dawn to dusk: Isthe transformer a dawn to dusk one or do you have to set a time to turn on and off?
481947
It is a dawn-to-dusk light sensor which is about 6' long from the transformer. It only takes about 5 seconds of darkness or lightness to switch modes, (which is useful to know during testing.) It seems to do really well with coming on or off, even on hazy days, despite the fact that I can't get the sensor out of my carport (so it only gets indirect sun lighting.)
1697722
Transformer just plugs in. It has to be plugged into the first light in the string (and each light gets plugged into the one before, but it's easy).
2204686
Pat, the light works with a motion defection sensor and has several time on settings. This is not a light that goes on dawn to dusk type. Settings vary from 1-15 minutes.I hope this helps you. I love this light.
1416420
Yes, it can be programmed to work only dusk to dawn. The drawback is if you change batteries it has to be reprogrammed. Don't lose your instructions.
2182539
There is a little dial on the sensor for adjustment. I believe it can be run dusk till dawn.
1006530
On at dusk off in your selected number of hours- not at a specifc time. Ex: on from dusk tthrough 4 hrs, etc.... 1-9 hrs.
593600
It can be set to come on dusk to dawn, or set to come on when it detects motion. It can also be set to stay on for 1to 20 minutes after it senses motion. The sensitivity to motion can also be controlled, but that takes manual adjusting. All controls are on the unit, so if it's mounted up high, you need to go up and down the ladder until you have te settings to your preference. Overall, it's turned out to be the best motion sensor light we've installed.
401352
No. It will only trigger at dusk with movement. There is no setting to keep on from night until morning
2133596
Yes, I have mine hooked up to a timer, so it turns on and off at specific times. You won't be able to use the moonglow function this way though. There is one switch that governs day, night, and moonglow. If you want a light that will move from day to night to moonglow automatically you'll need a light with an internal timer which is considerably more expensive. I've had this light for about a year though and I love it.
494524
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
725328
HMMM....The timer operates independently or if you flip the toggle switch inside the transformer you activate the "merlin" system. The timer does not control the brightness of the "merlin" system, but the small photoelectric eye on the bottom of the transformer does control the merlin illumination percentage. The motion sensor is only used to trigger full or maximum brightness when motion is detected with the merlin system turned on. Understand?
1823822
Turn power to device on. Best to do in full light so light will not come on. First push of button will cause light to flash once and set unit to turn off after 2 hours. Push twice and light will flash 2 times and be set to turn off after 5 hours. Push three times and light will flash 3 time and be set to turn off in 8 hours. Four times will make the timer work from dusk until dawn. Hope this helps.
890469
The answer to the first part is a little complicated. I don't see an option that allows setting an on/off event which is offset in time relative to dawn/dusk. However, it does let you define the dusk and dawn time during the initial setup. So technically, if you set the dusk time to half and hour before it actually occurs, that should work. The answer to the second part is definitely yes. You can set it to go off at 1 am or any other time of the day, down to a specific minute.
137228
It's considered "dusk-to-dawn" due to that's when it would operate when set outside. It would work indoors at any time. I'm even tempted to buy more for the closets I keep forgetting to turn switches off :-)
789596
It can go dawn to dusk or on/ off in two hour time intervals 2 4 6 8 hour intervals
637325
There is a basic fault with this item it does switch on at Dusk but will not switch off at dawn, you have to do this manually!!
810245
Yes you can turn this on and off manually if you do not want to use the option to turn on for a certain number of hours at dusk.