I live an apartment complex and have to use a remote to open the one-way gate. Once opened I drive through and the gate closes on its own in a few seconds. Could I have closed the gate on someone’s car if I pressed my remote directly after they did?
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It all depends on how the gate is programmed. If its open already and the button is pressed, it could be programmed to stay open longer instead of closing. Since its programmed to close after a few seconds, a second button press before the gate closes should send an “open” signal to the gate, making it stay open longer but thats just how i would program it, your gate could close on a second press. Only way is to test it.
Gate remotes work similar to most remotes. They use a signal that had a range, when in range you can use that remote by pressing buttons to send a signal to whatever is receiving it. Depending on what the buttons you pressed are programmed to do, thats what the thing receiving the signal will do. In this case the button on your remote is programmed to open the gate when its in range. Whether the button is programmed to close the gate too is a mystery until you try it.
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