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Push button for garage door opener
I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The
electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door opens and closes. The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced. I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly. Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect and reconnect the wires. Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push button do I need to buy? |
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"gcotterl" wrote I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly. Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect and reconnect the wires. Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push button do I need to buy? I don't know what the new doors may be using, but my older opener just used a simple doorbell button. About $1. My older door opener did not have any safety interlocks like the new ones do. Does it go down OK with the remote? |
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On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:36:06 -0700 (PDT), gcotterl
wrote: I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door opens and closes. The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced. I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly. Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect and reconnect the wires. Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push button do I need to buy? You probably mounted the button upside down. Reverse it and you'll be able to shut the door but not open it. You don't want it to open with a button or someone will steal everything in your garage. |
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, gcotterl wrote: I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door opens and closes. The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced. I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly. Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect and reconnect the wires. Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push button do I need to buy? You probably bought an ON/OFF pushbutton, and you probably need a MOMENTARY pushbutton. |
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On Mar 19, 10:18*pm, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
"gcotterl" wrote I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly. Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. *But, when I push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect and reconnect the wires. Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. *What kind of push button do I need to buy? I don't know what the new doors may be using, but my older opener just used a simple doorbell button. *About $1. My older door opener did not have any safety interlocks like the new ones do. *Does it go down OK with the remote? Yes, the remote opens the door with one push and closes the door with another push. Now, if the push button would do the same thing.... |
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On 3/19/2011 11:36 PM, gcotterl wrote:
I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door opens and closes. The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced. I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly. Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect and reconnect the wires. Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push button do I need to buy? sounds like you bought a lighted doorbell button. Take the bulb out or get one that is not lighted. -- Steve Barker remove the "not" from my address to email |
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No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button.
My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door. I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two "momentary" push buttons? Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? (The Lowes/Home Depot people don't know what I'm talking about). I |
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gcotterl typed: I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door opens and closes. The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced. I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly. Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect and reconnect the wires. Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push button do I need to buy? I you "bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly." then it has to be the wrong or a defective pushbutton, right? Since you gave no other information, I responded to the only information you did give. HTH, Twayne` |
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On Mar 20, 6:29*am, gcotterl wrote:
No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button. My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door. I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two "momentary" push buttons? Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? *(The Lowes/Home Depot people don't know what I'm talking about). I Go down and ask for a doorbell button - that is what you need. AFAIK all of them are momentary. As for two buttons, no problem as long as you wire them both from the opener itself. It would get complicated if you tried to wire them in on the same run of wire. Harry K |
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On Mar 20, 6:29*am, gcotterl wrote:
No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button. My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door. I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two "momentary" push buttons? Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? *(The Lowes/Home Depot people don't know what I'm talking about). I Ooops. They could be wired with one run of wire if it were a 3 conductor wire. Harry K |
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On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:36:06 -0700 (PDT), gcotterl
wrote: I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door opens and closes. The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced. I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly. Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect and reconnect the wires. Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push button do I need to buy? You need a non-lighted push button. I suspect, from the description of your problem, that you bought a lighted one. |
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Ed Pawlowski wrote:
