My previous solution to a garage door (GD) opener for the bike had been a 12v contact relay from the high beams. I had soldered two wires on either side of the contact switch inside my remote and connected those to the 12v relay. It used the battery in the remote for its 3v power. I didn't like that solution as it prevented me from using my high beams without powering the remote and running down its battery. I then tried a 12v to 3v converter but that still would have kept the remote powered while the high beams were on and I didn't want to chance burning the remote up.
I recently bought a Flash-to-Pass (FTP) from a company called Rinkuhaus from Germany, ( http://rinkuhaus.com/ ). The Rinkuhaus can be set up with multiple transmitters (up to 20) and can be programmed with as many solutions for activation as you want. For instance, the basic is one flash, then hold the flash. You can set it up for 3 flashes, then hold or a single flash or a single hold...well, the possibilities are endless. And I got this from eBay for under $70.
My GD opener is a Liftmaster 8355, My Q. I figured the Germans would have figured this issue out but after spending the better part of a frustrating day trying to get it to work, and it not working, found a blurb on their website saying "some GD openers aren't compatible. Contact us for a list....".
Well, I found out the Liftmaster My Q, Chamberlain and Craftsman AssureLink use a serial data connection between the opener and wall control. The old style controls use a "dry contact" (relay closure) to effectively short out the control wires. This was fine when the wall control was nothing more than essentially a doorbell button. On the new openers, there is 12VDC power across those wires, and the control unit doesn't like them to be shorted (although it is protected against such shorts).
After searching the internet for solutions, I found one from Creative Access Solutions ( www.creativeaccesssolutions.com ). They sell a unit that installs between the FTP receiver and the GD opener. Essentially, its a remote GD opener but without external buttons. After studying their solution, the light came on. I already had the solution half built. Actually, mostly built. I could use the remote I had already modified, connect that to the receiver from Rinkuhaus and presto....works like a charm.
I recently bought a Flash-to-Pass (FTP) from a company called Rinkuhaus from Germany, ( http://rinkuhaus.com/ ). The Rinkuhaus can be set up with multiple transmitters (up to 20) and can be programmed with as many solutions for activation as you want. For instance, the basic is one flash, then hold the flash. You can set it up for 3 flashes, then hold or a single flash or a single hold...well, the possibilities are endless. And I got this from eBay for under $70.
My GD opener is a Liftmaster 8355, My Q. I figured the Germans would have figured this issue out but after spending the better part of a frustrating day trying to get it to work, and it not working, found a blurb on their website saying "some GD openers aren't compatible. Contact us for a list....".
Well, I found out the Liftmaster My Q, Chamberlain and Craftsman AssureLink use a serial data connection between the opener and wall control. The old style controls use a "dry contact" (relay closure) to effectively short out the control wires. This was fine when the wall control was nothing more than essentially a doorbell button. On the new openers, there is 12VDC power across those wires, and the control unit doesn't like them to be shorted (although it is protected against such shorts).
After searching the internet for solutions, I found one from Creative Access Solutions ( www.creativeaccesssolutions.com ). They sell a unit that installs between the FTP receiver and the GD opener. Essentially, its a remote GD opener but without external buttons. After studying their solution, the light came on. I already had the solution half built. Actually, mostly built. I could use the remote I had already modified, connect that to the receiver from Rinkuhaus and presto....works like a charm.
