My advice was wrong because the normally closed contacts of a magnetic switch are open when the garage door is closed and the magnet is near the switch.
Magnetic garage door contact switch.
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I have the potter amseco magnetic contact potter amseco odc 59a overhead door switch wired up.
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The nc switch contacts don t close until the garage door opens and the magnet moves away from the switch.
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Spdt switches connect to an alarm system and to another device such as a motion detector.
Seco larm sm 226lq overhead door magnetic contact 2 3 4 70mm gap closed loop adjustable to fit most door channel widths magnet enclosed in gray abs case on l bracket 12 24 vdc.
I ve been able to setup the mimolite device to open and close my garage door but have been unable to setup the contact switch.
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Wire contacts to an alarm system to alert when doors or windows are opened.
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The alarm will activate when the magnet is pulled away by the opening door or window.
I followed the instructions from the st site but it won t recognize the switch.
Mount the magnet to the door or window and mount the switch to the frame.
Wired metal rolling garage door switch magnetic door contact sensors specification.
Magnetic contacts are low current devices that send a signal to an alarm or a supervised monitoring system when an armed door is opened.
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Part number loop type reed form gap inch mm maximum initial contact resistance ohm maximum contact rating w maximum switching voltage vdc vac maximum switching current a bsd 3011 closed n o 3 75 0 150 10 100 0 5 bsd 3011wg closed n o 3 1 2 90 0 150 10 100 0 5 bsd 3011a open n c 3 72 0 150 3.
They help keep buildings and controlled access areas secure.