Alright, I have finished wiring a garage door opener into the dummy button.
Here is the remote that I bought from Home Depot for just over $30. It uses Intellicode, so it can be programed to any opener that is also Intellicode compatible.
I opened the case and began to test the connections to see which combination would open the door. Then I soldered two leads, one to each contact point.
Next step was to find a suitable location on the bike that will be out of the way and hopefully protected from the elements. I chose a location under the dash and used a plastic wire stay through the keyring hole to mount it.
I then ran the wires under the dash and along an existing wire loom, up the frame and to the left control housing. I used a metal coat hanger stretched out to pull the wires through the existing insulation. Make sure to leave enough slack that the wires won't be pulled taught or pinched when the handlebars are turned to full lock in BOTH directions.
There are two screws under the controls housing that keeps it together. I undid these and pulled the wires into the housing.
The next step was to prepare the switch I was going to use. xplodnstar provided a link in the dummy button thread, so I am not going to post it here. (search function people
) I wanted to use the original "button" but it didn't work out the way I hoped. So I cut it off and used a red plastic cap that I had in my junk drawer. I drilled a hole large enough for the switch to fit and then super-glued the plastic cap to the back portion of the dummy button.
Here is the remote that I bought from Home Depot for just over $30. It uses Intellicode, so it can be programed to any opener that is also Intellicode compatible.
I opened the case and began to test the connections to see which combination would open the door. Then I soldered two leads, one to each contact point.
Next step was to find a suitable location on the bike that will be out of the way and hopefully protected from the elements. I chose a location under the dash and used a plastic wire stay through the keyring hole to mount it.
I then ran the wires under the dash and along an existing wire loom, up the frame and to the left control housing. I used a metal coat hanger stretched out to pull the wires through the existing insulation. Make sure to leave enough slack that the wires won't be pulled taught or pinched when the handlebars are turned to full lock in BOTH directions.
There are two screws under the controls housing that keeps it together. I undid these and pulled the wires into the housing.
The next step was to prepare the switch I was going to use. xplodnstar provided a link in the dummy button thread, so I am not going to post it here. (search function people
) I wanted to use the original "button" but it didn't work out the way I hoped. So I cut it off and used a red plastic cap that I had in my junk drawer. I drilled a hole large enough for the switch to fit and then super-glued the plastic cap to the back portion of the dummy button.
