thing without dilectric grease since I think that would be plenty of protection.
Speaking of RCs...this is my scale Bronco I built...brake tube rollbar and working lights and winch.
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From: Clarksburg, PA
Thanks!
I was picking up a Birthday card for my niece so I grabbed some black balloons.
I didn't bother with dilectric grease, just pulled the bracket off and wrapped the balloon around the switch...and the bracket. Probably should have doubled up the balloon but I've got over a dozen left so if it breaks I'll do that. Used some electrical tape to hold it tight.
I then mounted up the switch and used a hot poker to pierce the balloon for the bolt...then bolted her up.
The balloons cost just over $2, the switch was about $4.
Done:
For the Bronco...can anyone guess who is driving it?
Hint: Wrestling "action figures" work well with these scalers.
I was picking up a Birthday card for my niece so I grabbed some black balloons.
I didn't bother with dilectric grease, just pulled the bracket off and wrapped the balloon around the switch...and the bracket. Probably should have doubled up the balloon but I've got over a dozen left so if it breaks I'll do that. Used some electrical tape to hold it tight.
I then mounted up the switch and used a hot poker to pierce the balloon for the bolt...then bolted her up.
The balloons cost just over $2, the switch was about $4.
Done:
For the Bronco...can anyone guess who is driving it?
Hint: Wrestling "action figures" work well with these scalers.
