Garage door opener

**erik** · 10th May 2009, 09:32

**vifferman** · 10th May 2009, 09:39

Mine's more betterer: it's silent, works from ~50m away, and takes only one press of the button.

**James Deuce** · 17th May 2009, 08:42

**Cloggy** · 17th May 2009, 09:19

What a handy piece of equipment.
And so versatile, easily modified to open a gate.
I can think of many other modifications this could perform.....

**Swoop** · 17th May 2009, 09:47

The range of that unit appears a bit short. Is there a "stiletto" option?

**cs363** · 17th May 2009, 09:52

Originally Posted by James Deuce

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Ah, those clever Germans.....

They've evn managed to get the styling on the door opener right, which makes a change. Does that have the optional coffee maker as well?

**Hitcher** · 17th May 2009, 15:32

The one I fitted seems to attract kitchen ironware in the direction of the horn. It must have some magnetic attraction fault. Perhaps I should claim under warranty?

**cs363** · 17th May 2009, 18:15

Originally Posted by Hitcher

The one I fitted seems to attract kitchen ironware in the direction of the horn. It must have some magnetic attraction fault. Perhaps I should claim under warranty?

Certainly sounds as if there is a wiring fault....

How long have you had it, don't they have a 3 year warranty?
Though I see looking at their website that the door opener model seems to be out of production..... James's one may be a grey import....

**oldrider** · 17th May 2009, 23:37

I have had one of those for 45 years.

It's programmed to open the gate, turn on the lights in the shed, open the shed door and put a meal on the table!

It is programmed for a few more activities as well but I wont brag about them because it doesn't always work as expected!

**greminn** · 20th May 2009, 08:12

Its a real pain having to get off your bike then walk and open the door to ride your bike in... quite a well done setup:

http://technology.todaysbigthing.com/2009/05/11

**sunhuntin** · 20th May 2009, 08:14

LOL!!! plus 10 chars

**martybabe** · 20th May 2009, 11:06

Meh, I invented it years ago but unfortunately it's now in a state of disrepair, two taps on the horn and I automatically get a two finger salute from the kitchen window. I suppose I could fix it after all these years but frankly it makes too much noise even when it's working well.

Good vid BTW.

**oldrider** · 20th May 2009, 17:58

Originally Posted by martybabe

Meh, I invented it years ago but unfortunately it's now in a state of disrepair, two taps on the horn and I automatically get a two finger salute from the kitchen window. I suppose I could fix it after all these years but frankly it makes to much noise even when it's working well.

Good vid BTW.

Things just sliding along then Martybabe, may the force be with you!