eric laus
04-21-2018, 11:56 AM
Hi Guys,
I got a new to me table saw off craigslist recently and have used it a couple times. It is in the garage on the same circuit as the garage door opener. Sometimes when I flip on the saw, the garage door will open/close. It doesn't happen every time but it was happening regularly enough that I've been unplugging the garage door opener when using the saw. Not sure if it is an RF problem or if the draw from the saw startup is causing a voltage drop that is doing something to the opener.
Another note, the garage door opener actually just died a couple days after I first noticed this problem. The opener was 22 years old so it may have just been a coincidence but I was hoping to figure out what the problem was so that I don't fry the new garage door opener.
Let me know if you have any suggestions for tracking down what the issue is or if there is any more information that would be helpful.
I got a new to me table saw off craigslist recently and have used it a couple times. It is in the garage on the same circuit as the garage door opener. Sometimes when I flip on the saw, the garage door will open/close. It doesn't happen every time but it was happening regularly enough that I've been unplugging the garage door opener when using the saw. Not sure if it is an RF problem or if the draw from the saw startup is causing a voltage drop that is doing something to the opener.
Another note, the garage door opener actually just died a couple days after I first noticed this problem. The opener was 22 years old so it may have just been a coincidence but I was hoping to figure out what the problem was so that I don't fry the new garage door opener.
Let me know if you have any suggestions for tracking down what the issue is or if there is any more information that would be helpful.