Question:
I have a 1/2 hp craftsman garage door opener. My opener has 3
buttons on it. I use only one to open the garage door. Is it
possible to program the other 2 buttons to open something else
(the gate to my community for example). I looked in the manual
and they only mention programming it for the garage door, but it
would be really useful to have the other buttons work for other
things.
Answer:
If the gate is operated by the same type of opener, yes. But you have to open
the access panel for the gate and press the program button, then press an
unused button on your transmitter so the gate opener learns the frequency.
I doubt the gate opener for a gated communiot is a converted sears garage door
opener.
But you can use those 2 buttons to turn specific lights on or off at your home.
You need to go back to Sears and find the replacement wall switches that work
with their garage door openers.
If it is a modern Craftsman then you should be able to buy a receiver from
Sears that will operate from the other button(s). I did this when I bought a
new Craftsman -- added one of their receivers to the antique opener in the
other garage bay so I could operate the door there from the same control.
You should, in theory, be able to operate anything with one of these
receivers that can be triggered by a momentary contact closure (probaby 24V,
1/4A or less but you'd need to check their specs to be sure).
