Garage door automation

[Jez]

Long shot,

Do any of you know which models of garage door opener also have a control for external circuits such as lighting?

Thanks

 

[Pav89]

I'd laugh if have a lot of power cuts in your area

 

[Jez]

OK.

 

[Magic_x_uk]

friend just had a remote roller garage door fitted and that has on the control box a light for when you come in. if that is of any use ?>

 

[Jez]

Indeed most units seem to have an integral lamp, i am more looking for a unit which may control external circuits as i wish to switch some external lighting and utility block lighting.

 

[Tefal]

Indeed most units seem to have an integral lamp, i am more looking for a unit which may control external circuits as i wish to switch some external lighting and utility block lighting.

You could always adapt the lamp circuit to activate a switch for outside lighting?

 

[[TW]Fox]

We have a Berkley System on both garage doors and it also engages internal lighting when you activate the doors - when you close them the lights go out after 30 seconds.

 

[Jez]

We have a Berkley System on both garage doors and it also engages internal lighting when you activate the doors - when you close them the lights go out after 30 seconds.

Do they actually switch the proper lighting circuit? If so could you possibly grab the model number off the machine for me? I cant find a lot for Berkley on the interweb

Tefal - yeah this is the other option, i can fairly easily relay the internal light of the more common units, but was after an out of the box solution really

 

[[TW]Fox]

They went bust years ago

 

[Jez]

Aids, aids, and more aids. I cant find a single product which does this.

 

[Magic_x_uk]

Perhaps you could adapt a switch system using micro switches etc ? must be a way.

 

[Duke]

I'm sure a electrician could sort something out.

 

[Jez]

To clarify, i can do it myself using any system, i am very competent with electrical installation. However i was wondering if there is an out of the box solution

 

[Blu-ray]

Aids, aids, and more aids. I cant find a single product which does this.

Tommorow, go into your yellow pages, look up garage doors, and just call everyone there, these people are bound to know more than us !

When I was repairing the garage door, a few people asked whether we wanted it converted to electrical, so i'm sure they can help with the info you need.

 

[Jez]

Yeah i guess i will, afterall it was a long shot on a boring sunday afternoon

 

[Cupra]

my father in laws garage puts the lights on when he opens the door even the ones ont he drive too the firm who fitted it is ont he isle of man tho