Wol

I've tried Googling, and asked just about everyone in NSW - Turks, Bunnings, Magnet Mart etc - but I cannot find a 240v day/night sensor switch.

I want to have a sensor switch our new gatepost lights on at night and off at dawn - everyone seems to think I want PIRs: anyone know of a source?

*Please*!

GinaUK

Maybe this link will help you along? This guy converted a 240v sensor light to run off 12v. Maybe you can then also add in the switch? Or maybe he can help you further. (The site also has a forum - maybe someone there can help.)

http://www.thebackshed.com/Windmill/...ensorLight.asp

Gina

youngy73

im pretty sure turks would sell them. have you tried the clipsal or hpm website. look for LDR (light dependant resisitor). it should send you in the right direction. you could aslo put a time clock on although you would have to keep changing it throughout the year but would be fine for what you want

asher

why not ask in the lab forum

they are very helpful

steve`o

you need to look for a photocell mate

http://www.monstermarketplace.com/Ho...g2854a715.html

Wol

Stating the bleeding obvious <g>

I'm still trying to find a supplier - the one you link to is probably American: it's a 120v system.

Thanks anyway.

Wol

Turks have never heard of them, and Clipsal and HPM don't seem to have either. You can get them off the shelf in the US, but wrong voltage.

steve`o

have you tried your local electrical wholesalers ??

we use cnw and ideal electrical and i cannot see why a dusk till dawn or an intelligent photocell ( one that switches off halfway throgh the night ) cannot be bought straight off the shelf
infact i`ll ask tommorrow if i have the chance as i should be going into our local ideal to pick up gear for next weeks work

regards steve

Wol

Thanks, I'd appreciate it if you have more luck!

They all seem to think I'm talking about movement detectors - it's a sort of mindset <g>

steve`o

yeah the combined photcell / pir that they use for switching security lights

you must be able to get them as ive been to a job today to repair some lighting bollards and they were switched by a dusk till dawn unit

ive emailed ideal using our account details and as they are usually quite prompt you will have your answer tommorrow

regards steve

youngy73

just search for dusk till dawn sensor on the clipsal site. they do sell them.

Wol

Thanks - I've just done it and found several. I tried yesterday, but obviously their search engine didn't make a match with the words I used.

steve`o

http://www2.clipsal.com/cis/technica...unset_switches

youngy73

im going to have to get better and start adding links.

Wol

Thanks again, Steve.
I went into CLE today and ordered a 56SSR - and, having read the instructions on that link wondered if I've done the right thing!

It is intended to switch two compact fluorescent gate lights, IIRC about 11 watts each. (They are a new type, about 70mm in diameter and only about 20mm thick - they slot into the base rather like a big GU10 fitting). It appears from the data shett that there's an off-state leakage through fluorescents with exceptions I'm not qualified in - any comments?