Flash to Pass Garage Door Opener Install
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Instead of buying a ready made unit I wired a remote to the high beam using a relay. Tucked everything under the seat and its been working great for the past 5 years with no problem. I hit the high beam down the block and the doors is open and ready for docking of the Big Twins.
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I know the feeling, which is why when I tested it before putting the outer fairing back on and all was good, I just couldn't believe it when getting the bike completely back together, it no longer worked. Had my wife there to demo and, tada... nothing. And of course, she's laughing, asking why I didn't test it before putting it all back together. Took me some time to figure out that plugging in the headlight was causing it to ground out, and then make it stop working. Live and learn.
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I did send the company an email with what transpired, so maybe they'll update the instructions for the next guy like me.
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I didn't feel like spending that kind of money so I bought a $7 remote from ebay, $18 relay (had some different colored wire already)and got it all wired up under my seat. Works like a charm with no need to do anything with the switch on the wall of the garage or anything on the house.
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My low-tech fix was to remove the circuit board from the housing on an extra remote, solder wires onto the electric lead/pad on the Circuit board where the opener button contacts, and connect the other end of the wires to a momentary push button switch that I had in my parts bin. I then put the switch into a ball of play dough that I formed a truncated teardrop depression into, and potted the switch in JB WELD. When cured I hit it with Black textured paint and when dry stuck it onto the Brake fluid housing.
The "Exposed" circuit board was zipped into a baggy and tucked beneath the bread box Speedo/Tach on my bike to make it water resistant. .
Works fine, over 1 year now and I haven't even had to change the battery.
Granted I have a couple of hours into it, but I was fun to use "Stuff" that I had laying around to get a remote on the bike.
Oh-yea to increase the range I added some length to the Antennae wire hanging off the back of my garage door opener. Just a couple more inches did it for me.
The "Exposed" circuit board was zipped into a baggy and tucked beneath the bread box Speedo/Tach on my bike to make it water resistant. .
Works fine, over 1 year now and I haven't even had to change the battery.
Granted I have a couple of hours into it, but I was fun to use "Stuff" that I had laying around to get a remote on the bike.
Oh-yea to increase the range I added some length to the Antennae wire hanging off the back of my garage door opener. Just a couple more inches did it for me.
Last edited by RaSh; 11-27-2012 at 03:44 PM. Reason: Antennae wire note added.
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