Switch panel garage door opener

jagodago

Edit: Image were doing some serious margin rape so the album is here but is in reverse order

So I hate having switch blanks so I picked up three switches to fill them. A side effect of this is now I had to figure out what to switch on and off.
I decided to relocate my garage door opener. I am also going to skip over stuff that has been covered else where such as how to remove the cup holder and switch panel (hint: pull hard and remove the screws)
Tools:
Flat screwdriver
Phillips screwdriver
Soldering iron
Solder
assorted lengths of wire... or like a foot of 20 aug wire
DMM (digital multi-meter) volt-ohm meter will work also
Electrical engineering degree (optional)


Step one: Open garage door opener and remove circuit board


Step Two:Remove dummy switches and insert new switches I used these for this project you will need a momentary single pole single throw PN: 7700003


Step Three:
Figure out how the board works, specifically the switch. My one board switch was a double pole single throw switch (four leads but one switch), so I had to do some creative wiring (read: shorting) to make my single pole single throw switch work. Enter the assorted lengths of wire...


In the next picture you will see a jumper and the wires going to the switch, You will also see a terrible soldering job because all I had was huge solder and didn't feel like taking it in to work tomorrow so I just made it work.


Step Four: Solder leads to switch


Step 4.1: Test

Step Five: Reinstall (protip: I wrapped the board in electrical tape just to be safe but it probably would be fine without it... probably)


It really isn't difficult if you have basic soldering skills and are careful not to short anything that you do not mean to short. Enjoy, and if you blow up your garage door opener it is not my fault.

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