Any ideas on how to trigger this with an outdoor photocell motion sensor? It must only come on durring the night. I have a RAB Lighting STL360W.
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Blue X10 wire connects to line of motion/pc unit. Load wire from motion/pc connects to load to be controlled. Everything else is the same.
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This module is set up for a remote so you would have activated the module with the remote at night when you want to supply power to the light.
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It works. Install it as I mentioned below. The x10 is the first switch...set it to turn on before dark. The motion/pc is the second inline switch...once it gets power from the x10...it will kick in. Photocell will prevent it from working until it is dark.
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Yes, you can trigger this to turn on and off with a photo motion cell...what you need is an X10 spot light module. I use four motion sensors located around my garden which turnson two of these connected to motors that rotate and rattle pie pans. It works to keep deer away...These pro modules are much more reliable than the X10 switches, but youwill need X10 spotlights...I hope they still make them.
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Ya just get an Active Eye Motion Sensor or Eagle Eye motion sensor and program it for Night time turn on.http://x10pro-usa.com/x10-pro/controllers/motion-sensors.html
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The RAB motion sensor light that you have is not compatible with X-10, which is the HA protocol that the inline module is based upon, so it will NOT communicate with the XPFM. The way to do it would be with an X-10 motions sensor that Anthony mentioned, or any other type of X-10 product. You could also use Insteon devices as they are compatible with X-10 as well.
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I mounted my sensor on the North side of the house where there are several shade trees. I pointed it up and it works fine. It only comes on when the sun sets. It is always off on dark or cloudy days. Remember not to over-tighten the threaded part.
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It will light up when it senses motion, not simply because it is dark outside. If they are not working, I would first check the batteries.
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Remember this is dusk to dawn light.. the light will not trigger ON during the day but Its on nite time if the sensor is triggered.. Hook it up to ON and OFF switch, turn on the switch and leave it ON..
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I have same problem, I took a flash light and shocked it at night to turn off then when lite was removed it seemed to reset, been working for a couple of day now, i have 3 of them 2 work great all the time one is exposed more to street lights and another porch lite, it seems to be effected by it. Im going to try a cover over the eye with an exposed end towards the sky.
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you would have to ask Homedics about that. frankly, I could not get the outdoor sensor provided with my unit to work at all. I finally had to return it for credit.
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I'm not sure. I'm still having intermittent problems, sometimes i'm unable to turn off the light. I'm thinking of disabling the light and installing a motion sensor light in the garage. Hope this is of some help,,,,,
1310681
Im sorry... No suggestions... That sadly is exactly what happened with me. I just threw it away after about a week of it not turning on showing any motion with the lights. Maybe flip the black switch on the bottom and it may work.
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Mine is ok at night because any motion that triggered the recording feature also triggered my motion light in the area of camera focus. I have mine set to the ultimate focus for the area it covers,but I don't believe you can alter the focus once it has been recorded.
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I would send it back. I have had mine for some time and have had no issues with mine. Sounds like a bad light sensor. Good luck.
788681
The "ON" time is adjustable. I'm moving light into a barn because rain got inside the motion-sensor housing with water condensation on the translucent surface. After that, the light only occasionally responded to motion.
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There is NO MOTION SENSOR ON THIS FIXTURE. It is strictly a dusk to dawn unit. You could wire in a separate motion sensor to control the light. If the fixture "sees" daylight it will turn off. I don't know of a reason to have the light on unless it was "dark".
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It has to be dark to trigger or dusk, you can turn on manually to test with time length button at the base of the lenses. This motion light is very durable and very motion sensitive, I keep three, just for backups, I have tried many motion lights that are blind and a waste of money, You can mount these anywhere with two sheet rock screws. I mount these outside where the rain hits them, I drill holes at base of bulb for drainage. Hope this helps?
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I had the same problem but I finally discovered the cause. I had one of the lights close to the sensor on the unit. When the light was off, everything was dark and the light came on. After a short while the unit sensed light and shut off.
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The light doesn't go on in daytime because it has a light sensor. You might be able to tape over the sensor to disable it.
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Be happy that the motion sensing works for u. In mine it did not. Without a separate light sensor you cannot do what you want
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It shouldnt be a problem. If you can tell night from day where the sensor is mounted, it should work fine. Just make sure the sensor is pointed in the direction of the open daylight area.