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Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
I just got through installing two new Sears Craftsman garage door
openers to replace the Craftsman openers I installed 30 years ago and were performing intermittently, stopping or reversing when there were no apparent overloads to the doors travel. So, I sprung for two new Craftsman openers and they work slicker than snot on a brass doorknob. It was interesting to note how much lighter the main rail and traveling components have become over that time, but they look like they'll probably hold up for the rest of my years. Anyway, the point is that I'm left with four working garage door transmitters viz: One Craftsman 139.53708 One Button Control One Craftsman 139.53718 Three Button Control Two Chamberlin Liftsmaster 61LM One button controls That I'll never need. These are all the earlier style transmitters with dip switches inside to set the code. I'd be happy to give them to folks on this group who could use them. I think I can mail one or a pair of them in a padded envelope for less than $5, so if someone wants them just email me after removing the obvious upper case words from what shows here, and we'll work it out. Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
On 9/27/2015 12:44 PM, Jeff Wisnia wrote:
I just got through installing two new Sears Craftsman garage door openers to replace the Craftsman openers I installed 30 years ago and were performing intermittently, stopping or reversing when there were no apparent overloads to the doors travel. See below. So, I sprung for two new Craftsman openers and they work slicker than snot on a brass doorknob. Amazing to try to *remember* what is was like to LIFT a garage door by hand, eh? : Sort of like GETTING UP to change the channel on the TV! :-/ It was interesting to note how much lighter the main rail and traveling components have become over that time, but they look like they'll probably hold up for the rest of my years. One thing you'll have to watch is the mechanical system tends to be underdamped. The "impulse" that it experiences when starting can often lead to the opener triggering a fault and stopping travel ("Oh! I may have just crushed a little child!"). You can usually compensate for this with an "overload" adjustment on the opener. [Just something to keep in mind if you find the opener stopping unexpectedly.] Anyway, the point is that I'm left with four working garage door transmitters viz: One Craftsman 139.53708 One Button Control One Craftsman 139.53718 Three Button Control Two Chamberlin Liftsmaster 61LM One button controls That I'll never need. These are all the earlier style transmitters with dip switches inside to set the code. Fixed code systems should be avoided. Far too easy for someone to "harvest" your code and, thereafter, have unimpeded access to your garage. *With* that, in many cases, you also gain entry to the house interior -- as folks (IME) tend NOT to lock the interior door from garage to house. |
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On Sun, 27 Sep 2015 15:44:49 -0400, Jeff Wisnia
wrote: nyway, the point is that I'm left with four working garage door transmitters viz: One Craftsman 139.53708 One Button Control One Craftsman 139.53718 Three Button Control Two Chamberlin Liftsmaster 61LM One button controls That I'll never need. These are all the earlier style transmitters with dip switches inside to set the code. .... put them on Craigslist for free or a yard sale? |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
What about the receivers that worked at receiving the signals from those transmitters????
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Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
On Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 3:10:27 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Sun, 27 Sep 2015 15:44:49 -0400, Jeff Wisnia wrote: nyway, the point is that I'm left with four working garage door transmitters viz: One Craftsman 139.53708 One Button Control One Craftsman 139.53718 Three Button Control Two Chamberlin Liftsmaster 61LM One button controls That I'll never need. These are all the earlier style transmitters with dip switches inside to set the code. ... put them on Craigslist for free or a yard sale? Mail them to the Muslim clock boy. I'm sure he can find a use for them. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Remote Monster |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
On Sun, 27 Sep 2015 15:44:49 -0400, Jeff Wisnia
wrote: I just got through installing two new Sears Craftsman garage door openers to replace the Craftsman openers I installed 30 years ago and were performing intermittently, stopping or reversing when there were no apparent overloads to the doors travel. So, I sprung for two new Craftsman openers and they work slicker than snot on a brass doorknob. It was interesting to note how much lighter the main rail and traveling components have become over that time, but they look like they'll probably hold up for the rest of my years. Anyway, the point is that I'm left with four working garage door transmitters viz: One Craftsman 139.53708 One Button Control One Craftsman 139.53718 Three Button Control Two Chamberlin Liftsmaster 61LM One button controls That I'll never need. These are all the earlier style transmitters with dip switches inside to set the code. I'd be happy to give them to folks on this group who could use them. I think I can mail one or a pair of them in a padded envelope for less than $5, so if someone wants them just email me after removing the obvious upper case words from what shows here, and we'll work it out. Jeff |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
On Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 3:44:58 PM UTC-4, Jeff Wisnia wrote:
I just got through installing two new Sears Craftsman garage door openers to replace the Craftsman openers I installed 30 years ago and were performing intermittently, stopping or reversing when there were no apparent overloads to the doors travel. So, I sprung for two new Craftsman openers and they work slicker than snot on a brass doorknob. It was interesting to note how much lighter the main rail and traveling components have become over that time, but they look like they'll probably hold up for the rest of my years. Anyway, the point is that I'm left with four working garage door transmitters viz: One Craftsman 139.53708 One Button Control One Craftsman 139.53718 Three Button Control Two Chamberlin Liftsmaster 61LM One button controls That I'll never need. These are all the earlier style transmitters with dip switches inside to set the code. I'd be happy to give them to folks on this group who could use them. I think I can mail one or a pair of them in a padded envelope for less than $5, so if someone wants them just email me after removing the obvious upper case words from what shows here, and we'll work it out. Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. I'll look up my part numbers later today. If either of the 139 units will work with my GDO, I'll take one of them off of your hands. |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
On Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 3:44:58 PM UTC-4, Jeff Wisnia wrote:
I just got through installing two new Sears Craftsman garage door openers to replace the Craftsman openers I installed 30 years ago and were performing intermittently, stopping or reversing when there were no apparent overloads to the doors travel. So, I sprung for two new Craftsman openers and they work slicker than snot on a brass doorknob. It was interesting to note how much lighter the main rail and traveling components have become over that time, but they look like they'll probably hold up for the rest of my years. Anyway, the point is that I'm left with four working garage door transmitters viz: One Craftsman 139.53708 One Button Control One Craftsman 139.53718 Three Button Control Two Chamberlin Liftsmaster 61LM One button controls That I'll never need. These are all the earlier style transmitters with dip switches inside to set the code. I'd be happy to give them to folks on this group who could use them. I think I can mail one or a pair of them in a padded envelope for less than $5, so if someone wants them just email me after removing the obvious upper case words from what shows here, and we'll work it out. Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. P.S. Thanks for the offer. |
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On Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 4:03:06 PM UTC-4, Don Y wrote:
On 9/27/2015 12:44 PM, Jeff Wisnia wrote: I just got through installing two new Sears Craftsman garage door openers to replace the Craftsman openers I installed 30 years ago and were performing intermittently, stopping or reversing when there were no apparent overloads to the doors travel. See below. So, I sprung for two new Craftsman openers and they work slicker than snot on a brass doorknob. Amazing to try to *remember* what is was like to LIFT a garage door by hand, eh? : Sort of like GETTING UP to change the channel on the TV! :-/ It was interesting to note how much lighter the main rail and traveling components have become over that time, but they look like they'll probably hold up for the rest of my years. One thing you'll have to watch is the mechanical system tends to be underdamped. The "impulse" that it experiences when starting can often lead to the opener triggering a fault and stopping travel ("Oh! I may have just crushed a little child!"). You can usually compensate for this with an "overload" adjustment on the opener. Temperature can also be a factor. I typically have to increase the up force on my older Craftsman GDO when winter arrives. If I don't, it will start to open then stop. You might say it's too early to be worrying about temperature issues, but I just spent the weekend in Western Massachusetts. It was 33° F on Sunday morning. |
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On 9/28/2015 5:04 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 4:03:06 PM UTC-4, Don Y wrote: One thing you'll have to watch is the mechanical system tends to be underdamped. The "impulse" that it experiences when starting can often lead to the opener triggering a fault and stopping travel ("Oh! I may have just crushed a little child!"). You can usually compensate for this with an "overload" adjustment on the opener. Temperature can also be a factor. I typically have to increase the up force on my older Craftsman GDO when winter arrives. If I don't, it will start to open then stop. Bad rollers (they can be easily replaced), loose hinges and other hardware also play a roll. It pays to "watch" the mechanism and see how much it "dances around" -- esp as it tries to get started. If it's moving one way (due to an undamped oscillation) and opener wants it moving the *other*, it looks like a jam/overload. You might say it's too early to be worrying about temperature issues, but I just spent the weekend in Western Massachusetts. It was 33° F on Sunday morning. I think 102 forecast, here... presently 72 at ~5AM |
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Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
Don Y wrote:
On 9/28/2015 5:04 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote: On Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 4:03:06 PM UTC-4, Don Y wrote: One thing you'll have to watch is the mechanical system tends to be underdamped. The "impulse" that it experiences when starting can often lead to the opener triggering a fault and stopping travel ("Oh! I may have just crushed a little child!"). You can usually compensate for this with an "overload" adjustment on the opener. Temperature can also be a factor. I typically have to increase the up force on my older Craftsman GDO when winter arrives. If I don't, it will start to open then stop. Bad rollers (they can be easily replaced), loose hinges and other hardware also play a roll. It pays to "watch" the mechanism and see how much it "dances around" -- esp as it tries to get started. If it's moving one way (due to an undamped oscillation) and opener wants it moving the *other*, it looks like a jam/overload. You might say it's too early to be worrying about temperature issues, but I just spent the weekend in Western Massachusetts. It was 33° F on Sunday morning. I think 102 forecast, here... presently 72 at ~5AM Thanks, but I installed a new set of nylon/ball bearing track rollers on one of those doors, oiled the hinges and saw that the door was properly balanced. It still would intermittently decide to stop on the way up or reverse on the way down regardless of how I set the "force settings." None of that happened after I installed the new opener. The second opener just "dropped dead" and the only faint of some life was that the LED in its wall mounted push button control was lit. 30 years of use for both of those openers gave me my money's worth, don't you think? Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. |
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On 9/28/2015 8:30 AM, Jeff Wisnia wrote:
