Re: Using garage door safety beams

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Welp this gadget is cool...it has an adjustable timer in each PIR you can
set a window of time from 0 (trips every 0 seconds) to 3 minutes, so kids
running around the garage can sorta be adjusted for...or you can turn off
the main reciever and only use it when you want. It's pretty slick. I'm
gonna order a few more for clients I know will want them.


<lowtech87501@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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|I agree, I have a Liftmaster and would love to have the safteyy beam
| tied into a chime that could simply go off when the beam was broken.
| We have lots of neighborhood kids that play with our kids (ie 5 years
| old).  I just want to know when someone walks through the garage, but I
| don't want a motion sensor that's going to go off all the time.  No
| muss no fuss.  I don't care if it falses on our cats.  Also they are
| mounted low because the safety beams are for small kids, not cars.  My
| relay only clicks the first time, when the lights turn on.  They then
| stay on for several minutes with no relay action.  It just seems such a
| waste not to use the safety beam that is already there.
|
| > "Group-Moderator" <GroupModerator@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| > | "Russell Brill" <russwbrill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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
| > | >>
| > | >>
| > | > Check out this product
| > | >
http://www.optexamerica.com/products/prodpage.cfm?product=wireless1000
| > | > .... It will work indoors & outdoors........
| > |
| > |
| > | How About This? Watch The Video.
| > | http://www.alarmsuperstore.com/voice%20alert/voicealert.htm
| > |
| > | >
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