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If you put a lower voltage battery instead of 12v,"DavidW" <no@email.provided> wrote in message
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Boris wrote:
I have used a battery of the wrong voltage in a garage door remote
and now it doesn't work even with the correct battery. Could I have
broken it by using the wrong battery?
Insufficient information. Don't you think it would be useful to give the
actual voltages?
No I didn't and I think I was right in that.
But anyway, I think the correct voltage is 12V and I used a 1.5V or
something...
These devices are Idiot Proof (apparently not), they put diodes in"Boris" <boris@news.com> wrote in message news:44udnRwMk8wsWg3UnZ2dnUVZ_j2dnZ2d@supernews.com...
"DavidW" <no@email.provided> wrote in message
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Boris wrote:
I have used a battery of the wrong voltage in a garage door remote
and now it doesn't work even with the correct battery. Could I have
broken it by using the wrong battery?
Insufficient information. Don't you think it would be useful to give the
actual voltages?
No I didn't and I think I was right in that.
But anyway, I think the correct voltage is 12V and I used a 1.5V or
something...
If you put a lower voltage battery instead of 12v,
it wouldnt damage the remote.
However if the remote only takes 1.5 volt battery,
then the remote is probably damaged.
Also check that the polarity when you put the batter in corresponds,
so that the "+" is on "+" and "-" is on the "-".
The up & down door direction functions will be reversed. Having BOTH theNomen Nescio wrote:
"Boris" <bo...@news.com> wrote in
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"DavidW" <n...@email.provided> wrote in message
news:ts3kl.4975$5B.3611@newsfe20.iad...
Boris wrote:
I have used a battery of the wrong voltage in a garage door remote
and now it doesn't work even with the correct battery. Could I have
broken it by using the wrong battery?
Insufficient information. Don't you think it would be useful to give
the
actual voltages?
No I didn't and I think I was right in that.
But anyway, I think the correct voltage is 12V and I used a 1.5V or
something...
If you put a lower voltage battery instead of 12v,
it wouldnt damage the remote.
However if the remote only takes 1.5 volt battery,
then the remote is probably damaged.
Also check that the polarity when you put the batter in corresponds,
so that the "+" is on "+" and "-" is on the "-".
These devices are Idiot Proof (apparently not), they put diodes in
the circuit to prevent people from putting them in wrong way round.
How does one put a diode in "the wrong way around"?
How does one put a diode in "the wrong way around"?Nomen Nescio wrote:
"Boris" <bo...@news.com> wrote in messagenews:44udnRwMk8wsWg3UnZ2dnUVZ_j2dnZ2d@supernews.com...
"DavidW" <n...@email.provided> wrote in message
news:ts3kl.4975$5B.3611@newsfe20.iad...
Boris wrote:
I have used a battery of the wrong voltage in a garage door remote
and now it doesn't work even with the correct battery. Could I have
broken it by using the wrong battery?
Insufficient information. Don't you think it would be useful to give the
actual voltages?
No I didn't and I think I was right in that.
But anyway, I think the correct voltage is 12V and I used a 1.5V or
something...
If you put a lower voltage battery instead of 12v,
it wouldnt damage the remote.
However if the remote only takes 1.5 volt battery,
then the remote is probably damaged.
Also check that the polarity when you put the batter in corresponds,
so that the "+" is on "+" and "-" is on the "-".
These devices are Idiot Proof (apparently not), they put diodes in
the circuit to prevent people from putting them in wrong way round.