can the photo control be overriden? If not, can this unit be hooked up to a circuit that has an on/off switch from the house and how will it work? Looking to buy a replacement for my existing unit that does not have a built-in photo cell
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It can be operated from a switch and you can bypass the photo cell. There isn't any need to bypass it when it's operated by a an on and off switch.
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No. If you use a photoelectric eye in the circuit to turn them on and off you may have to add a relay if the photocell draws too much voltage. You will be able to tell if the fixtures flash on and off. If so, you have to add a relay so the photocell switches on the relay which delivers the line voltage directly to the fixtures.
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Yes, this will absolutely work if you have a 110 volt timer. You will have to put the timer after the photo cell activates.
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I have mine hooked up to a timer so I'm not certain so not certain how photocell would work , having said that I love the light. Have been waiting for an LED light like this for awhile.
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The photocell is located on the cabinet. If you look at the pic it is located under the door that is open , on the left side of the black control panel. It is the small circle you see next to the square that is the LED display that shows you the current setting on the transformer
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If you hit the override button, eveything should turn on or off. Other than that, I'm not sure. Maybe hit reset and then override it until everything is on?
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leave the photocell alone. you will only use the light at night or at dusk and when you need the photocell to work. say you want to leave you turn on your light and the photocell will turn on the light when it gets dark outside. no more coming home to a dark home. then you turn off the light with the switch saving money. hope this helps
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It works. Install it as I mentioned below. The x10 is the first switch...set it to turn on before dark. The motion/pc is the second inline switch...once it gets power from the x10...it will kick in. Photocell will prevent it from working until it is dark.
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The photocell is connected (via wire) to the transformer but not attached to it. Therefore you can position it up to approx. 5 feet from the transformer and away from stray lighting that might affect the photocell. The transformer only goes on at dusk and off at daylight, hence no other timing is possible. If you plug the transformer into an outlet that is 'timed' you can get the desired schedule you are looking for. FYI, I have had these lights for a year now and they still work great. I have put 12 lights on the one transformer with no problems. When I bought them it was cheaper to buy two sets rather than extra lights. Good luck The photocell is connected (via wire) to the transformer but not attached to it. Therefore you can position it up to approx. 5 feet from the transformer and away from stray lighting that might affect the photocell. The transformer only goes on at dusk and off at daylight, hence no other timing is possible. If you plug the transformer into an outlet that is 'timed' you can get the desired schedule you are looking for. FYI, I have had these lights for a year now and they still work great. I have put 12 lights on the one transformer with no problems. When I bought them it was cheaper to buy... » Read More The photocell is connected (via wire) to the transformer but not attached to it. Therefore you can position it up to approx. 5 feet from the transformer and away from stray lighting that might affect the photocell. The transformer only goes on at dusk and off at daylight, hence no other timing is possible. If you plug the transformer into an outlet that is 'timed' you can get the desired schedule you are looking for. FYI, I have had these lights for a year now and they still work great. I have put 12 lights on the one transformer with no problems. When I bought them it was cheaper to buy two sets rather than extra lights. Good luck « Show Less
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If your photocell isn't covered, you may have a connect in the socket. turn off the power, and pull the little tab in the bottom of the socket up a little, so it will make a tighter connection withe the photo cell. it may work...but remember to turn off the power to thelight before doing what I said.
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you will need to supply a 12 volt transformer and switch. I used a photo cell so it runs when it is dark
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Hi Alan, you can bypass the photocell be opening the fixture and unplugging it. Another simple way is to put some black tape directly over the photocell on the outside of the fixture! - Regards - Barry, Brodwax on Amazon
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it will come on for one or two seconds and then turn off until it's dark and the photocell will turn the unit on
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It's made to work either way. All you do is like flip the switch for 3 seconds or something like that and it will stay on.....Then when you turn it back to photocell turn it off and flip switch right back on and it will come on, but go out when you walk off.
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I'm one of those guys who starts pushing buttons before I look at the manual. hah This is what I figured out: First, you can use the button to take photos even without batteries or the power turned on. If all you want is a remote shutter without any of the timer features, you should be ok without turning it on. Across the top are the following marks: DE - Delay.. how long to pause before taking the first photo BU - Bulb.. basically how long to keep the shutter open when your camera is in BULB mode INT - Interval.. how long to wait between taking the next photo N - Number of photos to take. Blank for unlimited &lt;speaker&gt; - Volume of beeps. Including countdown beeps before next photo is taken LEFT/RIGHT on the direction pad to select which of these you're changing CENTER BUTTON on direction pad to tell it you want to change the selected item After you press the CENTER BUTTON, you can use LEFT/RIGHT to select which item to change (hours/minutes/seconds/etc).. if you press LEFT/RIGHT again when you're on the first/last setting for that item, it'll go to the previous/next item so you can set all your parameters without exiting "edit mode". Once you ever everything set, exit edit mode by pressing the center button again. Press start/stop to start the countdown and image taking sequence. Looks like you can also hold down the main button (has HOLD printed on it) to take long exposures (might require BULB mode? haven't tested this). Also, sliding the main button up appears to hold it down for you until you slide it back down. You can't slide it up with the button pressed (I originally thought you'd press then slide up to hold but it doesn't work like that). The light/lock button lights up the display on a single press, locks the settings on a long-press. I think that's everything. Hope that helps!
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The transformer/photocell needs to be mounted outside where the cell can monitor the amount of natural light. If the photo cell/transformer is installed inside the garage where there is no natural light the lights will be on all the time. I mounted mine out side and protected it with a gallon freezer bag upside down over it and sealed at the bottom. Donna
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The photo cells are on the transformers. I also split my lights and did so without any problems.