"gcotterl" wrote I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly. Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect and reconnect the wires. Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push button do I need to buy? I don't know what the new doors may be using, but my older opener just used a simple doorbell button. About $1. My older door opener did not have any safety interlocks like the new ones do. Does it go down OK with the remote? I used to have an older opener here, with a simple doorbell button. The opener was replaced with one with a fancy control (lighted button, seperate button for light only, switch to disable opener when closed). The old button is still connected (in parallel) and still works. -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.us "God has no place within these walls (school), just like facts have no place in organized religion!" -- Superintendent Chalmers |
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On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 06:29:25 -0700 (PDT), gcotterl
wrote: No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button. My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door. I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two "momentary" push buttons? Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? (The Lowes/Home Depot people don't know what I'm talking about). I Doorbell buttond are "momentary" |
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On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 09:32:35 -0400, "Twayne"
wrote: In , gcotterl typed: I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door opens and closes. The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced. I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly. Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect and reconnect the wires. Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push button do I need to buy? I you "bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly." then it has to be the wrong or a defective pushbutton, right? Since you gave no other information, I responded to the only information you did give. HTH, Twayne` What happens if you take the button off and just touch the wires together? If it works then, you have a defective button, or a lighted one. No other possibility. |
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On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 07:37:41 -0700 (PDT), Harry K
wrote: On Mar 20, 6:29Â*am, gcotterl wrote: No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button. My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door. I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two "momentary" push buttons? Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? Â*(The Lowes/Home Depot people don't know what I'm talking about). I Go down and ask for a doorbell button - that is what you need. AFAIK all of them are momentary. As for two buttons, no problem as long as you wire them both from the opener itself. It would get complicated if you tried to wire them in on the same run of wire. Harry K Actually, VERY simple on the same run of wire - just skin the wire and put it under the screws for the first one, and carry on to the last one. Switches need to be IN PARALLEL to each other. |
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On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 07:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Harry K
wrote: On Mar 20, 6:29Â*am, gcotterl wrote: No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button. My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door. I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two "momentary" push buttons? Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? Â*(The Lowes/Home Depot people don't know what I'm talking about). I Ooops. They could be wired with one run of wire if it were a 3 conductor wire. Harry K Not necessary, Harry. 2 wires is all that is required. |
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On 3/20/2011 12:36 AM, gcotterl wrote:
I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door opens and closes. The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced. I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly. Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect and reconnect the wires. Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push button do I need to buy? You didn't say if the "dent" disabled the old button. If it still works, use an ohm meter or continuity checker across the screw connectors to see if you is a "push-on/push-off" or a "momentary" type of switch. Then, check the replacement one you say is not working properly. The replacement switch should mimic the action of the old one. If the old switch does not work, figure out which type you need by touching the bare wires together that were connected to the old switch. If a brief touch causes the door to go fully up and another brief touch causes the door to go fully down, you had a "momentary" switch. If you need to hold the bare wires together to keep the door either up or down, and it only moves in the opposite direction when you separate the wires, you had a "push-on/push off" type switch. |
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On Mar 20, 9:52*am, wrote:
On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 07:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Harry K wrote: On Mar 20, 6:29*am, gcotterl wrote: No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button. My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door. I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two "momentary" push buttons? Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? *(The Lowes/Home Depot people don't know what I'm talking about). I Ooops. *They could be wired with one run of wire if it were a 3 conductor wire. Harry K *Not necessary, Harry. 2 wires is all that is required.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yep, as soon as you pointed it out it was obvious. Harry K |
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On 03/20/2011 08:29 AM, gcotterl wrote:
No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button. My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door. I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two "momentary" push buttons? Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? (The Lowes/Home Depot people don't know what I'm talking about). I A momentary normally open switch is one that is open (off) when it is not pressed and closed (on) when it is pressed. Example 1: a door-buzzer switch: the buzzer is buzzing only when you are pressing the button. Example 2: The circuit that controls the motor of a door opener is sensitive to the momentary switch's transitions from off to on. Probably you should just buy two switches at a place that sells and fixes garage doors. |
