[Shop-talk] Light delay for shop entrance

[Tom & Marge FitzGibbon]

Jeff, 


Without knowing more about the shop and switch location I'm not sure it will work, but what about something like this? http://www.amazon.com/Leviton-PR180-1LW-Incandescent-Infrared-Occupancy/dp/B0007N737S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330707179&sr=8-1 It's a light switch with an occupancy sensor. You can use it as a manual on-off switch, and it has an occupancy sensor with a user-selectable time delay that will turn the light off when the room is no longer occupied. Turn it on manually when you're in the shop, turn it to auto when you leave and wave your hand in front of it so it knows you're there and turns on. That will give you up to 15 minutes to get back home before the light goes out. I used one of these in a bathroom when my kids were younger and kept leaving the lights on. It worked like a charm. I bought mine at Home Depot. Good luck. 


Tom FitzGibbon 
Scotch Plains, NJ 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Scarbrough" <fishplate at gmail.com> 
To: "shop-talk at autox.team.net" <Shop-talk at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Friday, March 2, 2012 11:49:21 AM 
Subject: [Shop-talk] Light delay for shop entrance 

So, here's a shop-related question...My shop is some distance from the 
house, and in a semi-rural location. I'd like to switch off the porch 
light over the shop steps, but have it remain illuminated for some 
period of time - like a garage door operator light. 

I can find any number of ways to keep the light from coming on for a 
time after the switch is flipped, but keeping it on after the switch 
goes off seems a bit tougher - for obvious reasons. 

Anyone got any simple, inexpensive ideas? 

Jeff Scarbrough 
Corrosion Acres, Ga. 
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