I bought a $29.00 Regent motion activated floodlight and set it to come at
dusk and off at dawn. The dusk till dawn part is working tolerably well but
the light will come on and go off several times during the night in 10 to 30
minute cycles. Could the heat from the lights be affecting the sensor?

Frank B. wrote:
I bought a $29.00 Regent motion activated floodlight and set it to come at
dusk and off at dawn. The dusk till dawn part is working tolerably well but
the light will come on and go off several times during the night in 10 to 30
minute cycles. Could the heat from the lights be affecting the sensor?

Have you tried changing the sensitivity/range of the motion detector?
Most of them should have some small dial to adjust. I'd guess yours is
just set too sensitive, so it might be picking up trees moving in the
breeze, leaves blowing by, ghosts, or whatever. Try turning it down a
bit - that should help.
Andy

"Frank B." wrote in message
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I bought a $29.00 Regent motion activated floodlight and set it to come at
dusk and off at dawn. The dusk till dawn part is working tolerably well
but the light will come on and go off several times during the night in 10
to 30 minute cycles. Could the heat from the lights be affecting the
sensor?

Cats, rats, bats will set it off. Swaying branches in the wind. Just the
plain old wind can set them off at times, especially with a temperature
differential. There may be a sensitivity setting you can adjust..

read this.........

http://www.cooperlighting.com/specfi...._325-1417.pdf

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"Frank B." wrote in message
.. .
I bought a $29.00 Regent motion activated floodlight and set it to come at
dusk and off at dawn. The dusk till dawn part is working tolerably well
but the light will come on and go off several times during the night in 10
to 30 minute cycles. Could the heat from the lights be affecting the
sensor?

Cats, rats, bats will set it off. Swaying branches in the wind. Just the
plain old wind can set them off at times, especially with a temperature
differential. There may be a sensitivity setting you can adjust..

I adjusted that early on hoping it would help. The "Dusk to Dawn" setting
should operate independently of the sensitivity setting since the light
sensor and motion detector have different pick-ups.

avid_hiker wrote:
read this.........

http://www.cooperlighting.com/specfi...._325-1417.pdf

Good one.

I know you didn't ask but I am offering you this advice: Stay off Mt.
Hood at all times.