Re: Garage Door Opener keypad recommendations

["Doug" <not@xxxxxxxx>]

"Doug" <not@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "George" <no.geodosch.spam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> I'm looking for recommendations on a garage door opener keypad.  I
>> normally use a wireless remote / homelink to operate the door, but I want
>> a keypad as a backup, so that someone cannot be locked out of the house.
>>
>> My requirements seem simple, but I've had no luck with finding a unit
>> that meets them:
>>
>> 1. Wired - it will activate the door by triggering the manual pushbutton
>> circuit
>>
>> 2. No batteries - it must be A/C powered.  If it has a back-up battery,
>> for in case of power failure, that's fine, but I don't want the unit to
>> fail because the battery died.
>>
>> 3. The relay must be separate from the outdoor keypad.  This would
>> prevent someone from simply ripping the keypad off the wall and shorting
>> the wires going to it.
>>
>> 4. It must be reliable
>>
>> A unit exists that meets all of the above requirements except one: a
>> Genie KEP-1.  I've got one of these.  In fact, I've had 2, and they have
>> both died.  The first one lasted many years, but it eventually stopped
>> working.  I bought a new one of the same model, and it died within the
>> first year.  I even had the power adapter on a surge suppressor, since I
>> suspected that might have killed the first one.  I it listed on Amazon,
>> and from reading the reviews, it seems many others have had reliability
>> problems with the KEP-1.
>>
>> So I'm looking for a similar device, but one that will last more than a
>> few months.  It seems that everything else I find is battery powered, and
>> most of them are wireless.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>
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> Something like this would probably work, its overkill for
> what you are looking for and its really designed to be used with a card
> and
> a pin, but I believe you can use it just with a pin.
>
> I'm not sure what price range you are looking at but this unit  runs
> somewhere around $200
>
> http://www.sdcsecurity.com/docs%5CDBDocs%5CE4KP_Datasheet.pdf
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> Doug
>

This link shows it for around $130.00

http://www.geminicomputersinc.com/sdc-e4kp.html

Doug