Jerry Simon Posted April 26, 2013 Report Posted April 26, 2013 The eye on the left side of the picture is about 6" above the garage floor. The eye on the right side is about 3' above the floor. The door opens and closes just fine, and when I interrupt either eye, the door reverses. The eyes are not slanted and pointing at each other. What am I missing here? Click to Enlarge 51.02 KB
kurt Posted April 27, 2013 Report Posted April 27, 2013 Nothing. The door works. Make a note to put both at 6"; it'll still work.
Richard Moore Posted April 27, 2013 Report Posted April 27, 2013 Jerry, the emitter and sensor don't function with a laser thin beam. The actual working angle probably varies from model to model, but within that angle, they just need line of sight. Given the distance across a double door, I'm not too surprised a set would still work without being aimed more directly. BTW, that looks a lot closer to 2' than 3'. Still wrong, but we are now just talking about 18" difference across a 12' opening.
Jerry Simon Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Posted April 27, 2013 Jerry, the emitter and sensor don't function with a laser thin beam. The actual working angle probably varies from model to model, but within that angle, they just need line of sight. Given the distance across a double door, I'm not too surprised a set would still work without being aimed more directly. BTW, that looks a lot closer to 2' than 3'. Still wrong, but we are now just talking about 18" difference across a 12' opening. When I accidentally jostle my eyes when walking by/into 'em, if they're even the slightest bit out of alignment, the door won't close. That's whats throwing me off here.
Erby Posted April 28, 2013 Report Posted April 28, 2013 Well, hell, there's any easy solution to that problem. Click to Enlarge 54.99 KB
John Kogel Posted April 29, 2013 Report Posted April 29, 2013 Well, hell, there's any easy solution to that problem. Click to Enlarge 54.99 KB That's a canary bird door opener. The bird gets trapped in the garage, flies around til it's tired, goes to rest on the opener, the door opens. []
resqman Posted April 30, 2013 Report Posted April 30, 2013 Finally saw my own occurance of this first hand. Been waiting 7 years. Now I am a member of the club. Yeah [:-party] Click to Enlarge 51.11 KB
Erby Posted April 30, 2013 Report Posted April 30, 2013 Must be a local thing. That one was from last week. This one was from yesterday. Click to Enlarge 57.39 KB
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