Garage Door Opener Project
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Garage door opener project. Garage door openers are available with a chain drive screw drive or belt drive. Chain drives a long chain pulls the door open and closed are the least expensive but they re loud. Required materials for this project 1 in. Diy fingerprint scanning garage door opener.
This track aka the t rail guides and shields the chain screw or belt as it moves the. It s a pain to wait for someone with a key so i thought i would do something about it this project is. X 10 universal module um506 x 10 computer interface cm11a. Steve placed one sensor near the ceiling and the other is on the ground.
Roofing nails 2 lift handles 2x4 extension spring containment cables fender washers and locknuts lubricant cleaner such as wd 40 silicone spray or rubbing alcohol spray on white lithium grease weather seal you could also possibly need replacement rollers. In addition to the motorized garage door opener the following components are used in the system. Because of this i ve been locked out of my own house several times. The essence of this project is to remotely actuate a switch connected to the garage door opener when a gps enabled smartphone enters a pre defined geographical trigger zone.
As a person without a car i don t need to carry keys around everywhere i go.