[olug] MythTV, RFI, and garage door openers.

Ryan Stille ryan at cfwebtools.com
Thu Sep 20 18:32:17 UTC 2007


Dave Weis wrote:
> Ryan Stille wrote:
>   
>> What brand of opener?  A few months back my opener started only working 
>> within a few feet of the remote.  Now I'm guessing it has something to 
>> do with some piece of computer equipment in the room directly above it.  
>> The last thing I can remember putting in there was a PC I bought from 
>> you!  :-)
>>     
>
> They also do that when the battery is low in the clicker. My door 
> unlocker only works when I'm standing close enough to unlock it manually 
> because I haven't replaced the batteries yet.
>
> dave
>   
Yea, I tried replacing the battery.  And it happens with all (five!) of 
my remotes.

> The opener is a Chamberlain, 315/318Mhz.
>
> Start shutting things off until it works again........

Will do, I've just been putting up with it because I had no idea what 
might have been causing it.  Mine is a chamberlain, too.

-Ryan




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