Re: Looking for product. 110 outlet plugin device that acts as a switch based on power or no power.

[Art Todesco <actodesco@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/13/2014 12:30 AM, Joseph Shook wrote:
> So I went down this path.  I used one of my 4.5 wall wort 4.5 supplies and soldered in.  This does supply power without batteries but actually does not turn on the ghost with just presence of power.  I still need to close the circuit with either the built in motion sensor(poor) or push the external mountable button.  I am back to my original desire; wish there was a standard 110 wall plugin relay switch.  Technically I there is probably a more correct definition (name) for that.
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> Now that I have cracked the case and brought out the solder, I might as well solder in a solid state relay.
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> Anyway thanks for the suggestions.
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> On Sunday, October 12, 2014 8:11:09 AM UTC-7, Pat wrote:
>> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 08:22:24 -0400, Pat <pat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> On Sat, 11 Oct 2014 13:48:17 -0700 (PDT), Joseph Shook
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>>>> On Saturday, October 11, 2014 1:24:47 PM UTC-7, Pat wrote:
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>>>>> On Sat, 11 Oct 2014 13:02:13 -0700 (PDT), Joseph Shook
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>>>>>> I don't want to control the outlet.  I just want a product that is essentially a relay plugged into an outlet.  When there is power the contacts are closed.  When there is not power the contacts are open.
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>>>>> You could buy a relay and plug it into an outlet!
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>>>>> Seriously, if you explain what you are trying to do, you might get
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>>>> I have an front porch motion sensor light.  I have a screw in outlet so I have power access.  I then have a ghost that can be activated via a switch.  So I want a product that can be plugged into the outlet.  When the light comes on the switch is closed, the ghost turns on.  I do not want to wire up 110 to a relay.  The only wiring I want to do it to the switch that is exposed from the battery powered ghost.
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>>> You could plug a small "battery emininator" into the outlet and use it
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>>> to power the ghost instead of its batteries.
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>> I never see typos until the message is long gone.  That would be
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>> battery eliminator (ie, a small wall wort power supply available at
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>> Radio Shack and similar places).
Most of those Halloween, so called, motion detectors, are really light
level detectors ... which I guess really detects motion as light levels
change. Anyway, maybe you could point the detector towards the light and
when you turn it on, it will fire. Maybe you'll have to flicker the
light on and off a few times ... hey, that will add to the ambiance,
too. For years I did Halloween and one of my 1st gadgets was to blink
the front porch light using radio audio to trigger a triac to make the
light blink, look random. This scheme also worked good to run a sting of
mini Christmas lights inside skulls or pumpkins to make it look like
candles flickering. But now those flickering electronic candles are
pretty cheap.