Don Y wrote: On 9/28/2015 5:04 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote: On Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 4:03:06 PM UTC-4, Don Y wrote: One thing you'll have to watch is the mechanical system tends to be underdamped. The "impulse" that it experiences when starting can often lead to the opener triggering a fault and stopping travel ("Oh! I may have just crushed a little child!"). You can usually compensate for this with an "overload" adjustment on the opener. Temperature can also be a factor. I typically have to increase the up force on my older Craftsman GDO when winter arrives. If I don't, it will start to open then stop. Bad rollers (they can be easily replaced), loose hinges and other hardware also play a roll. It pays to "watch" the mechanism and see how much it "dances around" -- esp as it tries to get started. If it's moving one way (due to an undamped oscillation) and opener wants it moving the *other*, it looks like a jam/overload. You might say it's too early to be worrying about temperature issues, but I just spent the weekend in Western Massachusetts. It was 33° F on Sunday morning. I think 102 forecast, here... presently 72 at ~5AM Thanks, but I installed a new set of nylon/ball bearing track rollers on one of those doors, oiled the hinges and saw that the door was properly balanced. It still would intermittently decide to stop on the way up or reverse on the way down regardless of how I set the "force settings." None of that happened after I installed the new opener. The second opener just "dropped dead" and the only faint of some life was that the LED in its wall mounted push button control was lit. 30 years of use for both of those openers gave me my money's worth, don't you think? I wasn't questioning your decision to replace. Rather, was commenting on your observation: "It was interesting to note how much lighter the main rail and traveling components have become over that time, but they look like they'll probably hold up for the rest of my years." |
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On 9/28/2015 8:22 AM, Jeff Wisnia wrote:
wrote: What about the receivers that worked at receiving the signals from those transmitters???? They are built into the sick/dead garage door openers, which ended up tossed into a dumpster. They're usually built onto the "back cover". When I replace an opener, I pull that cover off and set it aside -- self-contained remote control system (albeit one in an unusual form factor). |
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On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 09:11:43 -0700, Don Y
wrote: On 9/28/2015 8:22 AM, Jeff Wisnia wrote: wrote: What about the receivers that worked at receiving the signals from those transmitters???? They are built into the sick/dead garage door openers, which ended up tossed into a dumpster. They're usually built onto the "back cover". When I replace an opener, I pull that cover off and set it aside -- self-contained remote control system (albeit one in an unusual form factor). On the chamberlain/Crafstman GDO I have sitting on the bench right now, the RF receiver is on the same card as the motor controller. It is one FRU for just about everything . |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 13:18:11 -0700, Don Y
wrote: On 9/28/2015 1:04 PM, wrote: On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 09:11:43 -0700, Don Y wrote: On 9/28/2015 8:22 AM, Jeff Wisnia wrote: wrote: What about the receivers that worked at receiving the signals from those transmitters???? They are built into the sick/dead garage door openers, which ended up tossed into a dumpster. They're usually built onto the "back cover". When I replace an opener, I pull that cover off and set it aside -- self-contained remote control system (albeit one in an unusual form factor). On the chamberlain/Crafstman GDO I have sitting on the bench right now, the RF receiver is on the same card as the motor controller. It is one FRU for just about everything . Yes. And you can, for example, wire an arbitrary load in place of the motor and have a "remote controlled" whatever. I plan to install a momentary switch in one of the empty "knockouts" in the car dash wired to the opener's xmtr with the "receiver" connected to a light to illuminate the driveway. So, when backing into the garage, at night, we'll be able to *see* the driveway (instead of relying on the feeble backup lights on the car) It is more complicated than that on the one I have. There is a slotted wheel optical emitter that monitors motor movement and shuts it down if it is not seeing pulses at the expected rate. It is easier to just buy a separate GDO receiver. I got one on Ebay for $10 or so, to use as the portable "next" button on my tiki bar MP3 player. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/next%20button.jpg That picks a relay and makes the appropriate key on the keyboard card that runs this http://gfretwell.com/ftp/judybar.jpg The whole thing runs on a PC using MPXPLAY a DOS application in DOXBOX a W/XP application. For your application, why not just add more lights to the light in the opener? My wife wants me to install "chase lights" in her dad's driveway hooked to his opener. |
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On 9/28/2015 3:07 PM, wrote:
I plan to install a momentary switch in one of the empty "knockouts" in the car dash wired to the opener's xmtr with the "receiver" connected to a light to illuminate the driveway. So, when backing into the garage, at night, we'll be able to *see* the driveway (instead of relying on the feeble backup lights on the car) It is more complicated than that on the one I have. There is a slotted wheel optical emitter that monitors motor movement and shuts it down if it is not seeing pulses at the expected rate. It is easier to just buy a separate GDO receiver. I got one on Ebay for $10 or so, to use as the portable "next" button on my tiki bar MP3 player. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/next%20button.jpg That picks a relay and makes the appropriate key on the keyboard card that runs this http://gfretwell.com/ftp/judybar.jpg The whole thing runs on a PC using MPXPLAY a DOS application in DOXBOX a W/XP application. For your application, why not just add more lights to the light in the opener? Don't want lights going on just because the door is opened. Consider daylight. Also, want to be able to light up the driveway when the door is NOT being opened. I figure I can add a switch in a dashboard knockout in the one car with the old "remote" unit, program one of the extra "HomeLink" remote buttons in the other car and wire a pushbutton to the "manual open" contacts for a "wall switch" just inside the garage door. My wife wants me to install "chase lights" in her dad's driveway hooked to his opener. I want to build a Cylon visor (that's actually functional as sunglasses) along the same lines! Would be wicked cool at night! |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 5:07:54 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 13:18:11 -0700, Don Y wrote: On 9/28/2015 1:04 PM, wrote: On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 09:11:43 -0700, Don Y wrote: On 9/28/2015 8:22 AM, Jeff Wisnia wrote: wrote: What about the receivers that worked at receiving the signals from those transmitters???? They are built into the sick/dead garage door openers, which