security light that also switches the rest of the lights on/off at the same time

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hamish225

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#302143 1-Nov-2022 12:15

Hi all,

I have a Philips security light that is about as old as I am, the plastic is brittle, and it no longer works at all as I think water has gotten into the sensor.

Currently it switches itself on and two other lights on that are on the same switch when motion is detected. I had a look at bunnings and checked the installation guides for the ones they had that i could open at least, and all of them seemed to have no way to tap into the switch wiring.

I'm no electrician and I don't plan to install it myself, however I do need to purchase one before this Friday. Does anyone know how something like this works and what i should buy to achieve it?

current light is a Philips one and looks something like this one: https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/philips-twin-sensor-spot-light/p/398005

Thoughts?

Thanks! :)

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wellygary

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#2990546 1-Nov-2022 12:26

The Sparky that did the original install might have just taken the switched output from the sensor and fed it on to the other 2 lights,

Those Sensor light are fairly basic electrical wise, so I wouldn't expect there was anything special about the one that was originally installed,

Tell the sparky you are going to get to swap them over what the current set up is, and they should be able to replicate it with the new sensor light.

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#2990547 1-Nov-2022 12:27

Awesome, sounds like a plan. Thanks!

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#2990566 1-Nov-2022 13:39

You can buy just PIR sensors (e.g. https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/simx-pir-sensor/p/303776 although bizarrely this is 50% more expensive than the Phillips one which includes 2 lights & fittings -- check out Bunnings for a wider range and cheaper), which you can then use to switch whatever you like (except maybe fluorescent lights... istr that I had a problem with that once) on and off.