[Shop-talk] LED motion lights

[David Scheidt]

On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 3:23 PM <eric at megageek.com> wrote:
>
> I guess I should have stated that I've been having problems finding one for decades.  I had the old style with screw in bulbs (BEFORE there were even LEDs.)  I've tried the build in LEDs.
>
> They mostly fail by either never turning off, or never turning on (and yes, I'm aware that some have 'overrides' where you turn it and off with the switch and it works normal, this wasn't the case.)  the last one would flash on and off constantly and night.

i have two motion lights here.  One came with the place, but didnt
work properly, the other I installed.  Both now use sensors from heath
zenith (one is this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Heath-Zenith-HZ-5316-WH-240-Degree-Replacement/dp/B000OUW7O
 the other is similar, but the beam angle is smaller).  The existing
one just had the sensor swapped out, the one I installed has the
sensor mounted remotely from the light it controls (only sensible way
to make that light location work).  Both have been working fine for
several years.

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David Scheidt
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