ended up tossed into a dumpster. They're usually built onto the "back cover". When I replace an opener, I pull that cover off and set it aside -- self-contained remote control system (albeit one in an unusual form factor). On the chamberlain/Crafstman GDO I have sitting on the bench right now, the RF receiver is on the same card as the motor controller. It is one FRU for just about everything . Yes. And you can, for example, wire an arbitrary load in place of the motor and have a "remote controlled" whatever. I plan to install a momentary switch in one of the empty "knockouts" in the car dash wired to the opener's xmtr with the "receiver" connected to a light to illuminate the driveway. So, when backing into the garage, at night, we'll be able to *see* the driveway (instead of relying on the feeble backup lights on the car) It is more complicated than that on the one I have. There is a slotted wheel optical emitter that monitors motor movement and shuts it down if it is not seeing pulses at the expected rate. It is easier to just buy a separate GDO receiver. I got one on Ebay for $10 or so, to use as the portable "next" button on my tiki bar MP3 player. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/next%20button.jpg That picks a relay and makes the appropriate key on the keyboard card that runs this http://gfretwell.com/ftp/judybar.jpg The whole thing runs on a PC using MPXPLAY a DOS application in DOXBOX a W/XP application. For your application, why not just add more lights to the light in the opener? My wife wants me to install "chase lights" in her dad's driveway hooked to his opener. Cute gal in the picture. The chase lights that you're looking for, are you trying to make the driveway resemble a runway to guide Dad in for a landing? ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Air Monster |
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On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:57:45 -0700, Don Y
wrote: On 9/28/2015 3:07 PM, wrote: I plan to install a momentary switch in one of the empty "knockouts" in the car dash wired to the opener's xmtr with the "receiver" connected to a light to illuminate the driveway. So, when backing into the garage, at night, we'll be able to *see* the driveway (instead of relying on the feeble backup lights on the car) It is more complicated than that on the one I have. There is a slotted wheel optical emitter that monitors motor movement and shuts it down if it is not seeing pulses at the expected rate. It is easier to just buy a separate GDO receiver. I got one on Ebay for $10 or so, to use as the portable "next" button on my tiki bar MP3 player. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/next%20button.jpg That picks a relay and makes the appropriate key on the keyboard card that runs this http://gfretwell.com/ftp/judybar.jpg The whole thing runs on a PC using MPXPLAY a DOS application in DOXBOX a W/XP application. For your application, why not just add more lights to the light in the opener? Don't want lights going on just because the door is opened. Consider daylight. Also, want to be able to light up the driveway when the door is NOT being opened. I figure I can add a switch in a dashboard knockout in the one car with the old "remote" unit, program one of the extra "HomeLink" remote buttons in the other car and wire a pushbutton to the "manual open" contacts for a "wall switch" just inside the garage door. My wife wants me to install "chase lights" in her dad's driveway hooked to his opener. I want to build a Cylon visor (that's actually functional as sunglasses) along the same lines! Would be wicked cool at night! You are better off simply finding a stand alone receiver. They usually run on 24vac and it is easy to find relays they will pick. A lot of newer cars already have the "remote" built in. My wife's Lincoln will run up to 3 different doors. When we had the "car hoppers" here (thieves) I built something similar to what you want. I had almost 1000 wats of spotlights connected to a 2440 SSR that was tripped with a GDO receiver. The transmitter had a little 12v relay in it, connected to the dome light of my car. They caught the crooks before they came back here. That would light you up. |
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On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:31:41 -0700 (PDT), Uncle Monster
wrote: On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 5:07:54 PM UTC-5, wrote: On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 13:18:11 -0700, Don Y wrote: On 9/28/2015 1:04 PM, wrote: On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 09:11:43 -0700, Don Y wrote: On 9/28/2015 8:22 AM, Jeff Wisnia wrote: wrote: What about the receivers that worked at receiving the signals from those transmitters???? They are built into the sick/dead garage door openers, which ended up tossed into a dumpster. They're usually built onto the "back cover". When I replace an opener, I pull that cover off and set it aside -- self-contained remote control system (albeit one in an unusual form factor). On the chamberlain/Crafstman GDO I have sitting on the bench right now, the RF receiver is on the same card as the motor controller. It is one FRU for just about everything . Yes. And you can, for example, wire an arbitrary load in place of the motor and have a "remote controlled" whatever. I plan to install a momentary switch in one of the empty "knockouts" in the car dash wired to the opener's xmtr with the "receiver" connected to a light to illuminate the driveway. So, when backing into the garage, at night, we'll be able to *see* the driveway (instead of relying on the feeble backup lights on the car) It is more complicated than that on the one I have. There is a slotted wheel optical emitter that monitors motor movement and shuts it down if it is not seeing pulses at the expected rate. It is easier to just buy a separate GDO receiver. I got one on Ebay for $10 or so, to use as the portable "next" button on my tiki bar MP3 player. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/next%20button.jpg That picks a relay and makes the appropriate key on the keyboard card that runs this http://gfretwell.com/ftp/judybar.jpg The whole thing runs on a PC using MPXPLAY a DOS application in DOXBOX a W/XP application. For your application, why not just add more lights to the light in the opener? My wife wants me to install "chase lights" in her dad's driveway hooked to his opener. Cute gal in the picture. The chase lights that you're looking for, are you trying to make the driveway resemble a runway to guide Dad in for a landing? ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Air Monster That is my lovely lady. The picture was back in the house building days when the sun bleached her blonde. It really is more red if she doesn't spend all day outside. |
