Re: Using garage door safety beams

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've always thought it kinda dumb they mount those beams so low. IMO it
should be mounted high enough that if you leave your car partially sticking
out of the opened garage door (like when you back in to garage to empty
groceries from the trunk and your wife pushed the button to close the
freekin door without looking to see if the car is ALL the way in!  - twice
she did that) - if the beam was higher the door would not have closed on her
car (twice...did I mention she did it twice?)




"Bob La Londe" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| If it is a Liftmaster/Chamberlain  garage door opener check out their
| options on their website or one of their main dealers.  They have some
| oddball stuff.  Even some built in stuff that might suit your purpose
| automation and auxilary light control.  For instance when you trip the
beam
| on mine the light on the lift motor turns on.  I would suggest you search
| the interent armed with the model / part number of your opener.
|
| Also, as some suggested the safety beam may be too low.  Its no big deal
to
| raise it slightly.  Those I have seen mounted only a few inches above the
| floor could be misssed even accidentally.  Raising it to a foot or may 18
| inches should be no big trick and reduce the likelyhood somebody would
| accidentaly miss passing through it.
|
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| "Les Blalock" <lesNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| >
| > Is there any place that sells something that could be tied into the
| > safety beam of my garage door opener to trigger a remote chime to
| > indicate someone/something has entered my garage when the door is
| > open?
| >
| > It appears that the wires from the sensors to the door control carry
| > around 10.85 volts dc until the beam is broken when the voltage jumps
| > to around 12v.  Would maybe the X10 Powerflash recognize the ~ 1v
| > difference and trigger an X10 receiver?
| >
| > Thanks for any help/suggestions.
| >
| > Les
| >
| >
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