can the light be turned on manually during daylight hours to be used inside or does the solar panel have to be covered to activate light sensor switch
1106286
The sensor is on the light. Covering panel would only keep it from charging. Comes with 16 foot cord to solar panel, I believe. And they sell an extension. The sensors are very good. I think it would have to be a very dark room for it to come on. Although, blocking sensor on light should work, but it would not light up 24/7. Hope this helps. Maybe try a rechargeable battery light
1106287
The light will turn on as soon as has some charge and disconnect from solar panel. Not sure if this is what you wanted but it is possible to use during day as long as solar is covered or disconnected from light.
1858640
I found that I needed to turn the timing dial all the way and it stayed on about a minute so far. For a solar powered light , I think that's ok. If you needed something longer than I suggest having a hard wired light installed. But for me in the location I have it , that wasn't possible. It just gives me enough extra light when it comes on to help illuminate the darkness. There is an on and off switch so it would stay on longer if you desired not to rely on the sensor.
1581991
I'm sure the light sensor would not work well. Ours triggered on very cloudy dark days. You could use it as a standard light though.
1914651
Not sure what you mean here, when it's dark the light come on so if you want to check out whether it's working, Make sure it is charged then cover the light sensor so it can't detect daylight and the light should come on. If it doesn't check to make sure the switch is on, the light doesn't charge ot come on when the switch is off
236798
Not needed during the day as I have some lighting from outside. If I want it on during the night time I can turn it on.
1741832
I absolutely love these lights. I had them installed in three houses. Yes, they can be installed to run on inside on/off switches. However, I leave the switches in the "on" position so that the dusk to dawn feature works the light. They are not solar powered and therefore do not require sunlight.
783635
There is NO MOTION SENSOR ON THIS FIXTURE. It is strictly a dusk to dawn unit. You could wire in a separate motion sensor to control the light. If the fixture "sees" daylight it will turn off. I don't know of a reason to have the light on unless it was "dark".
935359
It is a little confusing since the advertising literature mentions a manual override switch but there is nothing labeled manual override. There are essentially only two settings an auto setting where the lights turn on with motion only at night and turn off according to the TIME dial setting. The Dusk to Dawn Setting which I guess is closest to what you want is activated by turning the light switch that controls the light OFF and ON twice within three seconds. Once you do that the light should come one at DUSK and stay on for 6 hours. After 6 hours it will revert to the timer setting and come on and off when motion activated. It will stay that way unless you once again cycle the power on and off within three seconds. You cannot set this light one time to stay on as a "Floodlight". You have to cycle the power each day if you want the unit to come on for 6 hours at dusk each day.
1882772
I would imagine you will hit the limitations of the battery no matter how much sun it received the day before. I remember seeing my light work as late as 4 AM. You may need to go with a wired solution for anything better.
1691179
There is a push button to turn it on/off during daylight. Comes with all the accessories.. has a circuit breaker too in case. A bunch of extension
1122027
I have something like what you want to do in my shop. The way I have this controller set up has it in between the panels and a battery. No switch so it charges whenever the sun is out. I put a simple rotary switch (like on a table lamp) on the line to the LEDs and turn them on and off when needed.
89998
You can replace the panel interior very easily. As far as the Sun light obscuring your vision of the timer. You can try to move the Sun...or move the timer. I recommend moving the timer.
457074
I believe that you will need to adjust the timer. There are various settings that you can adjust to meet your lighting and security purposes. You may have the timer set in the test position. I would check here first, the switch is located on the bottom side of the sensor.
1225609
No. The switch can be changed from an occupancy sensor to a vacancy sensor and with or without daylight sensing - 4 operating options total. You can also change the timeout settings 1, 5, 15 or 30 minutes. All of these settings will turn the light off after the timeout. SAA - stay in the room indefinitely.
1299542
If you put it on a switch then you are controlling the normal operation. So, if you want it off while at night then flip the switch. However, if you switch it on during the daylight you will have no light on.
1829653
It can be done but not that practical. My light is connected to a wall switch that I can turn on or off. The key is you have a built in timer that is activated with motion to turn light on when dusk approaches. The timer is turned off if you turn switch off then on again. I know the instruction tell you how long you need to wait if you want to back to motion use but this will put light on until you decide to turn it off again. They also make similar lights that are not motion activated. This may be your best approach.
952538
Any light should be able to be used wth a sensor switch. It's an instant on bulb so there is very little time when it's not fully bright.