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On 9/28/2015 5:46 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:57:45 -0700, Don Y wrote: On 9/28/2015 3:07 PM, wrote: I plan to install a momentary switch in one of the empty "knockouts" in the car dash wired to the opener's xmtr with the "receiver" connected to a light to illuminate the driveway. So, when backing into the garage, at night, we'll be able to *see* the driveway (instead of relying on the feeble backup lights on the car) It is more complicated than that on the one I have. There is a slotted wheel optical emitter that monitors motor movement and shuts it down if it is not seeing pulses at the expected rate. It is easier to just buy a separate GDO receiver. I got one on Ebay for $10 or so, to use as the portable "next" button on my tiki bar MP3 player. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/next%20button.jpg That picks a relay and makes the appropriate key on the keyboard card that runs this http://gfretwell.com/ftp/judybar.jpg The whole thing runs on a PC using MPXPLAY a DOS application in DOXBOX a W/XP application. For your application, why not just add more lights to the light in the opener? Don't want lights going on just because the door is opened. Consider daylight. Also, want to be able to light up the driveway when the door is NOT being opened. I figure I can add a switch in a dashboard knockout in the one car with the old "remote" unit, program one of the extra "HomeLink" remote buttons in the other car and wire a pushbutton to the "manual open" contacts for a "wall switch" just inside the garage door. My wife wants me to install "chase lights" in her dad's driveway hooked to his opener. I want to build a Cylon visor (that's actually functional as sunglasses) along the same lines! Would be wicked cool at night! You are better off simply finding a stand alone receiver. They usually run on 24vac and it is easy to find relays they will pick. Then I would have to find a matching transmitter "remote" for "the one car"... I figure I can add a switch in a dashboard knockout in THE ONE CAR with the old "remote" unit, A lot of newer cars already have the "remote" built in. My wife's Lincoln will run up to 3 different doors. .... and, for "the other car" program one of the extra "HomeLink" remote buttons in THE OTHER CAR Then, still need a manual means of turning the lights on when *not* in EITHER car: and wire a pushbutton to the "manual open" contacts for a "wall switch" just inside the garage door. The receiver unit from the old door opener -- along with the matching "remote" -- solves all of these problems, as is. When we had the "car hoppers" here (thieves) I built something similar to what you want. I had almost 1000 wats of spotlights connected to a 2440 SSR that was tripped with a GDO receiver. The transmitter had a little 12v relay in it, connected to the dome light of my car. They caught the crooks before they came back here. That would light you up. Cars are garaged. The *driveway* is the thing that wants to be illuminated (to improve visibility when backing in as well as when we're STANDING out there -- with the cars in the garage) |
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On Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 3:44:58 PM UTC-4, Jeff Wisnia wrote:
I just got through installing two new Sears Craftsman garage door openers to replace the Craftsman openers I installed 30 years ago and were performing intermittently, stopping or reversing when there were no apparent overloads to the doors travel. So, I sprung for two new Craftsman openers and they work slicker than snot on a brass doorknob. It was interesting to note how much lighter the main rail and traveling components have become over that time, but they look like they'll probably hold up for the rest of my years. Anyway, the point is that I'm left with four working garage door transmitters viz: One Craftsman 139.53708 One Button Control One Craftsman 139.53718 Three Button Control Two Chamberlin Liftsmaster 61LM One button controls That I'll never need. These are all the earlier style transmitters with dip switches inside to set the code. I'd be happy to give them to folks on this group who could use them. I think I can mail one or a pair of them in a padded envelope for less than $5, so if someone wants them just email me after removing the obvious upper case words from what shows here, and we'll work it out. Jeff, I'll take the 139.53708 off of your hands if it's still available. Unfortunately I don't see anything that resembles an email address in your post. Maybe it's because I am using Google Groups. My throwaway email address (backwards) is ten.tenze@sworrameat Tell me how to get you the $5 and I'll send it your way. Thanks! |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 7:47:08 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:57:45 -0700, Don Y wrote: On 9/28/2015 3:07 PM, wrote: I plan to install a momentary switch in one of the empty "knockouts" in the car dash wired to the opener's xmtr with the "receiver" connected to a light to illuminate the driveway. So, when backing into the garage, at night, we'll be able to *see* the driveway (instead of relying on the feeble backup lights on the car) It is more complicated than that on the one I have. There is a slotted wheel optical emitter that monitors motor movement and shuts it down if it is not seeing pulses at the expected rate. It is easier to just buy a separate GDO receiver. I got one on Ebay for $10 or so, to use as the portable "next" button on my tiki bar MP3 player. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/next%20button.jpg That picks a relay and makes the appropriate key on the keyboard card that runs this http://gfretwell.com/ftp/judybar.jpg The whole thing runs on a PC using MPXPLAY a DOS application in DOXBOX a W/XP application. For your application, why not just add more lights to the light in the opener? Don't want lights going on just because the door is opened. Consider daylight. Also, want to be able to light up the driveway when the door is NOT being opened. I figure I can add a switch in a dashboard knockout in the one car with the old "remote" unit, program one of the extra "HomeLink" remote buttons in the other car and wire a pushbutton to the "manual open" contacts for a "wall switch" just inside the garage door. My wife wants me to install "chase lights" in her dad's driveway hooked to his opener. I want to build a Cylon visor (that's actually functional as sunglasses) along the same lines! Would be wicked cool at night! You are better off simply finding a stand alone receiver. They usually run on 24vac and it is easy to find relays they will pick. A lot of newer cars already have the "remote" built in. My wife's Lincoln will run up to 3 different doors. When we had the "car hoppers" here (thieves) I built something similar to what you