Garage Door Opener

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by jtemple

I have a keychain garage door opener that's about as water resistant as a sock filled with holes. It runs off of an A23 12V battery, and I want to hard wire the guts of it into my bike and mount a switch on the top bar clamp. What I need is some way to make the electronics water resistant. Should I just drill into the case to run wires into it and seal it up with hot glue? Or is there better option?

My absolute favorite way to do this is to remove the battery and run your horn wires to the leads, "T" taps work okay, be mindful of pos/neg and rig the button to be pressed in all the time. Wrap it in tape to seal it and strap it in by the horn/on the horn bracket. Viola, when you pull up to your house, beep the horn and your garage door will open. I really should sell these....

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

My absolute favorite way to do this is to remove the battery and run your horn wires to the leads, "T" taps work okay, be mindful of pos/neg and rig the button to be pressed in all the time. Wrap it in tape to seal it and strap it in by the horn/on the horn bracket. Viola, when you pull up to your house, beep the horn and your garage door will open. I really should sell these....

We've done the same thing, except used connections found at West Marine. I've found, if you want something weather-proof - look for something commonly used on a boat

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by azoomm

I've found, if you want something weather-proof - look for something commonly used on a boat

Same here. Any plugs, connections, etc, I usually use marine grade materials.

[jtemple]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

My absolute favorite way to do this is to remove the battery and run your horn wires to the leads, "T" taps work okay, be mindful of pos/neg and rig the button to be pressed in all the time. Wrap it in tape to seal it and strap it in by the horn/on the horn bracket. Viola, when you pull up to your house, beep the horn and your garage door will open. I really should sell these....

On the sportbike, that's how I'd have done it. On the TE, the bar clamp I'm getting (it comes with the handguard I'm ordering) comes with switch mounts. The switches are only $4 each. My plan is to set up a dedicated circuit, to avoid cutting into the wiring harness.