LED courtesy lights off 24V garage door opener

[Croz Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Croz]

Recently the incandescent 24V courtesy lights in my ATA roller door blew and it made me think - could you run a 24V LED worklamp off the power supply or even a set of strip lights in the garage to provide a courtesy light. My roller door has a courtesy light that can be run for up to 15mins after operation... could also rig one up as a light over the driveway to provide a bit of light whilst you get to the front door...

So far my attempt to rig a spare 12-24V 6 LED (18W) light bar to the roller has been unsuccessful. It has been interfering with the remote, whilst its connected the door does not respond, however if I connect it up after activation the light works for the period of time that is programed for the courtesy light. I assume its a frequency issue in the LED Driver causing the interference.

I tried a small strip of 5050 LED's but as these were only 12V they didn't last long. They worked though without causing any interference to the operation of the doors... maybe a strip of 24V 5050 LEDs is the way to go...

Works in progress... any suggestions or has anyone out there tried it successfully??

[foxclan Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close foxclan]

Hi Croz
I'am glad that my curious nature isn't the only one to explore this avenue.
Tried with an 24v incandescent truck lite interior lamp, without success.
Thought it would be handy to shine some light on the carport until one could get inside.
I like your idea with the LED strip.
Cheers
Troy

[tommy1 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close tommy1]

i just got an electric 240 volt Arlec movement activated sensor wired to the lights in the garage so soon as the roller door is up and when i back in all the lights come on and just set the the timer on the sensor how long you want it on for !!

[Mr ok Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Mr ok]

Quick question, are you trying to plug a 24V DC LED light into a 24V AC circuit?

[Croz Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Croz]

No mate, the roller door is a 24V DC unit, it has two incandescent 24V festoon globes in the lower half that act as courtesy lights. I'm tapping into the globe mount to run the led.

[cuda Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close cuda]

Recently the incandescent 24V courtesy lights in my ATA roller door blew and it made me think - could you run a 24V LED worklamp off the power supply or even a set of strip lights in the garage to provide a courtesy light. My roller door has a courtesy light that can be run for up to 15mins after operation... could also rig one up as a light over the driveway to provide a bit of light whilst you get to the front door...

So far my attempt to rig a spare 12-24V 6 LED (18W) light bar to the roller has been unsuccessful. It has been interfering with the remote, whilst its connected the door does not respond, however if I connect it up after activation the light works for the period of time that is programed for the courtesy light. I assume its a frequency issue in the LED Driver causing the interference.

I tried a small strip of 5050 LED's but as these were only 12V they didn't last long. They worked though without causing any interference to the operation of the doors... maybe a strip of 24V 5050 LEDs is the way to go...

Works in progress... any suggestions or has anyone out there tried it successfully??

You may need to run a relay to isolate the light and run it off a seperate 12/24Vdc power supply.Wire the relay to trigger off the courtesy light and should be all good to go.