On Thu, 08 May 2014 15:12:49 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

On Thu, 08 May 2014 15:04:25 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
wrote:

On Thu, 08 May 2014 09:36:31 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

Looks like my opener receiver is part of the whole control board. Do
you know of any stand-alone receivers that can be "trained" to the
remotes built-into automobiles? I think my Q45 remote is Homelink
brand.

I'm not familiar with the Infiniti Q45 or the associated remote.
Normally, I would look at the encoder chip in the Homelink and see if
I can find a receiver that uses the matching receiver chip. However,
Homelink works by cloning the codes from the remote, so all that may
not be necessary. If the visor thing has a picture of a house above
the buttons, it will do rolling code which covers most remotes. Here's
the instructions for the Homelink:
http://infinitihelp.com/diy/common/infiniti_homelink.php
With luck, it might work with your unspecified model garage door
opener.

Good find Jeff, looks exactly like on my visor... and the instructions
are quite clear. All I had found so far were confusing and
conflicting :-(

If the instructions are unintelligible, they were either written by
the design engineer, or translated from some Chinese. The conflicts
are intentional, intended to keep tech support in business.

This looks like the full solution:
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080221173614AAk3Io8

Door opener is Genie 2024.

Thanks.

Not exactly my favorite brand, but it
looks like they've cured the problems I reported about 10 years ago...
_jerk_ starting the door.

Any jerk can open a garage door. Are you looking for an IQ or
attitude test before allowing the garage door to open? I haven't seen
it done but I suspect some kind of challenge/response game can be
built into the remote. Patent it?

Hint: The belt drive builds up tension in the belt before overcoming
the door startup friction. If the startup friction is sufficiently
high, that can result in a rather spectacular lurching start. The
chain drive doesn't act like a spring but makes more noise and costs
more money. The fix is not to swap the belt for a chain, but rather
to deal with the friction problem by finding where it's binding.
Unbalanced tension/torsion on the pair of springs supporting the door
is the usual culprit. I've performed several miraculous cures by
simply balancing the springs or if adjustable, the spring tension.


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