Flash 2 Pass opener

[pretzelstick]

Ahoy maties, installed the Flash 2 Pass garage door opener last weekend on my
08 R1200RT. I'd have to say it's a slick piece of technology that is easy to install and seems to work as advertised. I know you guys really like more of an engineering challenge, but sometimes there is beauty in simplicity.
Pretzel

[RTFlyer]

Okay, I'll bite...How easy was it to install?

[deilenberger]

I have one on my bike, and one on my convertible that lives in the garage with the bike. The system consists of two units. The receiver portion replaces one of your garage door buttons in the garage. It has a button on it to serve the function of the button it replaced - and it has a radio receiver keyed with rolling codes to the transmittors you install on your vehicles. It's powered off the existing wiring - nothing needs to be plugged in.

On the vehicles you add a small module - about 2"x2"x3/4" thick. It has two wires that come out of it - one goes to ground - the other needs a 12V "flash" source. If you don't have any auxillary lights - you can pick this up off your headlight high-beam + connection. I have auxiliary lights and used that as the flash source - mostly because my headlight is connected to a modulator that would confuse the transmitter.

To code the units - you use a paper clip on the receiver to trigger a switch, then you go and activate all your transmitters. Dunno the number of transmitters you can have - but it's at least 3, perhaps more.

From then on - a double-pulse (flash-flash) of your lights will trigger the transmitter to call home to the receiver and open or close the garage door.

I use mine daily - usually several times daily - works flawlessly. The kit it comes in is very complete - with quality PosiTap connectors and great instructions. I've also found the manufacturer VERY supportive and they give great warranty service.

Good device, good vendor. It works. Recommended!

[mneblett]

From then on - a double-pulse (flash-flash) of your lights will trigger the transmitter to call home to the receiver and open or close the garage door.

I use mine daily - usually several times daily - works flawlessly. The kit it comes in is very complete - with quality PosiTap connectors and great instructions. I've also found the manufacturer VERY supportive and they give great warranty service.

Good device, good vendor. It works. Recommended!
+1 :thumb

Two further comments: The common way of controlling the opener is to, as the instructions say, use the "flash-to-pass" of your high beam to activate the device. Of course, I had to do it a harder way :D

The device works by applying two 12V+ pulses to the transmitter to cause it to send a signal to the garage door opener. I did not want to have to flash my headlight (I often come home late and didn't want to be flashing my headlight in the neighborhood), so I installed a switch on the right grip -- same effect, no flashing involved. The switch looks factory, because, well, it is:
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f360/mneblett/R12RT/CIMG1542.jpg

This is the switch housing and lighted switches from the R12C Phoenix driving lights. I'm using the second switch to control a RT-P fan.

Other thought: You don't have to replace any of your existing garage door controls. I mounted my receiver unit next to the opener, and simply piggy-backed the unit's wires onto the existing two-wire opener switch connection at the opener.

[pretzelstick]

As I said, some of you guys like to engineer things so that when the aliens land and take over the world they wont be able to figure out what's going on. A pretty good strategy I suppose.
The range on the sender is somewhat limited, so you would probably only be flashing your high beams at the garage door. Mine doesn't seem to mind.
Pretzel

[mneblett]

As I said, some of you guys like to engineer things so that when the aliens land and take over the world they wont be able to figure out what's going on.
Absolutely! That's a big part of what making farklizing fun! :D

The range on the sender is somewhat limited, so you would probably only be flashing your high beams at the garage door. Mine doesn't seem to mind.
Actooly, mine has pretty good range -- I can trigger it far enough up the street to have the door open by the time I get to the garage threshold, so flashing the neighbors in the wee hours is an issue for me. That means a switch for my application, and because I really like to avoid putting unnecessary holes in the tupperware, the factory switch pod works for me (especially since I needed two switches anyway to control the RT-P fan).

This could hardly be a more "YMMV" topic -- just wanted to post an alternative for any similarly AR-minded folks to be aware of! :thumb

[perniculous]

I got it and installation is silly simple. However I too don't really like it on the hi-beam flash. I'd rather put it on the turn signal cancel switch. Is this possible on a 98 R1100RT?

[mneblett]

I got it and installation is silly simple. However I too don't really like it on the hi-beam flash. I'd rather put it on the turn signal cancel switch. Is this possible on a 98 R1100RT?
It should be, albeit indirectly. The turn signal cancel button connects its wire to the turn signal controller to ground (i.e., when the controller sees ground on that wire, it cancels the signal). Because there is no 12V+ signal on this line, it has nothing which can trigger the F2P unit. However, there is a black box device for turning aux lights on/off using the turn signal cancel switch (I'm goin' nuts trying to remember its name -- someone will pop up with it shortly). You could use the output from this switch, either directly or through a relay, to trigger the F2P.

HTH!

[mteitler]

Autoswitch

www.cyclegadgets.com has several varieties, including one that can function as a garage door opener when wired into your regular gdo. ie. no F2P needed.

Michael
2009 R1200RT
Gaithersburg, MD

[AZgman]

I just carry a normal garage door opener in the glovebox. :dunno

[Toadmanor]

I am saving up for a garage.

[108625]

I just carry a normal garage door opener in the glovebox. :dunno

Mine's in the pocket of my riding jacket. I just press the button through the material.:idea

[deilenberger]

It should be, albeit indirectly. The turn signal cancel button connects its wire to the turn signal controller to ground (i.e., when the controller sees ground on that wire, it cancels the signal). Because there is no 12V+ signal on this line, it has nothing which can trigger the F2P unit. However, there is a black box device for turning aux lights on/off using the turn signal cancel switch (I'm goin' nuts trying to remember its name -- someone will pop up with it shortly). You could use the output from this switch, either directly or through a relay, to trigger the F2P.

HTH!I know this was true on the pre-CanBus bikes.. is it still true on the canbus series?

AutoSwitch has a specific switch to use with the hexheads since their original one (which worked off the grounding of the turn-signal-cancel) no longer works on CanBus bikes.

[mneblett]

I know this was true on the pre-CanBus bikes.. is it still true on the canbus series?

AutoSwitch has a specific switch to use with the hexheads since their original one (which worked off the grounding of the turn-signal-cancel) no longer works on CanBus bikes.
Good question! I have no idea -- the OP would definitely need to talk to the Autoswitch folks first, as I have no experience with the newer switch.

[perniculous]

I just carry a normal garage door opener in the glovebox. :dunno

And give up the chance to play with an additional gadget?? :ha