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On Mar 21, 12:31*am, Matt wrote:
On 03/20/2011 08:29 AM, gcotterl wrote: No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button. My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door. I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two "momentary" push buttons? Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? *(The Lowes/Home Depot people don't know what I'm talking about). I A momentary normally open switch is one that is open (off) when it is not pressed and closed (on) when it is pressed. Example 1: a door-buzzer switch: the buzzer is buzzing only when you are pressing the button. Example 2: The circuit that controls the motor of a door opener is sensitive to the momentary switch's transitions from off to on. Probably you should just buy two switches at a place that sells and fixes garage doors. For what it's worth, my liftmaster has an "intelligent" button. It connects with just 2 wires that power it and it sends signals back down the two wires on top of the power to the controller to raise and lower the door, to lock the door, and to activate the light. So no ordinary push button is going to work on mine. Just saying there are others out there. |
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Smitty Two wrote: In article , wrote: I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door opens and closes. The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced. I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly. Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect and reconnect the wires. Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push button do I need to buy? You probably bought an ON/OFF pushbutton, and you probably need a MOMENTARY pushbutton. Big Ditto on that! |
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jamesgangnc wrote: On Mar 21, 12:31 am, wrote: On 03/20/2011 08:29 AM, gcotterl wrote: No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button. My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door. I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two "momentary" push buttons? Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? (The Lowes/Home Depot people don't know what I'm talking about). I A momentary normally open switch is one that is open (off) when it is not pressed and closed (on) when it is pressed. Example 1: a door-buzzer switch: the buzzer is buzzing only when you are pressing the button. Example 2: The circuit that controls the motor of a door opener is sensitive to the momentary switch's transitions from off to on. Probably you should just buy two switches at a place that sells and fixes garage doors. For what it's worth, my liftmaster has an "intelligent" button. It connects with just 2 wires that power it and it sends signals back down the two wires on top of the power to the controller to raise and lower the door, to lock the door, and to activate the light. So no ordinary push button is going to work on mine. Just saying there are others out there. Hmmm, Joking, right? If not you are an idiot! |
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On Mar 21, 6:43*am, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Mar 21, 12:31*am, Matt wrote: On 03/20/2011 08:29 AM, gcotterl wrote: No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button. My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door. I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two "momentary" push buttons? Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? *(The Lowes/Home Depot people don't know what I'm talking about). I A momentary normally open switch is one that is open (off) when it is not pressed and closed (on) when it is pressed. Example 1: a door-buzzer switch: the buzzer is buzzing only when you are pressing the button. Example 2: The circuit that controls the motor of a door opener is sensitive to the momentary switch's transitions from off to on. Probably you should just buy two switches at a place that sells and fixes garage doors. For what it's worth, my liftmaster has an "intelligent" button. *It connects with just 2 wires that power it and it sends signals back down the two wires on top of the power to the controller to raise and lower the door, to lock the door, and to activate the light. *So no ordinary push button is going to work on mine. *Just saying there are others out there.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ya, riiightt. You can test that theory by disconnect the wires at the switch and touching them together. Prepare to be embarrassed. Harry K |
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, Harry K wrote: For what it's worth, my liftmaster has an "intelligent" button. *It connects with just 2 wires that power it and it sends signals back down the two wires on top of the power to the controller to raise and lower the door, to lock the door, and to activate the light. *So no ordinary push button is going to work on mine. *Just saying there are others out there.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ya, riiightt. You can test that theory by disconnect the wires at the switch and touching them together. Prepare to be embarrassed. Harry K You and Tony have both scoffed at James' post, but I see nothing wrong with it. Haven't seen such a gadget, but it'd be duck soup to make a control panel that has multiple buttons for different functions, still with only two wires connecting the control to the operator head. Each button sends a coded signal down the power wires, said signal being demodulated at the far end. |
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On Mar 21, 1:17*pm, Smitty Two wrote:
