I have a Chamberlain model 1345 that is 11 or 12 years old. It stopped closing with the clicker recently, but I can still open/close using the wall button. Chamberlain support said I need a new board for the receiver (around $70). I hate to spend that on an old model because something else might go bad soon and I might need to replace the whole thing anyway. But I also hate to toss out a perfectly good unit (except for the closing with the clicker issues). Why can't I buy a generic remote like the kind people use to turn on a lamp wirelessly? I would replace the wall button with the receiver for the generic remote, and then the clickers for the generic remote would "push" the wall button. Has anyone ever done this? Thanks in advance for any advice.
Garage door opener controlled via generic remote
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Best Answer
The simplest way to fix this problem is to purchase a "universal garage door receiver" or "universal radio control replacement" which does as the asker proposes. It is a receiver box that wires into your door pushbutton circuit and pairs to a new remote.
It is also useful for modernizing fixed-code openers for security. However, I understand that the industry safety standard is that no opener without a optical beam may be retrofit or repaired; those must be replaced completely.