Add a motion sensor to existing external light

dozy doctor · 04-04-2013 08:56PM #1

Hi, apologies if this was previously covered here, but i did quite an extensive search and came up with nothing.....

I have a couple of external lights that i would like to hook up with a motion sensor, so i bought a Kanlux Aler JQ-30 movement sensor from ebayhttp://www.ebay.ie/itm/130587131763?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

On the iside if the sensor is 3 cables, red, blue and brown......

The wires coming off the mains is brown, bue and yellow....

Now i assume that i need to insert the sensor on the electic cable before the light in order for the sensor to work.....

I have installed numerous lights with sensors attached, but never any that had the sensor seperate from it....

Can anyone provide details of how i connect the cables please... I am a little stumped by this one.....

Cheers.....

kelledy · 04-04-2013 11:07PM

switch live into brown.... neutrals into blue....and live from lights into red. earth into whatever houses the earth

kelledy · 04-04-2013 11:09PM

this is presuming lights are switched. if not then brown from mains to brown ... brown from lights into red and then neutrals and earths together

paddy147 · 04-04-2013 11:24PM

dozy doctor wrote: »

Hi, apologies if this was previously covered here, but i did quite an extensive search and came up with nothing.....

I have a couple of external lights that i would like to hook up with a motion sensor, so i bought a Kanlux Aler JQ-30 movement sensor from ebayhttp://www.ebay.ie/itm/130587131763?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

On the iside if the sensor is 3 cables, red, blue and brown......

The wires coming off the mains is brown, bue and yellow....

Now i assume that i need to insert the sensor on the electic cable before the light in order for the sensor to work.....

I have installed numerous lights with sensors attached, but never any that had the sensor seperate from it....

Can anyone provide details of how i connect the cables please... I am a little stumped by this one.....

Cheers.....

5 euro in Lidl a few weeks back.:D

A Robus outdoor PIR is around 11-12 euro in some leccy wholesalers aswell.

dozy doctor · 04-04-2013 11:46PM

kelledy wrote: »

this is presuming lights are switched. if not then brown from mains to brown ... brown from lights into red and then neutrals and earths together

Thanks for the reply kelledy....

The lights will be switched on, but where I am getting stumped is if I have 2 lots of cables going into the motion sensor, (1 for electricty mains and the second for the light) so in other words, there is now 3 sets of cables in the motion sensor unit, 1 for the motion sensor, 1 for the main electricity cable and 1 for the light, so which 2 do I join together.....

Does this make any sense to you our am I over complicating things....

dozy doctor · 04-04-2013 11:50PM

paddy147 wrote: »

5 euro in Lidl a few weeks back.:D

A Robus outdoor PIR is around 11-12 euro in some leccy wholesalers aswell.

Cheers Paddy147

I already have the PIR but I just need the correct instructions to set up the cables do that the motion anchor activates the lights on movement...

dozy doctor · 04-04-2013 11:50PM

paddy147 wrote: »

5 euro in Lidl a few weeks back.:D

A Robus outdoor PIR is around 11-12 euro in some leccy wholesalers aswell.

Cheers Paddy147

I already have the PIR but I just need the correct instructions to set up the cables do that the motion anchor activates the lights on movement...

paddy147 · 04-04-2013 11:53PM

dozy doctor wrote: »

Cheers Paddy147

I already have the PIR but I just need the correct instructions to set up the cables do that the motion anchor activates the lights on movement...

I know...but you got stung for more money than you needed to pay out for 1.

Plus having to wait a few days for it to turn up too.

Lidl or a leccy wholesalers would have sold you 1 there and then on the spot.:)

dozy doctor · 04-04-2013 11:58PM

paddy147 wrote: »

I know...but you got stung fomore money than you needed to pay out for 1.

Plus having to wait a few days for it to turn up too.

Lidl or a leccy wholesalers would have sold you 1 there and then on the spot.:)

I got 2 delivered for €18, both in hindsight I should have gone the the local electrical wholesaler.... I saw your picture with the two lights connected to the motion sensor....

Can you remember what way you set the the cabling up please....

paddy147 · 05-04-2013 12:01AM

dozy doctor wrote: »

I got 2 delivered for €18, both in hindsight I should have gone the the local electrical wholesaler.... I saw your picture with the two lights connected to the motion sensor....

Can you remember what way you set the the cabling up please....

I supplied the lights and PIR....(bit of a bargain hunter so I am

)......and the sparks wired it up,when he was wiring the house and doing the final fix and fittings.

dozy doctor · 05-04-2013 12:10AM

paddy147 wrote: »

I supplied the lights and PIR....(bit of a bargain hunter so I am )......and the sparks wired it up,when he was wiring the house and doing the final fix and fittings.

Looks well paddy.... Will try what the other poster suggested... Cheers....

kelledy · 05-04-2013 12:10AM

dozy doctor wrote: »

Thanks for the reply kelledy....

The lights will be switched on, but where I am getting stumped is if I have 2 lots of cables going into the motion sensor, (1 for electricty mains and the second for the light) so in other words, there is now 3 sets of cables in the motion sensor unit, 1 for the motion sensor, 1 for the main electricity cable and 1 for the light, so which 2 do I join together.....

Does this make any sense to you our am I over complicating things....

ok so u will have brown red and blue in pir.... brown blue and earth mains and brown blur and earth lights..
brown from switch and pir into connector. all 3 blues / neutrals into connector. and then red from pir and brown from lights into connector. all earths into connector aswell

dozy doctor · 05-04-2013 07:54AM

kelledy wrote: »

ok so u will have brown red and blue in pir.... brown blue and earth mains and brown blur and earth lights..
brown from switch and pir into connector. all 3 blues / neutrals into connector. and then red from pir and brown from lights into connector. all earths into connector aswell

Thanks Kelledy,

I really appreciate the time and effort in responding..... I will sort it out asap.... Thanks again.... Will let you know how i get on later

paddy147 · 05-04-2013 01:09PM

dozy doctor wrote: »

Thanks Kelledy,

I really appreciate the time and effort in responding..... I will sort it out asap.... Thanks again.... Will let you know how i get on later

After wiring up the PIR.......If you flick on and off the light switch quickly then the outdoor lights should flick on and off and then stay on for 8 hours.

After 8 hours the lights will switch back off and the PIR motion sensor will re-activate and the lights will come on when the PIR picks up any movement.

Thats how it worls with mine anyway.

dozy doctor · 08-04-2013 08:30AM

kelledy wrote: »

ok so u will have brown red and blue in pir.... brown blue and earth mains and brown blur and earth lights..
brown from switch and pir into connector. all 3 blues / neutrals into connector. and then red from pir and brown from lights into connector. all earths into connector aswell

Spot on Keledy... Worked a treat... Thank you very much for all your help

paddy147 · 08-04-2013 03:50PM

dozy doctor wrote: »

Spot on Keledy... Worked a treat... Thank you very much for all your help

Fair play to you for getting it working.:)

kelledy · 08-04-2013 04:40PM

dozy doctor wrote: »

Spot on Keledy... Worked a treat... Thank you very much for all your help

no problem . enjoy

dozy doctor · 08-04-2013 05:01PM

paddy147 wrote: »

Fair play to you for getting it working.:)

Easy when you have an expert giving you advice

paddy147 · 08-04-2013 05:25PM

dozy doctor wrote: »

Easy when you have an expert giving you advice

Very true.:)

A few of the sparks here have helped me out in the past...and I havent forgotten it either.

You will allways get someone to assist you here,and thats why I like this place so much.:)

Add a motion sensor to existing external light

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