Some scrot stole my 2 drills after I accidently left the remote
controlled garage door open.

Has anyone got an idea how I could make a wireless door open warning
device connected to a lamp in the house? Preferably using ready made
modules.

Does any company make such a device?

Thanks.

--
Graham.

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"chudford" wrote in message
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Some scrot stole my 2 drills after I accidently left the remote
controlled garage door open.

Has anyone got an idea how I could make a wireless door open warning
device connected to a lamp in the house? Preferably using ready made
modules.

Does any company make such a device?

Thanks.
Magnetic proximity reed switch like used on door and
window alarms.
These switches close when the magnet is near (door closed) so
you need a relay to bring the light on when the door is open.

On Nov 8, 5:16*pm, "Graham." wrote:
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Graham.

%Profound_observation%"chudford" wrote in message

... Some scrot stole my 2 drills after I accidently left the remote
controlled garage door open.

Has anyone got an idea how I could make a wireless door open warning
device connected to a lamp in the house? *Preferably using ready made
modules.

Does any company make such a device?

Thanks.

Magnetic proximity reed switch like used on door and
window alarms.
These switches close when the magnet is near (door closed) so
you need a relay to bring the light on when the door is open.

Thanks for that, but I also need a wireless link from the door to the
house as the garage is detached.

In article ,
chudford writes:
On Nov 8, 5:16*pm, "Graham." wrote:
Magnetic proximity reed switch like used on door and
window alarms.
These switches close when the magnet is near (door closed) so
you need a relay to bring the light on when the door is open.
Thanks for that, but I also need a wireless link from the door to the
house as the garage is detached.

Presumably there's a power link, at least for the door.
I think you can get X10 door contacts which will signal
back across mains and possibly RF versions too. This
could be used to operate an X10 switched light in the
house. You could do the same with a motion detector in
the garage, which would add a bit more detection over
just the magnetic contents.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

"chudford" wrote in message
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On Nov 8, 5:16 pm, "Graham." wrote:
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Graham.

%Profound_observation%"chudford" wrote in
message

...
Some scrot stole my 2 drills after I accidently left the remote
controlled garage door open.

Has anyone got an idea how I could make a wireless door open warning
device connected to a lamp in the house? Preferably using ready made
modules.

Does any company make such a device?

Thanks.

Magnetic proximity reed switch like used on door and
window alarms.
These switches close when the magnet is near (door closed) so
you need a relay to bring the light on when the door is open.

Thanks for that, but I also need a wireless link from the door to the
house as the garage is detached.

Adapt a wireless doorbell. Use a similar circuit to that suggested,
have a magnetic contact on the door and have it hooked up to a
relay. Connect the bell push to the common and normally closed
contact. When there is power through the magnetic contact due
to the door being closed, this will energise the relay and pull the
normally closed contact away. When the contact opens your
power to the relay will be lost, the relay will flick back and join
the two terminals of the doorbell. It's a cheap and easy solution
using inexpensive products. For the small circuit with the relay and
megnetic contact you can use a small mains adaptor.
This will not ensure you have secured the garage, but will warn
when the door is open.

"chudford" wrote in message
...
Some scrot stole my 2 drills after I accidently left the remote
controlled garage door open.

Has anyone got an idea how I could make a wireless door open warning
device connected to a lamp in the house? Preferably using ready made
modules.

Could you not use the same type of module as used to operate the door but
wired to relay that works the lamp, instead of to the door opening
mechanism? That way, whenever you operate the door, you also switch the
lamp. Of course, to allow for lamp failure, you ought to have it toggle
between two lamps - one for door open and one for door closed.

Colin Bignell

"chudford" wrote in message
...
Some scrot stole my 2 drills after I accidently left the remote
controlled garage door open.

Has anyone got an idea how I could make a wireless door open warning
device connected to a lamp in the house? Preferably using ready made
modules.

Does any company make such a device?

Thanks.


Something like these http://www.easylinkuk.co.uk/page50.html you mean?

On Nov 8, 6:04*pm, (Andrew Gabriel) wrote:
In article ,
* * * * chudford writes:

On Nov 8, 5:16*pm, "Graham." wrote:
Magnetic proximity reed switch like used on door and
window alarms.
These switches close when the magnet is near (door closed) so
you need a relay to bring the light on when the door is open.
Thanks for that, but I also need a wireless link from the door to the
house as the garage is detached.

Presumably there's a power link, at least for the door.
I think you can get X10 door contacts which will signal
back across mains and possibly RF versions too. This
could be used to operate an X10 switched light in the
house. You could do the same with a motion detector in
the garage, which would add a bit more detection over
just the magnetic contents.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

Thanks for the X10 idea. I have found just what I am looking for, its
called a Garage Door Indicator.

"chudford" wrote in message
...
Some scrot stole my 2 drills after I accidently left the remote
controlled garage door open.

Has anyone got an idea how I could make a wireless door open warning
device connected to a lamp in the house? Preferably using ready made
modules.

You connect it to the alarm.
If its open when you set the alarm it flashes its little zone light.

..

On Nov 8, 1:13*pm, chudford wrote:
On Nov 8, 6:04*pm, (Andrew Gabriel) wrote:





In article ,
* * * * chudford writes:

On Nov 8, 5:16*pm, "Graham." wrote:
Magnetic proximity reed switch like used on door and
window alarms.
These switches close when the magnet is near (door closed) so
you need a relay to bring the light on when the door is open.
Thanks for that, but I also need a wireless link from the door to the
house as the garage is detached.

Presumably there's a power link, at least for the door.
I think you can get X10 door contacts which will signal
back across mains and possibly RF versions too. This
could be used to operate an X10 switched light in the
house. You could do the same with a motion detector in
the garage, which would add a bit more detection over
just the magnetic contents.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

Thanks for the X10 idea. *I have found just what I am looking for, its
called a Garage Door Indicator.- Hide quoted text -

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I use x10, x10 can often be turned on by built in 3 button garage door
openers, have remote keychains, remote control, when I pull in the
garage the x10 motion light turns on outside and inside lights one
sensor triggers 3 more, its a system you can expand on even to operate
by computer.

BigWallop wrote:
"chudford" wrote in message
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Some scrot stole my 2 drills after I accidently left the remote
controlled garage door open.
[...]

Something like these http://www.easylinkuk.co.uk/page50.html you mean?

You're saying chudford needs Alzheimers dementia care ;-) ?

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BigWallop wrote:
"chudford" wrote in message

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Some scrot stole my 2 drills after I accidently left the remote
controlled garage door open.
[...]

Something like these http://www.easylinkuk.co.uk/page50.html you mean?

You're saying chudford needs Alzheimers dementia care ;-) ?


He does forget the garage door is open. :-)

(sorry, must resist these urges. I must resist these urges. I only drink
to make the voices go away.)