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RE: PR511 Floodlight


  • To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: RE: PR511 Floodlight
  • From: "fluff" <fluff@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:29:32 +0100
  • Mailing-list: list ukha_d@xxxxxxx; contact ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

Just got these & reading hte manual the light dark dial on the top right of
the pic of teh control panel here
http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article.php3?story_id=861 sets this behavior

A

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 15 October 2002 09:54
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > Cc: dean@xxxxxxx > Subject: [ukha_d] PR511 Floodlight
>
>
> I recently bought a PR511 X10 floodlight (actually the 1st X10
> device I have). As far as i can tell from tests, when set to turn
> on with motion the light triggers even during daylight. is this
> correct ? Is there any way of configuring it to activate the
> floodlight only during night ?
>
> I'm struggling to understand the purpose of a security light that
> triggers during the day (especially when it clearly has a
> dusk/dawn sensor built in).
>
> If I set it up so that the motion detector and dawn/dusk sensors
> signal a controller (e.g. comfort whch I've also bought but not
> yet installed) which then controls the light directly via X10 if
> its both dark and motion detected, then as I understand it the
> motion detector will be disabled until X10 off is receieved. Off
> would therfore have to be via a timer which I presume would
> result in flash off then on every 2 minutes (or whatever time is
> used) if motion is still detected ?
>
> Deano
>


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