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Garage door opener now uses Cherry MX Blues (programming.dev)
submitted 9 months ago by riskable@programming.dev to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml
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Manufacturer wanted $25 (+shipping) for a replacement garage door opener wall switch. 13 minutes of printing + 5 minutes of soldering + two leftover Cherry MX Blue switches (that I'll be use) and the problem is solved 👍

Note: The wiring was slightly more involved than I thought... needed a resistor for the light (there's only two wires but it's got two functions: Light on/off and garage open/close.

If folks are interested I could make a much fancier PCB-based version with screw terminals and whatnot. It's a very trivial schematic.

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[-] TheFlame@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

This is so stupid, but I love it so much. 🤣 I’m tempted to give it a try, but I’m worried that once I get used to mechanical switches on my garage door opener - I’ll need them throughout the rest of the house too.

[-] riskable@programming.dev 9 points 9 months ago

Do it! Normal garage door openers are good for like 1,000 cycles (if that, haha). With these switches it should be good for 50 million.

[-] bluGill@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago

You have to replace the door hinges and rollers a few times to get that life.

this post was submitted on 19 Sep 2023
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