want. I had almost 1000 wats of spotlights connected to a 2440 SSR that was tripped with a GDO receiver. The transmitter had a little 12v relay in it, connected to the dome light of my car. They caught the crooks before they came back here. That would light you up. Me and my brother installed a motion detector flood light for a friend who had thieves sneaking into his small apartment complex to steal whatever they could. He caught a couple of Negro men dressed in black walking through the parking lot one night and they had come over the barbed wire fence behind the apartments. We installed the motion detector flood lights on the back wall but also connected a 120 vac Edwards signal horn to them. The thing went off one night and the next day he found bloody shreds of cloth on the barbed wire. We also installed the same sort of thing under a friend's large open shed in his back yard because critters from a housing project two blocks away were coming over his fence to steal tools and material. We used a microwave motion detector made for automatic doors and added a low voltage power relay to switch on a pair of 500 watt halogen flood lights along with an Edwards signal horn. I believe it went off a few times before word got around the housing project. It would go off every year whenever a new class of thugs graduated. Those vermin are a persistent lot. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Alarm Monster |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 7:49:24 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:31:41 -0700 (PDT), Uncle Monster wrote: On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 5:07:54 PM UTC-5, wrote: On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 13:18:11 -0700, Don Y wrote: On 9/28/2015 1:04 PM, wrote: On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 09:11:43 -0700, Don Y wrote: On 9/28/2015 8:22 AM, Jeff Wisnia wrote: wrote: What about the receivers that worked at receiving the signals from those transmitters???? They are built into the sick/dead garage door openers, which ended up tossed into a dumpster. They're usually built onto the "back cover". When I replace an opener, I pull that cover off and set it aside -- self-contained remote control system (albeit one in an unusual form factor). On the chamberlain/Crafstman GDO I have sitting on the bench right now, the RF receiver is on the same card as the motor controller. It is one FRU for just about everything . Yes. And you can, for example, wire an arbitrary load in place of the motor and have a "remote controlled" whatever. I plan to install a momentary switch in one of the empty "knockouts" in the car dash wired to the opener's xmtr with the "receiver" connected to a light to illuminate the driveway. So, when backing into the garage, at night, we'll be able to *see* the driveway (instead of relying on the feeble backup lights on the car) It is more complicated than that on the one I have. There is a slotted wheel optical emitter that monitors motor movement and shuts it down if it is not seeing pulses at the expected rate. It is easier to just buy a separate GDO receiver. I got one on Ebay for $10 or so, to use as the portable "next" button on my tiki bar MP3 player. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/next%20button.jpg That picks a relay and makes the appropriate key on the keyboard card that runs this http://gfretwell.com/ftp/judybar.jpg The whole thing runs on a PC using MPXPLAY a DOS application in DOXBOX a W/XP application. For your application, why not just add more lights to the light in the opener? My wife wants me to install "chase lights" in her dad's driveway hooked to his opener. Cute gal in the picture. The chase lights that you're looking for, are you trying to make the driveway resemble a runway to guide Dad in for a landing? ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Air Monster That is my lovely lady. The picture was back in the house building days when the sun bleached her blonde. It really is more red if she doesn't spend all day outside. I was going to ask if she was some gorgeous gal you were trying to get drunk so you could take advantage of her. ~_^ I have a little red haired girlfriend (40 years old) whom I tease all the time and when her stepdaughter was 5 or 6, I would chase the Munchkin around threatening to unscrew her bellybutton so her behind would fall off. I tease all the girls regardless of their age. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Tease Monster |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 21:21:49 -0700 (PDT), Uncle Monster
wrote: On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 7:47:08 PM UTC-5, wrote: On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:57:45 -0700, Don Y wrote: On 9/28/2015 3:07 PM, wrote: I plan to install a momentary switch in one of the empty "knockouts" in the car dash wired to the opener's xmtr with the "receiver" connected to a light to illuminate the driveway. So, when backing into the garage, at night, we'll be able to *see* the driveway (instead of relying on the feeble backup lights on the car) It is more complicated than that on the one I have. There is a slotted wheel optical emitter that monitors motor movement and shuts it down if it is not seeing pulses at the expected rate. It is easier to just buy a separate GDO receiver. I got one on Ebay for $10 or so, to use as the portable "next" button on my tiki bar MP3 player. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/next%20button.jpg That picks a relay and makes the appropriate key on the keyboard card that runs this http://gfretwell.com/ftp/judybar.jpg The whole thing runs on a PC using MPXPLAY a DOS application in DOXBOX a W/XP application. For your application, why not just add more lights to the light in the opener? Don't want lights going on just because the door is opened. Consider daylight. Also, want to be able to light up the driveway when the door is NOT being opened. I figure I can add a switch in a dashboard knockout in the one car with the old "remote" unit, program one of the extra "HomeLink" remote buttons in the other car and wire a pushbutton to the "manual open" contacts for a "wall switch" just inside the garage door. My wife wants me to install "chase lights" in her dad's driveway hooked to his opener. I want to build a Cylon visor (that's actually functional as sunglasses) along the same lines! Would be wicked cool at night! You are better off simply finding a stand alone receiver. They usually run on 24vac and it is easy to find relays they will pick. A lot of newer cars already have the "remote" built in. My wife's Lincoln will run up to 3 different doors. When we had the "car hoppers" here (thieves) I built something similar to what you want. I had almost 1000 wats of spotlights connected to a 2440 SSR that was tripped with a GDO receiver. The transmitter