 Time for a new Project, DIY Garage Door Opener |
 Dec 19, 2009 - 3:53 AM
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I found myself trying to find another simple yet very meaningful project for the celica when I came across an idea for a diy garage door opener that wires up to the batter while i was trying to open my damn garage door with the pos battery one in my car in 0 degree weather. I'll be following the guide of this DIY Garage Door Opener. I'll be sure to keep you all informed of how it all goes. I'm also going to throw a twist on the button that I think you'll all find very enjoyable
 . I'm still in the process of measuring things out and finding the right parts. I should be done with it in the next 2weeks -1month depending on when the parts get in and when I have time to work on it.
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Jan 7, 2010 - 2:34 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 29, '09 From Lake Ariel, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
so it's finally done, homelink is installed with the replacement button he sent me, turns out the led was actually carrying enough current to trigger the button, so he sent me a new button with the led leads and switch leads separate. I wired the 12v source from the cig lighter to the homelink and then took the 12v source from the cig lighter ring and used that to power the led. So now it only works when the car is on and the led ring only turns on when the lights are on. It looks amazing I'll post up picks later.
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Jan 10, 2010 - 10:52 AM
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QUOTE (freddy121389 @ Jan 7, 2010 - 2:34 PM)  so it's finally done, homelink is installed with the replacement button he sent me, turns out the led was actually carrying enough current to trigger the button, so he sent me a new button with the led leads and switch leads separate. I wired the 12v source from the cig lighter to the homelink and then took the 12v source from the cig lighter ring and used that to power the led. So now it only works when the car is on and the led ring only turns on when the lights are on. It looks amazing I'll post up picks later. great! just to clarify... it has NOTHING to do with the LED - why the old switch didn't work it was the wrong kind of switch - it was closed with the button pushed out and open when the button was pushed in - it was an interrupt style switch - the button stops the voltage rather than starting it - you wanted the opposite - the switch you have now is what you were looking for -------------------- Breaking Axles...
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freddy121389 Time for a new Project Dec 19, 2009 - 3:53 AM
njccmd2002 too complicated...
http://www.6gc.net/forums/inde... Dec 19, 2009 - 4:38 AM freddy121389 there's no welding required, just drilling and... Dec 19, 2009 - 12:35 PM SwissFerdi That looks great, can't wait. I have two bulky... Dec 19, 2009 - 4:48 PM flyinglizard Awesome. I'm definitely going to do this since... Dec 19, 2009 - 5:00 PM freddy121389 Bought one of these today, my plan is to take out ... Dec 20, 2009 - 12:21 AM
Spider77 QUOTE (freddy121389 @ Dec 20, 2009 - 1... Dec 20, 2009 - 11:48 AM Galcobar Going by the image properties, I'm going to gu... Dec 20, 2009 - 8:26 PM freddy121389 alright i need help, it works great, i mounted the... Dec 27, 2009 - 7:01 PM pittfirefighter i can't follow your post at all.. i would be h... Dec 30, 2009 - 12:33 AM freddy121389 sorry let me re phrase, i bought a homelink garage... Dec 31, 2009 - 4:02 AM njccmd2002 since you are running with the cig lighter, the ma... Jan 1, 2010 - 3:33 PM freddy121389 QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Jan 1, 2010 - 4... Jan 1, 2010 - 5:25 PM Galcobar It sounds like you've wired the switch sensor ... Jan 1, 2010 - 9:19 PM freddy121389 im trying to be as clear as i can, i even sent a l... Jan 2, 2010 - 12:42 AM njccmd2002 sorry got confused, tought it wass the cigarrette ... Jan 2, 2010 - 12:54 AM freddy121389 but i want the led one because it looks awesome, h... Jan 2, 2010 - 3:16 AM Galcobar Try detaching the button, and test what happens wh... Jan 2, 2010 - 4:19 PM freddy121389 the garage door opens when i do that Jan 2, 2010 - 7:23 PM Galcobar QUOTE (freddy121389 @ Jan 2, 2010 - 5... Jan 3, 2010 - 1:40 AM pittfirefighter it is a interrupt button, hes getting the right on... Jan 3, 2010 - 8:54 AM freddy121389 so pitt are you saying the led can cause the switc... Jan 3, 2010 - 1:41 PM freddy121389 no because the this new one did the exact same thi... Jan 10, 2010 - 7:50 PM freddy121389 here's a video of how it works and what it loo... Jan 10, 2010 - 7:53 PM richee3 RE: Time for a new Project Jan 10, 2010 - 11:07 PM |
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