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Garage door opener – clever technology, but no magic: Anyone who consciously watches for the first time as owners of a suitably equipped or retrofitted garage drive up to their garage in the pouring rain and a short time later the garage door opens as if by magic may wonder exactly how this actually works… Of course, there is no fairy-tale secret \u00e0 la Aladdin behind it, but rather the clever, but quite transparent technology of an electric garage door opener. All in all, it consists of the following modules…<\/p>\n

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Electric garage door opener: transmitter, receiver, power connection, electric motor drive unit<\/h2>\n

These four modules form the basic technology – and the functional principle is actually quite straightforward: the garage owner transmits an encrypted signal via a transmitter to the garage door opener’s receiver unit, which is located in the garage (i.e. protected from potential thieves) directly on the electric motor drive unit, where it controls the motor to open or close the garage door. The garage door opener system receives the energy required for this via the power supply cable. This is also described in detail on our “Electric garage door opener” page. Not that complicated, is it? And the best thing is…<\/p>\n

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Old garages can generally be retrofitted with these garage door opener modules!<\/h3>\n

The good news for owners of old garages is that the modules shown – like many other garage accessories – can generally also be retrofitted to garages that are already a few years old! And also important for “retrofitters” to know:<\/p>\n