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CWatters

"James" no wrote in message
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I have a low voltage landscape lighting system, powered by a transformer
that doesn't have day/light options. I would like to buy a unit that
senses daylight/darkness, and would provide 120 volts ac at a socket. I
would then plug my transformer into that socket, so that my lights would
only burn in darkness.

Many PIR sensors have a timer or photocell that would do what you want and
come on when someone triggers the sensor. That could be you opening a door
at night - eg they come on automatically. Most allow a switch to override
and turn them on manually.