In article , *Harry K wrote: For what it's worth, my liftmaster has an "intelligent" button. It connects with just 2 wires that power it and it sends signals back down the two wires on top of the power to the controller to raise and lower the door, to lock the door, and to activate the light. So no ordinary push button is going to work on mine. Just saying there are others out there.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ya, riiightt. *You can test that theory by disconnect the wires at the switch and touching them together. *Prepare to be embarrassed. Harry K You and Tony have both scoffed at James' post, but I see nothing wrong with it. Haven't seen such a gadget, but it'd be duck soup to make a control panel that has multiple buttons for different functions, still with only two wires connecting the control to the operator head. Each button sends a coded signal down the power wires, said signal being demodulated at the far end. Nope. Not joking. Has a circuit board in it with parts on it. I suspect the reason was so that it could do several things with just 2 wires. That way people that have just 2 conductors buried in the wall can have more features. Wire is polarized (red and white) and the connections on the button are polarized as well. |
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, jamesgangnc wrote: On Mar 21, 1:17*pm, Smitty Two wrote: In article , *Harry K wrote: For what it's worth, my liftmaster has an "intelligent" button. It connects with just 2 wires that power it and it sends signals back down the two wires on top of the power to the controller to raise and lower the door, to lock the door, and to activate the light. So no ordinary push button is going to work on mine. Just saying there are others out there.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ya, riiightt. *You can test that theory by disconnect the wires at the switch and touching them together. *Prepare to be embarrassed. Harry K You and Tony have both scoffed at James' post, but I see nothing wrong with it. Haven't seen such a gadget, but it'd be duck soup to make a control panel that has multiple buttons for different functions, still with only two wires connecting the control to the operator head. Each button sends a coded signal down the power wires, said signal being demodulated at the far end. Nope. Not joking. Has a circuit board in it with parts on it. I suspect the reason was so that it could do several things with just 2 wires. That way people that have just 2 conductors buried in the wall can have more features. Wire is polarized (red and white) and the connections on the button are polarized as well. Yep, they even do that with model trains. Superimpose commands on the track voltage, and the engine demodulates them to sound the horn, blow "steam," etc. |
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On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:17:13 -0700, Smitty Two
wrote: In article , Harry K wrote: For what it's worth, my liftmaster has an "intelligent" button. *It connects with just 2 wires that power it and it sends signals back down the two wires on top of the power to the controller to raise and lower the door, to lock the door, and to activate the light. *So no ordinary push button is going to work on mine. *Just saying there are others out there.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ya, riiightt. You can test that theory by disconnect the wires at the switch and touching them together. Prepare to be embarrassed. Harry K You and Tony have both scoffed at James' post, but I see nothing wrong with it. Haven't seen such a gadget, but it'd be duck soup to make a control panel that has multiple buttons for different functions, still with only two wires connecting the control to the operator head. Each button sends a coded signal down the power wires, said signal being demodulated at the far end. I agree. I have a Genie that has the traditional start/stop button plus a light on/off button (that doesn't move the door) plus a lock slide switch that prevents the radio receiver from working. All with just two wires. I assume it uses resistors to differentiate between the controls rather than a fancy digital system, but who knows - with cheap pic-type microprocessors available, they could have done it many different ways. |
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"Smitty Two" wrote Ya, riiightt. You can test that theory by disconnect the wires at the switch and touching them together. Prepare to be embarrassed. Harry K You and Tony have both scoffed at James' post, but I see nothing wrong with it. Haven't seen such a gadget, but it'd be duck soup to make a control panel that has multiple buttons for different functions, still with only two wires connecting the control to the operator head. Each button sends a coded signal down the power wires, said signal being demodulated at the far end. Steering wheel mounted radio controls on the car work that way. Sends a coded pulse to change the station, volume, mode, etc. |
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On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:58:29 -0600, Tony Hwang
wrote: jamesgangnc wrote: On Mar 21, 12:31 am, wrote: On 03/20/2011 08:29 AM, gcotterl wrote: No, Steve, I did not buy a lighted doorbell button. My garage has two doors: a 16-foot wide sectional door (operated by the garage-door opener) and a 32-inch wide back-door. I'd like to put a push button beside each door so do I buy two "momentary" push buttons? Do "momentary" push-buttons have a different name? (The Lowes/Home Depot people don't know what I'm talking about). I A momentary normally open switch is one that is open (off) when it is not pressed and closed (on) when it is pressed. Example 1: a door-buzzer switch: the buzzer is buzzing only when you are pressing the button. Example 2: The circuit that controls the motor of a door opener is sensitive to the momentary switch's transitions from off to on. Probably you should just buy two switches at a place that sells and fixes garage doors. For what it's worth, my liftmaster has an "intelligent" button. It connects with just 2 wires that power it and it sends signals back down the two wires on top of the power to the controller to raise and lower the door, to lock the door, and to activate the light. So no ordinary push button is going to work on mine. Just saying there are others out there. Hmmm, Joking, right? If not you are an idiot! No, there actually ARE 2 wire coded controllers available that can do more than one thing. The newer ones are digital multiplex, the older ones wer analog - different resistance for different functions - just like the cruise control switch on a lot of '70s era cars. |
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On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:47:38 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski"
