Re: Remote Control Switch

There is  no remote control. You turn the lights on (or off) with the
garage door movement at a preset (limit) position.

The switch actuator is entirely mechanical.  Mount the switch on (or
next to) the garage door track so that the edge of the door, or a
raised bump somewhere on the door will depress the lever.  The roller
on the lever is to prevent snagging.  There are also versions with a
plain lever and no  roller.

The switch is weatherproof and I believe proof against sparking
combustible gasses.  It can be mounted anywhere.

Cool site, thanks... I'll have to dig into the specs at their site more
to confirm that these switches are wireless and remote though. To me it
was not clear from the specific page whether or not they are, but it is
a good start. I don't want a switch that is mounted outside though, I'm
looking for a wireless remote speciically. From a quick glance, their
product looks like a switch that is wired and mounted outdoors.... ...
Thanks again!

In industrial controls there are limit switches.

See  Eaton Electrical Limit Switches at  
http://www.eatonelectrical.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=C-H/Common/Asset
TemplateLink&c=Apubarticles&cid=986495728774&Sec=products
to get an idea what they look like.

The switch lever with the roller can be installed at and activated at
any position by the garage door.

I have asked this question to a newsgroup or two in the past with no
luck, but I figure with technology changing, maybe I'll get lucky now.

I have lights mounted on the outside of my house just below the roofline
(2 story house with attic). I guess these would be called flood lights
since they light up the yard from their mount on the house. There is one
wall switch inside the house that turns on these lights. The thing is
that often the time you need these lights the most is when you drive up
to the house at night (house is in the country, so unless there is a
bright moon, there is no other light source except these lights).

What I am looking for is a wireless remote control wall light switch. In
the past when I asked this question, some people have noted that they
thought that a garage door remote could be modified for this use (since
garage door remotes often can turn on the door opener and/or a garage
light switch). I pursued this angle at a few garage door dealers, but
they said that this use was not a feasible use of their equipment. A
motion detector light is not feasible either since these lights are all
on one circuit and there are about 10 lights around the house.

Does anyone know of a company that sells a wireless remote control wall
light switch? Such a solution would work great since the remote control
unit could be kept in the car and the lights could be switched on when
needed and then simply turned off using he wall switch when the house
has been entered.

Thank in advance for any advice.

Rob