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Posted by GoHabsGo on February 13, 2006, 10:57 am
What's the best way to link up the garage lights to a garage opener? Our
opener has very poor source of light. I would like the overhead lights to
turn on when the garage door opens. Is there some kind of device that I
can add to the switch that can be activated in conjunction with the opener?
Thanks,
Larry
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Posted by spudnuty on February 13, 2006, 11:14 am
Sometimes the opener light is activated by a relay. If the relay is
rated high enough you could just lift the contactor leads and parallel
the hot to your lights. If it's solid state you could just replace the
feed to the bulb with a relay that would parallel your light switch.
I'm sure you could also do this with 10X others know more about that.
Richard
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Posted by spamTHISbrp on February 13, 2006, 11:16 am
If your overhead lights are not on a 3-way switch:
Low-tech and most work would be to wire the coil of a 120v relay in
parallel with the light that is connected to the opener.
Then, wire the relay contacts in parallel with the overhead-lights
switch, such that whenever the relay is closed the normal light-switch
is, in effect, bypassed.
Not sure how you'd have to modify this idea to make it code, but this
is a starting point for making it happen.
A more reasonable method might be to look into those fancy light
controller systems and see if they have an 'add-on' for doing this.
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Posted by dnoyeB on February 13, 2006, 11:18 am
GoHabsGo wrote:
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> What's the best way to link up the garage lights to a garage opener? Our
> opener has very poor source of light. I would like the overhead lights to
> turn on when the garage door opens. Is there some kind of device that I
> can add to the switch that can be activated in conjunction with the opener?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Larry
Me too. I been wondering WTF these other 2 buttons are for on the
opener. Appearantly not a damn thing.
--
Thank you,
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor
man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16
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Posted by Tony Hwang on February 13, 2006, 11:28 am
GoHabsGo wrote:
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> What's the best way to link up the garage lights to a garage opener? Our
> opener has very poor source of light. I would like the overhead lights to
> turn on when the garage door opens. Is there some kind of device that I
> can add to the switch that can be activated in conjunction with the opener?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Larry
Hmmm,
Usually opener has two light bulb sockets to take 2 60W lamps. Not
enough? I installed motion sensor based light fixture inside garage.
When we walk in from side door it lights up and goes out after certain
delay(adjustable). If car is coming in, both lights comes on which gives
more than enough light.
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> opener has very poor source of light. I would like the overhead lights to
> turn on when the garage door opens. Is there some kind of device that I
> can add to the switch that can be activated in conjunction with the opener?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Larry