[ale] OT - Replacement Gate Remote

Wed May 20 09:30:10 EDT 2015

My garage door opener is my right arm.
On May 20, 2015 8:54 AM, "Lightner, Jeff" <JLightner at dsservices.com> wrote:

> That was one of the first hits I got in my search but it requires:
> 1) You to know the maker of the opener.
> 2) You to hit a button on the motor of the opener for the "smart learn".
> (Or use dip switches based on maker.)
>
> You can see details on how to program at this link:
>
> https://www.chamberlain.com/CatalogResourcesV3/en-us/shared/files/tucmanuals/114A3485.pdf
>
> I'm tempted to think the motor button would send the same signal as an
> existing remote but could never find anything that positively states that.
>
> My question to the list was not asking for others to Google for me as I'd
> already done a fair amount of that 2 nights ago.   I was asking if anyone
> has actually used one that they programmed by pointing an existing remote
> at it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jim
> Kinney
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 5:15 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] OT - Replacement Gate Remote
>
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Chamberlain-KLIK1U-Clicker-Transmitter-Universal/dp/B0013Q0S4S/ref=pd_bxgy_60_text_y
>
> On Tue, 2015-05-19 at 21:04 +0000, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> > I’d found the Amazon listing for Remocon last night and had already
> > done the search for “learning” and “cloning” and “duplicating” and
> > etc…
> >
> >
> >
> > The Remocon looked promising when I found it last night until I read
> > the reviews.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> > Brian Mathis
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 4:24 PM
> > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> > Subject: Re: [ale] OT - Replacement Gate Remote
> >
> >
> >
> > Is it actually a remote or an RFID card?
> >
> >
> > Something like this?
> >
> > http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Garage-Learning-cloning-Key-chain/dp/B
> > 009YB26OY
> >
> > Google search
> >     https://www.google.com/search?q=learning+garage+door+remote
> >
> >
> > ❧ Brian Mathis
> >
> >
> > @orev
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 2:06 PM, Lightner, Jeff
> > <JLightner at dsservices.com> wrote:
> >
> > Last night I looked all over the internet but kept coming up with what
> > I do NOT want:
> >
> > What I do NOT want is a garage/gate remote that requires me to know
> > the brand of opener in use.   I found many hits for those talking
> > about dip switches to set on the remote or pressing a button on the
> > opener itself that the remote learns from.
> >
> >
> >
> > What I DO want is something similar to what many cars have including
> > one I used to own which is something I can simply point an existing
> > remote at (while pressing buttons of course) and have it learn the
> > code from the existing remote.   Ideally this would be a key fob style
> > device but I’d settle for one that clips to a car’s visor.
> >
> >
> >
> > I even found a video on Youtube describing how to use a key fob
> > exactly like what I wanted but unfortunately that person didn’t bother
> > to say what brand or device he was using.
> >
> >
> >
> > There is so much advertising and discussion about the kind I don’t
> > want that I simply couldn’t find what I do want so I was hoping
> > someone here might have already found one and share details with me.
> > Note that Garage doors and Gates usually use the same kind of
> > technology.
> >
> >
> >
> > I understand that SOME gates/garage door openers have variable codes
> > but I doubt the one I’m doing does so no need to discuss that.
> >
> >
> >
> > I do NOT know the model of gate opener nor would it be easy for me to
> > find out.  It’s the gate for my HOA and they make money selling
> > replacements which my neighbor wants to avoid.   Given what I used to
> > have in my car this seems simple but my searches last night were
> > fruitless.
> >
> >
> >
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