Hi Gang!
I know it's been awhile, we've missed you all, we're doing fine, just haven't been on any of the M/C Forums for awhile
My 20 year old LiftMaster GDO is about due for replacement, and I wanted to ask for recommendations for one of those new-fangled GDOs that will accommodate the Harley GDO Receiver that came with some of our CVOs, so that I can flash the high beam and operate the garage door?
Thanks,
Ed & Jaynae
Unfortunately it seems it's the new fangled door openers that aren't compatible. The old plain jane openers with a simple wall button to open and close are the ones the Harley system was designed to easily work with (just connect the two wires from the receiver to the two contacts on the opener for the wall button). The new multi-function types with the "smart" wall control won't work with the old simple two wire connection to the opener, because those two wires from the wall control now carry different signals depending on what function you pressed on the control panel. However, all is not lost as there are multiple ways to make the Harley system work with the newer openers. One involves soldering the two wires from the receiver to the contacts for the open/close switch on the circuit board in that fancy wall control . Another is to have your Harley receiver modified to wirelessly connect with the door opener, essentially making the Harley receiver act like one of the remotes from the door opener.
The openers made by Chamberlain are the most common ones on the market, they are sold under the Chamberlain name, the LiftMaster name, the Craftsman name, etc. The mods I mentioned above will work on those openers. I think you can still get some of the simpler openers without all the new bells and whistles (separate light switch, time display, etc.) from the various old line brands as well, look for a simple wall button if you don't want any extra features. There are some new names in the market that I'm not familiar with, some that are totally wireless even for the wall control. I'm not sure if there are any workarounds for those yet.
Creative Access Solutions is the company that offers modifications for the receivers, try this link to their ebay store:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/casolutions14/m.html?item=272530541050Jerry