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Old 04-26-2016, 03:15 PM
 
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I have a Genie Revolution Series SilentMax 1000 garage door opener. It works great, and both the car remote and the wireless keypad function as they should. My question is about the wall control pad, or more specifically, the lack thereof. There is a pair of wires for the wall pad from the motor to just inside the garage door that are wired to the correct terminals on the head unit. Before I spend $30+ for the wall control pad, I want to make sure it will work.

I always assumed that it's simply a momentary contact switch, and that anything (such as a door bell button) would work. However, when I touch the 2 wires together, nothing happens. Is there something magic about the wall pad?
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Old 04-26-2016, 03:38 PM
 
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Could the wall pad need a new battery?
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Old 04-26-2016, 03:56 PM
 
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Check the manual? The SilentMax 1000 Garage Door Opener by Genie
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Old 04-26-2016, 04:42 PM
 
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Could the wall pad need a new battery?
There is no wall pad. And they don't use batteries, they get power through the control wires.

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The manual doesn't address why touching the wires together won't operate the door.
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Old 04-26-2016, 06:40 PM
 
Location: On the plateau, TN
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The info I came across is that you can not just short the wires to open/close...


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Old 04-26-2016, 06:48 PM
 
Location: Johns Creek, GA
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Yep, wall pad does more than just door- hence the reason nothing happens when shorting wires.
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Old 04-26-2016, 06:51 PM
 
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Good find! So I guess my only choice is to spring for the Genie controller.
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Old 04-26-2016, 07:03 PM
 
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Are the wires on the wall actually connected to the opener?
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