Re: Motion light turns on for a few seconds after inside lights switched off

On 8/15/2008 2:27 PM PanHandler spake thus:

"David Nebenzahl" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:48a5ebd0$0$24591$822641b3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Since the sensors are available separately from the lights, one thing people often don't realize is that you don't have to buy the whole thing in one unit. I have one customer who had me put in a nice outdoor light fixture she'd bought, with a gooseneck and a nice shade, install it on the wall, then install the sensor in a different location and wire them together. This way, you can control any kind of lighting fixture (assuming it's line voltage, not low voltage) from a sensor, and they can be in two completely different locations. The sensors are pretty cheap, too.

I bought a seperate sensor and use it to power a 120-12V converter which then powers a SUPER bright strobe and a 12V 130 db warble siren. The system is mounted under the eaves of my detached workshop, 40' from the house. The sensor is aimed toward the only door and the windows are barred. A switch in the house energizes the system so that I can turn it on *after* I get in the house. Imagine a thief skulking in the dark and having that thing go off! I've considered installing a motion sensing digital camcorder to capture the fun :-) I do keep a pooper scooper handy!

Well, that answers my question whether one could use those sensors with non-resistive (i.e., inductive) loads like transformers. Guess you can, so you could run low-voltage lights if you wanted.


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