"DIY MODS" and TRICKS to SAVE $$$$$$
#911
Tour Pack Detail...
I started with a dirty interior with the inside lid in a silver color with a half torn weight decal, old Velcro strips and some gooey stuff...Looked like crap when open...So with a can of black epoxy (had it to paint a scratch on our black fridge) a Scotch Bright pad, razor blade and a solvent to clean everything up...Now I feel better when its open...Really cleaned it up and I'm planning on adding some LED's and other things...Didn't cost any more since I used what I found in the shop...
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#912
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#913
My opener is 12 volts, but if you have one with a 9 volt battery, you can add diodes in series with the power lead. Each diode will drop the voltage about 3/10 of a volt. My Sears opener only stays on momentarily, so if I leave the high beams on, it will not stay transmitting all the while. Good luck.
#914
My opener is 12 volts, but if you have one with a 9 volt battery, you can add diodes in series with the power lead. Each diode will drop the voltage about 3/10 of a volt. My Sears opener only stays on momentarily, so if I leave the high beams on, it will not stay transmitting all the while. Good luck.
rather than a diode, a resistor is the correct device to drop voltage.
a diode has a another purpose, if it drops the voltage at all that is incidental.
Diodes act as "one way" gates--- the current can only flow one way through them, they are used to prevent current from backing up in a circuit or to convert AC voltage to DC volts via a diode/rectifier
if you use an iphone/pad/touch, the electrical toolkit app can give you the correct resistor values for just about any task
B.) with most garage door systems you only want to send a momentary signal- for the door to move- sending a continous radio signal will only make confuse
best system for this task is a simple relay wired to the high beam switch- lots of the correct circuit designs out there
mike
Last edited by mkguitar; 10-24-2011 at 01:30 PM.
#915
rather than a diode, a resistor is the correct device to drop voltage.
a diode has a another purpose, if it drops the voltage at all that is incidental.
Diodes act as "one way" gates--- the current can only flow one way through them, they are used to prevent current from backing up in a circuit or to convert AC voltage to DC volts via a diode/rectifier
if you use an iphone/pad/touch, the electrical toolkit app can give you the correct resistor values for just about any task
B.) with most garage door systems you only want to send a momentary signal- for the door to move- sending a continous radio signal will only make confuse
best system for this task is a simple relay wired to the high beam switch- lots of the correct circuit designs out there
mike
a diode has a another purpose, if it drops the voltage at all that is incidental.
Diodes act as "one way" gates--- the current can only flow one way through them, they are used to prevent current from backing up in a circuit or to convert AC voltage to DC volts via a diode/rectifier
if you use an iphone/pad/touch, the electrical toolkit app can give you the correct resistor values for just about any task
B.) with most garage door systems you only want to send a momentary signal- for the door to move- sending a continous radio signal will only make confuse
best system for this task is a simple relay wired to the high beam switch- lots of the correct circuit designs out there
mike
Great mod...I love it!
#916
Garage Door Opener
2007 Electra Ultra Classic
Woodie Wallace
Edmond OK
#917
Ever notice the underside of your chrome footboards? They are really difficult to polish...pitting and rust soon will set in. To avoid the inevitability I used Permatex Heavy Duty Rubberized Undercoating available at many auto supply stores and home improvement stores for around $5.
Remove the floorboards from the bike. Mask around the chrome sides and use a sharp blade to cut around the indentations. Stick a pencil through the mounting holes, and wooden match sticks through the weep holes. Cut off the excess material. You are now ready to go with the undercoating.
Per instructions, use a light coating and allow 20 minutes between coats. I put on four coats. My coats were "not light"...and took a couple of days to dry in the sun.
FYI, most floorboards are mounted with two 5/16 inch shoulder bolts with a 1/4 inch x 20 thread and a 3/16 inch hex head cap. The serrated flange nut (1/4 inch x 20 thread) takes a 7/16 inch wrench to remove.
Remove the floorboards from the bike. Mask around the chrome sides and use a sharp blade to cut around the indentations. Stick a pencil through the mounting holes, and wooden match sticks through the weep holes. Cut off the excess material. You are now ready to go with the undercoating.
Per instructions, use a light coating and allow 20 minutes between coats. I put on four coats. My coats were "not light"...and took a couple of days to dry in the sun.
FYI, most floorboards are mounted with two 5/16 inch shoulder bolts with a 1/4 inch x 20 thread and a 3/16 inch hex head cap. The serrated flange nut (1/4 inch x 20 thread) takes a 7/16 inch wrench to remove.
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#918
My solution for the garage door opener was to buy a lever switch at Fry's for $2.50 and buy a small remote from Home Depot for $25. Open the remote and solder wires from the switch of the remote to the lever switch, connectors in between so I can replace switch. I then tie wrapped the opener inside the fuse panel and used JB weld to glue the switch on the inside of the left heat shield. Now I can just reach down and hit the switch even with gloves on. No drilling, no fairing removal. Took about 15 minutes to put it all together and install.
#919
Ever notice the underside of your chrome footboards? They are really difficult to polish...pitting and rust soon will set in. To avoid the inevitability I used Permatex Heavy Duty Rubberized Undercoating available at many auto supply stores and home improvement stores for around $5.
Remove the floorboards from the bike. Mask around the chrome sides and use a sharp blade to cut around the indentations. Stick a pencil through the mounting holes, and wooden match sticks through the weep holes. Cut off the excess material. You are now ready to go with the undercoating.
Per instructions, use a light coating and allow 20 minutes between coats. I put on four coats. My coats were "not light"...and took a couple of days to dry in the sun.
FYI, most floorboards are mounted with two 5/16 inch shoulder bolts with a 1/4 inch x 20 thread and a 3/16 inch hex head cap. The serrated flange nut (1/4 inch x 20 thread) takes a 7/16 inch wrench to remove.
Remove the floorboards from the bike. Mask around the chrome sides and use a sharp blade to cut around the indentations. Stick a pencil through the mounting holes, and wooden match sticks through the weep holes. Cut off the excess material. You are now ready to go with the undercoating.
Per instructions, use a light coating and allow 20 minutes between coats. I put on four coats. My coats were "not light"...and took a couple of days to dry in the sun.
FYI, most floorboards are mounted with two 5/16 inch shoulder bolts with a 1/4 inch x 20 thread and a 3/16 inch hex head cap. The serrated flange nut (1/4 inch x 20 thread) takes a 7/16 inch wrench to remove.
BTW - I'm ashamed to admit I had a 76 toyota corolla heavily undercoated and all it did was hide the holes in the floorboards!!!
#920
New LEDs in Rear
Just saw today that the new HD Rear LED turn signals do this, out of the box, with no module needed. I was gonna go with LEDs anyway, and they will pass inspection, unlike the Kuryakyns (not DOT). Gonna get them when the money grows on my tree.