> One complaint I have about the motion sensor lights is that power
> irregularities can set them into odd states. I know some will stay
> on forever if you flick the wall switch off and on again. It seems
> that sometimes a power hit can convince the device that this is what
> you did. Not a big deal if the light stays on once in a while, but
> if it's somewhere unattended like a vacation home, it might be a
> problem.
I have one a motion-sensor light by my garage side door. B I also have
low-voltage under-cabinet lights in my kitchen. B 9 times out of 10, when I
turn off the under-cabinet lights, the garage light comes on. B This never
happens with the other lights in the kitchen. B I figure the fields collapse
on the two transformers and send a noise pulse through the house wiring. Once
in a while, I must get lucky and zero-switch it.
Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
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