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Screw-in photo cell light adaptor
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I've got a light fitting in a shaded area. I need to fit one of these screw-in photo-cell adaptors to it. Does anyone have any recommendations about models to look at / avoid. In particular I need to be able to adjust the sensitivity of the unit as (as I've said) the light fitting is in a shaded area. Cheers Den |
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I've got a light fitting in a shaded area. I need to fit one of these screw-in photo-cell adaptors to it. Does anyone have any recommendations about models to look at / avoid. In particular I need to be able to adjust the sensitivity of the unit. It's a waste of electricity to use a light sensing switch in the socket, as it leaves the light on all night. Why not get a motion detector switch, and connect it to the fixture, or just a motion detector floodlight fixture which would likely be as cheap or cheaper than the switch unit.. The good ones have light sensor adjustments as well as choices of time-on. |
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Roger
Ahh, but I want the light on all night ... just not when it's light! D "Roger" wrote in message ... I've got a light fitting in a shaded area. I need to fit one of these screw-in photo-cell adaptors to it. Does anyone have any recommendations about models to look at / avoid. In particular I need to be able to adjust the sensitivity of the unit. It's a waste of electricity to use a light sensing switch in the socket, as it leaves the light on all night. Why not get a motion detector switch, and connect it to the fixture, or just a motion detector floodlight fixture which would likely be as cheap or cheaper than the switch unit.. The good ones have light sensor adjustments as well as choices of time-on. |
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Den wrote:
Group: I've got a light fitting in a shaded area. I need to fit one of these screw-in photo-cell adaptors to it. Does anyone have any recommendations about models to look at / avoid. In particular I need to be able to adjust the sensitivity of the unit as (as I've said) the light fitting is in a shaded area. You can buy just the photocell. Install it in series with the light circuit and mount it where the sensor gets full sun. In my case, a garage, the outside light was activated by a switch inside the garage. It was a simple matter to mount the sensor on the other side of the wall (outside) from the switch. All the wiring was right there. |
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On Fri 21 Jan 2005 05:36:06p, Roger called across the abyss...
I've got a light fitting in a shaded area. I need to fit one of these screw-in photo-cell adaptors to it. Does anyone have any recommendations about models to look at / avoid. In particular I need to be able to adjust the sensitivity of the unit. It's a waste of electricity to use a light sensing switch in the socket, as it leaves the light on all night. Why not get a motion detector switch, and connect it to the fixture, or just a motion detector floodlight fixture which would likely be as cheap or cheaper than the switch unit.. The good ones have light sensor adjustments as well as choices of time-on. Depends on the adapter. The one I bought can be adjusted to burn from 1-6 hours or all night after initially turning on. Wayne |
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