I couldn't remember which I had. I have not seen a 1/4" switch in my rummaging, but I did find the part number of the specific switch I did use, which is how I pulled it up online. The measurement just represents the opening that it would peek through. In this case, you're stuffing the whole thing in the housing, so its opening needs are not an issue.If I remember correctly, didn't you say that the 3/8" switch was too big to fit and that you used the 1/4" one? I may have to go back and re-read to be sure.
Good idea. :thumbup:Cool, I think I will print that out and swing by Radio Shack after work. I will hook the switch to the remote first, then if I can get it working, take apart the control housing and mount it in there.
I chopped the dummy button's back off a little at a time until it fit the same as stock with the switch installed. The hole I opened up with a dremmel to fit over the switch head and "glued" it on with liquid electrical tape.Seems to work pretty well so far.Ok, so I am nearly finished with the garage door opener integrated into the dummy button and I have been taking pictures along the way to document the process and eventually write a how-to.
What I need now is to know how exactly you modified the back of the dummy button to get it to work with the switch. Did you cut it off from the block that was screwed to the control housing so that it would stick through the hole? Or did you just leave it flush like it was originally? Also, I imagine yours had a hole in the back, did you fill that with some material to allow it to attach to the momentary switch?
Thanks in advance for any info or tips you can give me so that I can get this finished up and posted. :thumbup:
Okay, just to make sure I have it right... Did you cut the actual little visible oval button from the black box it was attached to (and was screwed inside the switch assembly) to enable it to move up and down with the Radio Shack switch? And then fit the Radio Shack switch inside the little box with the detached stock/dummy button glued to the switch?The black button is just the dummy plug that comes on the bike. I shaved down the back of it to fit the switch button behind it. The wires from the switch are run to the garage remote (key chain size for me) that is mounted under the dash.
The switch I got from Radio Shack. It's a very small, red topped push button. The head of it fits right into the hollow of the black "plug".
In essence, yes.Okay, just to make sure I have it right... Did you cut the actual little visible oval button from the black box it was attached to (and was screwed inside the switch assembly) to enable it to move up and down with the Radio Shack switch? And then fit the Radio Shack switch inside the little box with the detached stock/dummy button glued to the switch?
Got it - thanks! So I've got everything finished except attaching the dummy button to the tiny, tiny, little red Radio Shack button top. Liquid electrical tape was enough to hold it all together?In essence, yes.
I unscrewed it from the housing, shaved or cut down the back of the button, hollowed out the inside more, and glued it to the switch head. It fit back in the housing sticking through the hole just a little more than it did stock.
Just unscrew the control housing and reposition it. It's just held in place by a single screw inside the control housing.crap i pushed my button to hard and it went in!
So far I haven't had any issues.Got it - thanks! So I've got everything finished except attaching the dummy button to the tiny, tiny, little red Radio Shack button top. Liquid electrical tape was enough to hold it all together?