I mounted one on my bike. Took a garage door opener, took the board out of the case, soldered a push button switch onto the contacts on the circuit board, then platidipped it to make it all water proof. Mounted the button to the plastic panel under the left grip, shoe gooed the plastidipped circuit board to the inside of the plastic panel and that's it. It survived a torrential hail and thunder storm last month in Utah. I'll go take some pics in a minute.
Love it JonKerr. Nicely done!
I thought about a flash-to-pass for a long time, but at $150 it's not worth it to me. I'd carry the garage door opener in my pocket, but I'd worry about bumping the button and not knowing I left my garage open. My area is well known for foot traffic through my neighborhood and things disappearing from parked cars and such.
This sounds like an awesome mod though. Adding to my "winter-to-do" list.....
I thought about a flash-to-pass for a long time, but at $150 it's not worth it to me. I'd carry the garage door opener in my pocket, but I'd worry about bumping the button and not knowing I left my garage open. My area is well known for foot traffic through my neighborhood and things disappearing from parked cars and such.
This sounds like an awesome mod though. Adding to my "winter-to-do" list.....
I was able to fit one nicely between the tach and the windscreen clipping it to the plastic guard right over the tach. it is not the safest location but because my screen was tinted in the lower section it was not obvious and I either ride the biek to work and bak or weekend adventures to where I never really left the bike alone.
Short how to?
I used one of the remotes that came with my garage door opener. I opened it up and found the two contacts that showed continuity when I pressed the button. Then I soldered these contacts to a SPDT relay on terminals 30 and 87. Which wire goes to which terminal is irrelevant, as long as one is on 30 and the other is on 87.
I found the high beam switch wire in a 10 pin connector to the right of the steering head. This harness comes out of the frame just in front of the VIN sticker. On the 'bike' side of this harness, it is a yellow wire (black/yellow on the switch side). Soldered terminal 85 of the relay to that wire and and connected terminal 86 to ground.
The hardest part was soldering the wires to the relay onto the board of the garage door opener remote. If you're not careful you'll make the solder run where it's not supposed to be and you'll have ruined a remote.
uhm... soldering is an art form... 600-700F is hot enough, and you want the metal parts to come up to heat, then apply a small amount of solder... a clean and properly tinned tip goes a long way...
here's a nice video with some good pointers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqV2xU1fee8
and if you get too much, solder wick is your friend...
I suggest using a scrap board and doing a few tests before working on the good parts(old vcr/dvd player or something)... knowing how to solder isn't needed often, but many times, people just do it wrong.. too much solder, not waiting for the parts to heat up, toooooo hot a tip, to cold... etc.
this is what I use at work for basic circuit board work.. but a bit pricey for home use:
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Weller-WES51-Analog-Soldering-Station/dp/B000BRC2XU/ref=pd_sbs_indust_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=06VKFYBMPKH86JJFDQY4"]Weller WES51 Analog Soldering Station - Soldering Irons - Amazon.com[/ame]
for around the house/car/mc work, I have one of these... works perfect:
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Weller-SP40NKUS-Watt-Soldering-Black/dp/B00B3SG7F0/ref=pd_sbs_indust_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=0P78G1SSBT9VDXZRZ1AV"]Weller SP40NKUS 40 Watt LED Soldering Iron Kit, Red/Black - - Amazon.com[/ame]
25w is usually good enough, 40w is for larger gage wires, ground planes, etc... where the heat has to heat up a larger area
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Was that an insurance add or something? I think I saw that somewhere
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Not sure, I think it was just a funny video.
How do you change the battery in your opener? It doesn't appear to be hotwired.Here you go. The little red button is it. You actually have to install the button first into the panel then solder your wires to it. Solder the wires to the circuit board first.
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I use a mini key chain remote for my craftsman opener.
works like a charm and its on you when you need it.
Its reprogrammable for a bunch of makes/models too.
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Craftsman-139-30499-Compatible-Garage-Remote/dp/B00A2X2TW2/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_0_2"]Similar to this[/ame]\
Im also working on setting up IFTTT and a wemo so that i can use my sena headset with siri to text the garage to open and close, just gotta find the time though...
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works like a charm and its on you when you need it.
Its reprogrammable for a bunch of makes/models too.
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Craftsman-139-30499-Compatible-Garage-Remote/dp/B00A2X2TW2/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_0_2"]Similar to this[/ame]\
Im also working on setting up IFTTT and a wemo so that i can use my sena headset with siri to text the garage to open and close, just gotta find the time though...
instructables
Unfortunately the FZ doesn't have a useless flash button. On my GSXR what I did was cut the wires from the flash button and wired them directly to a garage door opener's active terminals. When I don't press the flash switch obviously the loop is open and no signal, so tap the flash switch and my garage door opens and closes perfectly.