had a little 12v relay in it, connected to the dome light of my car. They caught the crooks before they came back here. That would light you up. Me and my brother installed a motion detector flood light for a friend who had thieves sneaking into his small apartment complex to steal whatever they could. He caught a couple of Negro men dressed in black walking through the parking lot one night and they had come over the barbed wire fence behind the apartments. We installed the motion detector flood lights on the back wall but also connected a 120 vac Edwards signal horn to them. The thing went off one night and the next day he found bloody shreds of cloth on the barbed wire. We also installed the same sort of thing under a friend's large open shed in his back yard because critters from a housing project two blocks away were coming over his fence to steal tools and material. We used a microwave motion detector made for automatic doors and added a low voltage power relay to switch on a pair of 500 watt halogen flood lights along with an Edwards signal horn. I believe it went off a few times before word got around the housing project. It would go off every year whenever a new class of thugs graduated. Those vermin are a persistent lot. ^_^ I have motion lights but we have too many critters around here for them to be that much of a deterrent. They go on and off all night so I have fairly small lamps in them. I was really thinking about a dye squirter and some firecrackers on this rig but it became unnecessary because I trapped them with a $2 bill the guy stole the week before I gave the cops a picture of both sides of it with the SN and sent them up to the shop and rob at the corner. It was under the cash drawer and they knew who gave it to them. |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
DerbyDad03 wrote: On Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 3:44:58 PM UTC-4, Jeff Wisnia wrote: I just got through installing two new Sears Craftsman garage door openers to replace the Craftsman openers I installed 30 years ago and were performing intermittently, stopping or reversing when there were no apparent overloads to the doors travel. So, I sprung for two new Craftsman openers and they work slicker than snot on a brass doorknob. It was interesting to note how much lighter the main rail and traveling components have become over that time, but they look like they'll probably hold up for the rest of my years. Anyway, the point is that I'm left with four working garage door transmitters viz: One Craftsman 139.53708 One Button Control One Craftsman 139.53718 Three Button Control Two Chamberlin Liftsmaster 61LM One button controls That I'll never need. These are all the earlier style transmitters with dip switches inside to set the code. I'd be happy to give them to folks on this group who could use them. I think I can mail one or a pair of them in a padded envelope for less than $5, so if someone wants them just email me after removing the obvious upper case words from what shows here, and we'll work it out. Jeff, I'll take the 139.53708 off of your hands if it's still available. Unfortunately I don't see anything that resembles an email address in your post. Maybe it's because I am using Google Groups. My throwaway email address (backwards) is ten.tenze@sworrameat Tell me how to get you the $5 and I'll send it your way. Thanks! I'll email you directly. Re my email address: I didn't realize that it must not always show up as a "from:" in the header of a newsgroup post. I don't use Google Groups much, so I didn't notice that a poster's email addresses probably doesn't show. I munged my email address for newsgroups years ago by inserting "DUMPTHIS" in it to try and minimize the amount of spam I receive from robot spammers. Jeff Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
On Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:22:34 -0400, Jeff Wisnia
wrote: DerbyDad03 wrote: On Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 3:44:58 PM UTC-4, Jeff Wisnia wrote: I just got through installing two new Sears Craftsman garage door openers to replace the Craftsman openers I installed 30 years ago and were performing intermittently, stopping or reversing when there were no apparent overloads to the doors travel. So, I sprung for two new Craftsman openers and they work slicker than snot on a brass doorknob. It was interesting to note how much lighter the main rail and traveling components have become over that time, but they look like they'll probably hold up for the rest of my years. Anyway, the point is that I'm left with four working garage door transmitters viz: One Craftsman 139.53708 One Button Control One Craftsman 139.53718 Three Button Control Two Chamberlin Liftsmaster 61LM One button controls That I'll never need. These are all the earlier style transmitters with dip switches inside to set the code. I'd be happy to give them to folks on this group who could use them. I think I can mail one or a pair of them in a padded envelope for less than $5, so if someone wants them just email me after removing the obvious upper case words from what shows here, and we'll work it out. Jeff, I'll take the 139.53708 off of your hands if it's still available. Unfortunately I don't see anything that resembles an email address in your post. Maybe it's because I am using Google Groups. My throwaway email address (backwards) is ten.tenze@sworrameat Tell me how to get you the $5 and I'll send it your way. Thanks! I'll email you directly. Re my email address: I didn't realize that it must not always show up as a "from:" in the header of a newsgroup post. I don't use Google Groups much, so I didn't notice that a poster's email addresses probably doesn't show. I munged my email address for newsgroups years ago by inserting "DUMPTHIS" in it to try and minimize the amount of spam I receive from robot spammers. Jeff Jeff It didn't show up for me either until I hit reply, then it was there. |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
