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Garage-door push button
On May 14, 2:11*pm, dpb wrote:
On 5/14/2011 4:04 PM, wrote: ... So what about "check the original button with an ohm meter to see exactly what it is" do you disagree with? Nothing; why did you think I disagreed w/ seeing what was in the original (altho it almost certainly is nothing but a momentary contact)--I was just telling OP which device I think is his issue (and why). -- What do you mean by "...to see exactly WHAT IT IS"? Am I looking for the meter-reading? The kind of push button? Or ???? |
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Garage-door push button
On Sat, 14 May 2011 14:42:48 -0700 (PDT), gcotterl
wrote: On May 14, 2:11Â*pm, dpb wrote: On 5/14/2011 4:04 PM, wrote: ... So what about "check the original button with an ohm meter to see exactly what it is" do you disagree with? Nothing; why did you think I disagreed w/ seeing what was in the original (altho it almost certainly is nothing but a momentary contact)--I was just telling OP which device I think is his issue (and why). -- What do you mean by "...to see exactly WHAT IT IS"? Am I looking for the meter-reading? The kind of push button? Or ???? If the ohmeter reads at all with the button not pushed (which it WILL since it is a lighted button) it won't work for the door control. |
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