[Shop-talk] Garage Door Sensor Challenge

[Ian McFetridge]

How about small sensors that can be attached to the front of the track
(edge facing outside)?  These are much smaller than what I have (I had to
build a little wood house around my sensor because the kids (5 year olds)
kept knocking them out of alignment).
http://store.preferreddoorservice.com/linear-hae00002-garage-door-opener-safety-beam-sensors?utm_source=google_shopping&gclid=CLa3osSF9NECFZCCswodq0EC_g


On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 11:04 PM, Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA USA <
gsteve at hammatt.com> wrote:

> The problem is we’re expanding the old two car garage into
> a 2k sqft shop and parking for antique and daily drivers.  One
> of the three new garage doors is located very near a front
> corner of the garage,  the corner turns 90 degrees and immediately
> there’s an inward opening man-door with the hinge near the same
> corner mentioned above.
> Hope this description has helped and here’s the problem:
> The standard laser (IR?) sensor is mounted near floor level intrudes
> upon the swing of the man-door.
> [image: Image result for garage door sensor]
> This photo is a generic shot of the items I’m talking about.
>
> My question is:  How do I maximize the door opening of the
> man-door.  Can I do away with the sensor entirely (the garage
> door has an automatic bounce back control if it hits any sort of
> obstruction)?  Is there some sort of new style of sensor that may be
> better?
> Super thanks.
>
> Steve Hammatt
> Mount Vernon WA USA
>
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