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DrewE
May 30, 2018Explorer II
Ryobi sells a garage door opener that can be powered from their One+ tool batteries; they claim 100 openings with a battery charge and the largest battery in the system, I assume under ideal conditions. I am pretty sure it's set up to recharge the battery automatically when it has AC power available. Home Depot sells them. They also have various other accessories that can be attached, things like a fan, bluetooth speaker, and tire inflator.
Other than that, I'd think the easiest "modification" would be to power an ordinary garage door opener with a suitably sized inverter. Actually making it 12V powered would presumably mean changing out the motor for a 12V DC motor and likely changing the control circuitry as well. It would be theoretically possible, but require a fair bit of effort and custom engineering, redneck or otherwise.
Other than that, I'd think the easiest "modification" would be to power an ordinary garage door opener with a suitably sized inverter. Actually making it 12V powered would presumably mean changing out the motor for a 12V DC motor and likely changing the control circuitry as well. It would be theoretically possible, but require a fair bit of effort and custom engineering, redneck or otherwise.
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