wrote: "Smitty Two" wrote Ya, riiightt. You can test that theory by disconnect the wires at the switch and touching them together. Prepare to be embarrassed. Harry K You and Tony have both scoffed at James' post, but I see nothing wrong with it. Haven't seen such a gadget, but it'd be duck soup to make a control panel that has multiple buttons for different functions, still with only two wires connecting the control to the operator head. Each button sends a coded signal down the power wires, said signal being demodulated at the far end. Steering wheel mounted radio controls on the car work that way. Sends a coded pulse to change the station, volume, mode, etc. Vast majority are not coded pulse, but differntial voltage, or more siomply stated, different resistances across a reference voltage. The 2 wires to the multi-switch unit switch the resistance on one half of a voltage devider circuit, so the votage on the "center tap" (one dide of the 2 wire cable - the one connected to the other resistor, not the ref or ground) changes depending on which button is pushed. |
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On 3/21/2011 12:17 PM, Smitty Two wrote:
In article , Harry wrote: For what it's worth, my liftmaster has an "intelligent" button. It connects with just 2 wires that power it and it sends signals back down the two wires on top of the power to the controller to raise and lower the door, to lock the door, and to activate the light. So no ordinary push button is going to work on mine. Just saying there are others out there.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ya, riiightt. You can test that theory by disconnect the wires at the switch and touching them together. Prepare to be embarrassed. Harry K You and Tony have both scoffed at James' post, but I see nothing wrong with it. Haven't seen such a gadget, but it'd be duck soup to make a control panel that has multiple buttons for different functions, still with only two wires connecting the control to the operator head. Each button sends a coded signal down the power wires, said signal being demodulated at the far end. Yes, very similiar to an automotive steering wheel. Just think of all those different buttons on there and then imagine that there's most likely only 3 wires doing all that. -- Steve Barker remove the "not" from my address to email |
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On Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 11:36:06 PM UTC-5, gcotterl wrote:
I have a push button mounted on the stud next to the garage door. The electrical wires are correctly connected to the push button and to the garage-door opener because, when I push the button, the garage door opens and closes. The push button has suffered a dent so it needs to be replaced. I have bought a new push button and attached the wires correctly. Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect and reconnect the wires. Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push button do I need to buy? |
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On 05/30/2017 07:49 PM, wrote:
[snip] Now, when I push the button, the garage door goes up. But, when I push the button again. the door doesn't go down unless I disconnect and reconnect the wires. Apparently, I bought the wrong type of push button. What kind of push button do I need to buy? Does it go down when you push the button a third time? That's what would happen with a toggle (push on/push off) button. You need a momentary contact button. -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.us/ "If *every*thing is a high priority, then nothing is" |
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i had a rental home, with similiar issues.
the outdoor key switch had all sorts of issues. bought a remote control touchpad. worked so awesome i installed it at other locations |
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On Monday, March 21, 2011 at 1:17:13 PM UTC-4, Smitty Two wrote:
In article , Harry K wrote: For what it's worth, my liftmaster has an "intelligent" button. Â*It connects with just 2 wires that power it and it sends signals back down the two wires on top of the power to the controller to raise and lower the door, to lock the door, and to activate the light. Â*So no ordinary push button is going to work on mine. Â*Just saying there are others out there.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ya, riiightt. You can test that theory by disconnect the wires at the switch and touching them together. Prepare to be embarrassed. Harry K You and Tony have both scoffed at James' post, but I see nothing wrong with it. Haven't seen such a gadget, but it'd be duck soup to make a control panel that has multiple buttons for different functions, still with only two wires connecting the control to the operator head. Each button sends a coded signal down the power wires, said signal being demodulated at the far end. i am dealing with the same issue on my Craftsman 139.54915. Absolutely will not work with just an old fashion button, and yes, i tried touching the wires together that run to the NEW intelligent button - which i am believing is sending a digital signal (not an electric pulse). I just want to find a less expensive button. |
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OMG! I bought a IRIS z wave garage door opener control from Lowes about a year ago. Cost $70. I couldnt get it to work with my lighted doorbell button. So I bought a lfm 20 z wave relay $40, and a universal remote $30, and a cheap soldering iron $10, and a 3 prong appliance cord (its all I could find) $15. Couldnt get that to work either.. I think the lfm was bad. I threw it all in a drawer.
About a month ago I pulled it out again and hooked the remote up to the iris. That worked! But when I was moving it one of the wires came loose from the remote. Got out my cheap soldering iron and tried to solder it back on. I ended up burning the PCB on the remote. But all wasnt lost, it was a 3 button remote so I still had 2 chances. So I ordered a good soldering station on amazon $95, and high quality solder $30. I couldnt get it to work again. So doing some more research I came across this thread. I pulled off the lighted button and touched the wires together. That opened and closed the door. I looked around in the drawer Id put all the other stuff in and found an unlighted doorbell button and hooked that up and it all worked, so I stuffed the wires from the iris in the power head along side the wires leading to the button and it works great! If Id found this thread a year ago I could have saved $220! Anyone have an idea for a new hobby I could start that would involve soldering? |
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