On Tue, 4 Oct 2011 08:42:26 +0100, PeterC wrote:

Just got a floodlight from Lidl. As posted in a previous thread, it's
IP44 which I would have thought was just about OK for outdoor use.
On the box there's a graphic of it in rain but in the booklet it's for
indoor and covered outdoor use only.

The second 4 means wikipedia:

"Splashing water - Water splashing against the enclosure from any
direction shall have no harmful effect. Test duration: 5 minutes
Water volume: 10 litres per minute Pressu 80-100 kN/m²."

So exposed to driving rain is probably outside the spec but sheltered
would fit your "just about OK for outdoor use".

Also, it has a motion sensor - how is this compared with a PIR?

Same thing, different words.

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Cheers
Dave.