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I have a couple Defiant brand (home depot) LED ones that have lasted longer=
than previous halogen or incandescent varieties. They are pretty good for =
the price https://www.homedepot.com/p/Defiant-180-Degree-White-LED-Motion-O=
utdoor-Security-Light-DFI-5983-WH/205937583. I strategically install them u=
nder the eave at the front of my house and garage to keep them out of the r=
ain.
The last one (same brand) I had to replace worked great but a bird pecked o=
ut the motion sensor "window" so I figured it'd eventually fail. Still work=
ed fine up until that point.
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From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of eric--- via=
Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2019 9:35 AM
To: Shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shop-talk] motion lights
OK, I'm tapping the vast wisdom here for a problem I've been dealing with f=
or years now.
I love motion lights. I live in a very rural area and they are key to my p=
eace of mind.
The problem is, they seem to fail at an increasing rate and just stay eithe=
r on or off. (I know they have a feature if you flip the lights on and off=
they can override the sensor, that isn't the case in these lights.)
I have some lights that have lasted over 15 years, and the new replacement =
ones are barely lasting 2 years. I've tried the new LED ones as well (and =
LED bulbs in older style ones.) I don't get lots of power fluctuations or =
outages.
Can anyone recommend an outdoor motion light that is durable? Preferably =
one that does NOT have the override feature, if possible,?
Or, can someone tell me what is causing the failures and what I can do to f=
ix the problem?
Thanks
Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.
Tech Viper
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational b=
eing are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph Waldo=
Emerson
-Who is John Galt?
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I have a couple Defiant brand (home depot) LED ones that have lasted longer=
than previous halogen or incandescent varieties. They are pretty good for =
the price
<a href=3D"https://www.homedepot.com/p/Defiant-180-Degree-White-LED-Motion-=
Outdoor-Security-Light-DFI-5983-WH/205937583">
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Defiant-180-Degree-White-LED-Motion-Outdoor-Sec=
urity-Light-DFI-5983-WH/205937583</a>. I strategically install them under t=
he eave at the front of my house and garage to keep them out of the rain.&n=
bsp;</div>
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The last one <span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; ba=
ckground-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">
(same brand)<span> </span></span>I had to replace worked great but a b=
ird pecked out the motion sensor "window" so I figured it'd event=
ually fail. Still worked fine up until that point.</div>
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lor=3D"#000000" style=3D"font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Shop-talk <shop-ta=
lk-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of eric--- via Shop-talk <shop-t=
alk@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 22, 2019 9:35 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Shop-talk@autox.team.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Shop-talk] motion lights</font>
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<div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">OK, I'm tapping the vast wisdom h=
ere for a problem I've been dealing with for years now.</font>
<br>
<br>
<font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">I love motion lights. I live in =
a very rural area and they are key to my peace of mind.</font>
<br>
<br>
<font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">The problem is, they seem to fail at a=
n increasing rate and just stay either on or off. (I know they have a=
feature if you flip the lights on and off they can override the sensor, th=
at isn't the case in these lights.)</font>
<br>
<br>
<font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">I have some lights that have lasted ov=
er 15 years, and the new replacement ones are barely lasting 2 years.  =
;I've tried the new LED ones as well (and LED bulbs in older style ones.) &=
nbsp;I don't get lots of power fluctuations or
outages. </font><br>
<br>
<font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">Can anyone recommend an outdoor =
motion light that is durable? Preferably one that does NOT have the o=
verride feature, if possible,?</font>
<br>
<br>
<font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">Or, can someone tell me what is causin=
g the failures and what I can do to fix the problem?</font>
<br>
<br>
<font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">Thanks</font> <br>
<font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif"><br>
<br>
Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.<br>
Tech Viper<br>
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a ratio=
nal being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." R=
alph Waldo Emerson
<br>
-Who is John Galt?</font></div>
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