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Author Topic: Autoswitch garage door opener  (Read 547 times)
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HazelwoodK12
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« on: January 25, 2012, 12:44:19 PM »

Hello fellow riders,

As usual, I make no assumption that this is a new product to all of you.. but I hand't seen anything about it yet, and thought I would share for those of you who don't know about it.

I have been researching various garage door openers, that are motorcycle friendly, for a little while now. There are several options depending on your desire, and ability. Many people opt for just a key chain remote, or even just the normal remote stuffed in a tank bag, or pocket. I was hoping to find something else, and was successful.

http://www.autoswitch.com/index.php

This is (from what I have seen so far) probably the most intrusive option (as far as your bike is concerned) but I found it the most intriguing.

The autoswitch is a $20 ish module, that you hard-wire into power, the high-beam flash switch, and one of your current garage door remotes. Once installed, all you have to do, is flash your high-beam twice quickly. This action engages your garage remote, and your door opens/closes.

Reasons why I love this product:

1. You never have to take your hands of the grips, or even stop moving for that matter, to open your garage door.

2. Other similar options require you to install a receiver in your garage, but this uses all your current hardware.

3. Now that the autoswitch is installed, I will only have to disconnect, and then reconnect two wires, to a different remote, if I every relocate, or update my garage door system.


Shortly I will post a few pictures, and perhaps some video of the autoswitch wiring, and operation.

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Rigbourne
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« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2012, 06:46:41 AM »

Very nice option did you see this one while you were searching for alternatives?
motoKP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C-Bxifv2Pk
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HazelwoodK12
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« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2012, 08:14:59 AM »

Actually Rigbourne, I did.
The down side is the set up time. My daughter is 11 months, and just now mobile. I opted for the autoswitch to fill in untill she is closer to ten Wink

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« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2012, 11:08:55 AM »

Took a while, but here it is...

http://youtu.be/eHaBYwxd3DI

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Steve Hazelwood
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