RE: Saving the Garage Door Opener?

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: RE: Saving the Garage Door Opener?
From: "Payne, Will E" <will.e.payne-at-lmco-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 11:23:09 -0600
Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

Gary is absolutely right, in fact you might not need the cage, but it is
IMPERATIVE you disconnect ALL wires (antennas) attached to your opener.  To
expedite this, I recommend installing a multipin connector such as Radio
Shack 274-226 / 274-236 or sacrificing a PC disk drive Y power cable.  Also
it is NOT necessary to ground the opener, see
http://www.altair-dot-org/pix/birdie.jpg for illustration !

Will

> Original Poster: Gary Lau  13-Oct-1998 2156 <lau-at-hdecad.ENET.dec-dot-com> 
> 
> >Original Poster: "Coiler" <mycroft-at-access1-dot-net> 
> >1) Attach runners to my RF ground.
> >2) Build a 'faraday cage' of aluminum mesh around door opener unit
> >   itself, with a door for the antenna to hang down for normal operation,
> >   to be lifted up inside the cage during coil runs. Attach this cage to
> >   RF ground.
> >3) Yank the plug during the runs
> >4) Ground the door via clamp.
> >
> >Thanks
> >Michael Baumann
> >Coiler, Homebrewer, Nerd. mycroft-at-access1-dot-net
> 
> I believe the most important thing is disconnecting all wires which enter
> or exit the opener enclosure.  I also unplug my TV
> cable, computer and all peripherals and disconnect the modem connections.
> 
> Regards, Gary Lau
> Waltham, MA USA
> 
>