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pir security lights
Nov 5^th, 2011, 5:39pm

im planning on fitting 2 pir security lights to a single sized garage

i was going to fit one in the centre of the garage above the door to catch you when you come into the drive and the other just on the start of the long side to shine down the path to the house

question is
if i walk up the drive to the garage -if the garage door light triggers will that stop the one on the corner from working if the light affects the sensor working ?

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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8815 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: pir security lights Reply #1 - Nov 5^th, 2011, 9:11pm The light wont effect the IR detection from working. The light could cause the other to think it was daylight and hence stop triggering, but this is delayed by many minutes.
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CWatters Super Member Offline "Daddy fick it" says James Posts: 5150 Total Thanks: 58 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: pir security lights Reply #2 - Nov 6^th, 2011, 8:22am If it was a problem you could probably set it up so that either PIR turns on both lights at once.
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8815 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: pir security lights Reply #3 - Nov 6^th, 2011, 8:52am Probably better to do it that way anyway!
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wozzy Trade Member Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 584 Total Thanks: 4 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: pir security lights Reply #4 - Nov 6^th, 2011, 10:49am fit a decent one like time guard or friedland others just seem to break every five seconds.
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dj-paul-c GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 4 For This Post: 0	Re: pir security lights Reply #5 - Nov 6^th, 2011, 6:02pm ive fitted security lights before with a sw out connection,i will need to try get those type thanks
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LSpark Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 8069 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 London, UK United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: pir security lights Reply #6 - Nov 6^th, 2011, 9:13pm The timegaurd 500w pir ones indeed have the SW out you mention.
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scotspark Trade Member Offline mmmmm it's gonna cost you!! Posts: 3074 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 scotland Scotland Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: pir security lights Reply #7 - Nov 6^th, 2011, 9:20pm I hate when the customer supplies the lights as they never have the sw wire connection. I always like to wire with a 3 position switch ON - OFF - AUTO SS
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8815 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: pir security lights Reply #8 - Nov 6^th, 2011, 10:01pm It's not so much "a switch out" as a "lamp in" you need Potatoe potatoe!
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