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[email protected] April 22nd 08 03:18 AM

Can you wire 2 motions together?
 
I would like to connect 2 motion sensor lights (Hampton Bay 248-617)
together so tripping either motion will set both lights off at the
same time. Is this possible?

Lights have white, black, and red wires. Instructions only show how
to wire as separate independent units, or one as a slave and the other
a master (only using one motion sensor). I want both motions to work
and both lights to light.

Any electricians out there?

Calab April 22nd 08 03:51 AM

Can you wire 2 motions together?
 
On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:18:13 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

I would like to connect 2 motion sensor lights (Hampton Bay 248-617)
together so tripping either motion will set both lights off at the
same time. Is this possible?

Lights have white, black, and red wires. Instructions only show how
to wire as separate independent units, or one as a slave and the other
a master (only using one motion sensor). I want both motions to work
and both lights to light.

Any electricians out there?


I know the Heath Zenith units work fine with the 2 reds connected
together. (logical OR)


At least make sure that both lights/sensors are powered by the same
circuit.

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RBM[_2_] April 22nd 08 04:04 AM

Can you wire 2 motions together?
 

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On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:18:13 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

I would like to connect 2 motion sensor lights (Hampton Bay 248-617)
together so tripping either motion will set both lights off at the
same time. Is this possible?

Lights have white, black, and red wires. Instructions only show how
to wire as separate independent units, or one as a slave and the other
a master (only using one motion sensor). I want both motions to work
and both lights to light.

Any electricians out there?


I know the Heath Zenith units work fine with the 2 reds connected


together. (logical OR)


The description makes it sound like this is two independently controlled
lights, each with it's own motion detector. For this to work, the lights
would have to be tied together and be on the same circuit



David Nebenzahl April 22nd 08 04:15 AM

Can you wire 2 motions together?
 
On 4/21/2008 7:18 PM spake thus:

I would like to connect 2 motion sensor lights (Hampton Bay 248-617)
together so tripping either motion will set both lights off at the
same time. Is this possible?

Lights have white, black, and red wires. Instructions only show how
to wire as separate independent units, or one as a slave and the other
a master (only using one motion sensor). I want both motions to work
and both lights to light.

Any electricians out there?


You may not be aware that you don't have to buy the whole unit (motion
sensor with 2 lights); Home Depot sells the sensor part separately from
the lights, as I'm sure other places do.

So what a guy would want to do is to install the one sensor where you
want it to pick up motion, then put the lights wherever you want them
(as many as you want, up to the rating limit of the sensor). I did this
for a client; put the sensor way up on the top of a wall, then put a
nice non-Home Depot light above the garage doors. You can use any lights
you wish (again, as long as you don't exceed the capacity of the sensor).


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Terry April 22nd 08 05:25 AM

Can you wire 2 motions together?
 
On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:18:13 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

I would like to connect 2 motion sensor lights (Hampton Bay 248-617)
together so tripping either motion will set both lights off at the
same time. Is this possible?

Lights have white, black, and red wires. Instructions only show how
to wire as separate independent units, or one as a slave and the other
a master (only using one motion sensor). I want both motions to work
and both lights to light.


You need a red (or another black) between lights, which you probably
don't have.

The black on the sensor should go to the hot (black)
The white on the sensor should go to the white power wire.
The red on the sensor should go to the red feed and to the light feed.
(black or red)







ransley April 22nd 08 07:05 AM

Can you wire 2 motions together?
 
On Apr 21, 9:18*pm, wrote:
I would like to connect 2 motion sensor lights (Hampton Bay 248-617)
together so tripping either motion will set both lights off at the
same time. *Is this possible?

Lights have white, black, and red wires. *Instructions only show how
to wire as separate independent units, or one as a slave and the other
a master (only using one motion sensor). *I want both motions to work
and both lights to light.

Any electricians out there?


I think you will short out the second unit

Ed[_22_] June 29th 16 02:44 PM

Can you wire 2 motions together?
 
replying to RBM, Ed wrote:
Hook Black (HOT) wire to both Black wires on Lights, Hook White (NETURAL) wire
to both White wire on Lights, Hook Red wire on one light to Red wire on other
light.

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Oren[_2_] June 29th 16 04:28 PM

Can you wire 2 motions together?
 
On Wed, 29 Jun 2016 13:44:01 +0000, Ed
wrote:

Hook Black (HOT) wire to both Black wires on Lights, Hook White (NETURAL) wire
to both White wire on Lights, Hook Red wire on one light to Red wire on other
light.


What happens if there is a Blue wire?
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Scott Lurndal June 29th 16 05:41 PM

Can you wire 2 motions together?
 
Oren writes:
On Wed, 29 Jun 2016 13:44:01 +0000, Ed
m wrote:

Hook Black (HOT) wire to both Black wires on Lights, Hook White (NETURAL) wire
to both White wire on Lights, Hook Red wire on one light to Red wire on other
light.


What happens if there is a Blue wire?


Always cut the blue wire first.

Taxed and Spent June 29th 16 06:17 PM

Can you wire 2 motions together?
 
On 6/29/2016 9:41 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Oren writes:
On Wed, 29 Jun 2016 13:44:01 +0000, Ed
wrote:

Hook Black (HOT) wire to both Black wires on Lights, Hook White (NETURAL) wire
to both White wire on Lights, Hook Red wire on one light to Red wire on other
light.


What happens if there is a Blue wire?


Always cut the blue wire first.


you would think after watching a few TV shows the baddies would start
using different colored wires.

Oren[_2_] June 29th 16 06:48 PM

Can you wire 2 motions together?
 
On Wed, 29 Jun 2016 16:41:16 GMT, (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:

Oren writes:
On Wed, 29 Jun 2016 13:44:01 +0000, Ed
om wrote:

Hook Black (HOT) wire to both Black wires on Lights, Hook White (NETURAL) wire
to both White wire on Lights, Hook Red wire on one light to Red wire on other
light.


What happens if there is a Blue wire?


Always cut the blue wire first.


I'd call the blue red.


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