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outdoor motion security lights

dodgeviper

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I am planning to hardwire security lights with motion. I would like 180 degree and prefer it with two light beams. Any recommendations Thx
 
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LifeLongWNYer

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I have had very good experiences with fixtures by RAB. The products usually last a long time, but when they do fail, RAB has great customer service, and is very good about sending replacement parts.



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cybrdyke

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I am planning to hardwire security lights with motion. I would like 180 degree and prefer it with two light beams. Any recommendations Thx

I'm guessing that lack of responses could be because we dont understand.
Do you mean a beam angle of 180 degrees from the light? From each light or from both lights combined?
And do you mean you want two separate lights?
Thanks
CD
 

dogdog

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I think he wanted the sensors to detect motion 180 deg... most are 160-ish I think...
 

syhdeejey

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Can’t understand your question. Do you mean the light with motion sensor and two light beam angle? Also 180 degrees refers to the angle of what ?
 

LifeLongWNYer

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Call RAB, their customer service people can sort out what you want, then give you a part/model number. They have more models/options than those you can find in the hardware store, plus they can answer questions that the teen-ager in the store can't even understand.


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Gaessairka

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I got a motion sensor light from ebay but didn't last 2 weeks. I'm thinking of getting this maxsa motion activated spotlight though still looking for other good reviews or recommendations.
 
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I'm not sure of the degree of the coverage of the motion sensor but the two head unit from Costco I have on a garage, I have a couple of them and they work fine. They are LED.
 

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I have used the cheap ones and they only last for a few years. Either buy good ones or buy cheap ones and plan to change them as needed.
 

Fixin'Stuff

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I'm not sure of the degree of the coverage of the motion sensor but the two head unit from Costco I have on a garage, I have a couple of them and they work fine. They are LED.

I have a few of those Cotsco LED motion lights as well. They work quite well and are very bright. I ran 14/3 wire between 2 of them and rewired them so that if either sensor detects motion then both units light up. You can't move anywhere in our backyard at night without it lighting up like a football field. :) Another pair covers the driveway. I also have a switch wired between each set so that it can revert to individual control with the flip of a switch. Makes it easy to test the sensors, adjust them, etc. :)
 

Petvan

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If you want a camera in the mix, I've enjoyed my Ring Spotlight - good coverage and range, awesome camera and cloud based image store. Mostly you just catch racoons wandering around and the odd spider, but it has a motion detect based spotlight that I'm sure would deter other types of wanderers.
 

nsula_country

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I got tired of crappy motion lights. Started building my own with separate motion sensor and light head.

In this example, I used a 50W flood head and a motion sensor and a cast round box. Bought all parts off Amazon for less than $50 for this light.

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Could use smaller heads or different motion heads. Roll your own usually makes a better fixture.

Plan to make up some for the soffits around the house. Will make 6 fixtures. Will probably use a 20W head x2.

240* sensor head I used.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OUW7OI

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