Gargre door opener mod

[madboy]

We've only got two remote garage door openers (three if you include the wall mounted one in the garage itself). One huge ugly one and one keyring one. Since our second car (MX-5) and my bike live in the double garage, and the family wagon lives in the driveway (and the mrs drives that during the week) I get pretty much sole access rights to the garage. Which is great - cos I keep the keyring remote with my house key on a small clamp thingey. So whatever keys I take with me, either bike or car, have this attached to it. The keyring remote is small enough to just dangle in the car. On the bike it clips into its own dedicated little holder thingey (came with it) that's cable tied to the brake reservoir bracket right next to my ignition.

Perfect.

The other option is that MrsM finishes work before me, and if I ride really really fast on the way home she hears the sirens, squeeling tyres and straining wheezy engines, and opens the gate and garage ready for me... oh and you think I'm joking don't you - rule no.1 when buying a house, forget the kitchen, living space or double garage, make sure it's on a side street off a side street off a side street off the main road

[Dafe]

Right, so thats got the garage door at home sorted, what about at work?? It runs off a swipe card . . . can I rig that up to run off the pass light too?

Actually, Yes you can. You just need the remote in your bike to be a 26 bit wiegand remote and a wireless receiver needs to be placed in series or parallel with the existing card reader. Just convince the boss to get wireless keys and you'll be sweet!

[Slingshot]

i think (coming from an apprentice sparky) that it would be much better to mount a small non-latchng switch somewhere convenient and use that

Nope...you're wrong.
It just doesn't have required level of gadgetness.

[barty5]

I was thinking of, is if you use the full beam for whatever, you'd then be emitting the signal. Would that not wear out anything in the opener, since it's not designed to be kept on all the time..??[/QUOTE]

you could always wire it so it has a constant + then mount a motox cross style kill switch which will give it the earth on to your bars then it will onlt ever work when you press button you could mount button anywhere on frame so as not to be seen

[peg]

I did the headlight high-beam opener mod a couple of years ago, and it's still working fine. The remote is in the headlight bucket, and I replaced the bulb with a 80/100 so I don't really have to use high-beam except to open the door.

[ynot slow]

I'll keep your pride and joys safe and sound.[/QUOTE]

My bike is in shed with auto opener,also have nice friendly(during daytime,and when we're home)2 yr old shepherd,has one mean mofo bark too,can go from sound asleep on deck to gate (20mts) in a flash,as I've found out coming home from pub on foot and trying to sneak onto section,but all we got was a wagging tail,mind you did same thing when brother was on holiday and bit different,deep bark,growl until he heard our voices.