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Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 4:37:37 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:22:34 -0400, Jeff Wisnia wrote: DerbyDad03 wrote: On Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 3:44:58 PM UTC-4, Jeff Wisnia wrote: I just got through installing two new Sears Craftsman garage door openers to replace the Craftsman openers I installed 30 years ago and were performing intermittently, stopping or reversing when there were no apparent overloads to the doors travel. So, I sprung for two new Craftsman openers and they work slicker than snot on a brass doorknob. It was interesting to note how much lighter the main rail and traveling components have become over that time, but they look like they'll probably hold up for the rest of my years. Anyway, the point is that I'm left with four working garage door transmitters viz: One Craftsman 139.53708 One Button Control One Craftsman 139.53718 Three Button Control Two Chamberlin Liftsmaster 61LM One button controls That I'll never need. These are all the earlier style transmitters with dip switches inside to set the code. I'd be happy to give them to folks on this group who could use them. I think I can mail one or a pair of them in a padded envelope for less than $5, so if someone wants them just email me after removing the obvious upper case words from what shows here, and we'll work it out. Jeff, I'll take the 139.53708 off of your hands if it's still available. Unfortunately I don't see anything that resembles an email address in your post. Maybe it's because I am using Google Groups. My throwaway email address (backwards) is ten.tenze@sworrameat Tell me how to get you the $5 and I'll send it your way. Thanks! I'll email you directly. Re my email address: I didn't realize that it must not always show up as a "from:" in the header of a newsgroup post. I don't use Google Groups much, so I didn't notice that a poster's email addresses probably doesn't show. I munged my email address for newsgroups years ago by inserting "DUMPTHIS" in it to try and minimize the amount of spam I receive from robot spammers. Jeff Jeff It didn't show up for me either until I hit reply, then it was there. It doesn't show for me even when I reply to Jeff's posts in GG. I see it in your post because it showed up for you and was then quoted along with the rest of the text. |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 4:49:33 PM UTC-4, Jeff Wisnia wrote:
wrote: snipped Re my email address: I didn't realize that it must not always show up as a "from:" in the header of a newsgroup post. I don't use Google Groups much, so I didn't notice that a poster's email addresses probably doesn't show. I munged my email address for newsgroups years ago by inserting "DUMPTHIS" in it to try and minimize the amount of spam I receive from robot spammers. Jeff It didn't show up for me either until I hit reply, then it was there. I'm using SeaMonkey and Giganews for my newsgroup efforts and I see a header on every post giving me: Subject:.... From: (Poster's email address) Date and time: Newsgroup name: Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. People bitch at us Google Groupers, but I don't worry about it. Let 'em bitch. I can't install a newsreader at work, so I'm forced to use GG during the day (unless I want to actually work). Since GG keeps track of what I've read, I can log into any browser on any computer or my iPad or phone and pick up right where I left off, at work, at home or on the road. |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
On Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:49:20 -0400, Jeff Wisnia
wrote: wrote: snipped Re my email address: I didn't realize that it must not always show up as a "from:" in the header of a newsgroup post. I don't use Google Groups much, so I didn't notice that a poster's email addresses probably doesn't show. I munged my email address for newsgroups years ago by inserting "DUMPTHIS" in it to try and minimize the amount of spam I receive from robot spammers. Jeff It didn't show up for me either until I hit reply, then it was there. I'm using SeaMonkey and Giganews for my newsgroup efforts and I see a header on every post giving me: Subject:.... From: (Poster's email address) Date and time: Newsgroup name: Jeff Ancient Agent here. |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
On Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:21:23 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote: Since GG keeps track of what I've read, Google keeps track of what everyone read. I used to set the "no archive" bit in my news reader but Google won't show those posts at all. I guess they can't be trusted not to archive them. I turned it off because several GG folks complained |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 6:21:28 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 4:49:33 PM UTC-4, Jeff Wisnia wrote: wrote: snipped Re my email address: I didn't realize that it must not always show up as a "from:" in the header of a newsgroup post. I don't use Google Groups much, so I didn't notice that a poster's email addresses probably doesn't show. I munged my email address for newsgroups years ago by inserting "DUMPTHIS" in it to try and minimize the amount of spam I receive from robot spammers. Jeff It didn't show up for me either until I hit reply, then it was there. I'm using SeaMonkey and Giganews for my newsgroup efforts and I see a header on every post giving me: Subject:.... From: (Poster's email address) Date and time: Newsgroup name: Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. People bitch at us Google Groupers, but I don't worry about it. Let 'em bitch. I can't install a newsreader at work, so I'm forced to use GG during the day (unless I want to actually work). Since GG keeps track of what I've read, I can log into any browser on any computer or my iPad or phone and pick up right where I left off, at work, at home or on the road. Heck, I'm stuck with Google Groups since I'm using a Chromebook but I get almost everything done with Chromie my cute little 3 pound Chromebook. Like you wrote, anything I do using Google Groups is available and synced with any computer I access my Google account with. DD, do you use Google Drive? I have all my downloads, settings and documents stored within my Google Drive. I don't have to worry about losing information if my Chromebook is lost, stolen or destroyed and I can access all my stuff by using any other Internet connected device. I think that's pretty slick. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Chrome Monster |
Garage Door Transmitters - Givaways
On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 7:55:42 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:21:23 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 wrote: Since GG keeps track of what I've read, Google keeps track of what everyone read. I used to set the "no archive" bit in my news reader but Google won't show those posts at all. I guess they can't be trusted not to archive them. I turned it off because several GG folks complained Google folks complain about everything, I know this because I are one. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Google Monster |
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replying to Jeff Wisnia, Grandpa wrote:
Hi there wondering if you still have garage door remotes from a few years ago could really use them . Have really good older unit not concerned about security cant afford new stuff. Let me know name is Morgan Im in Alberta Canada -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...ys-848468-.htm |
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