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PR511 Floodlight Problems
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Brian Kramer
Jun 11, 2001, 10:15:26 AM6/11/01
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My PR511 motion sensor floodlight is acting up and I can't get it to
work correctly. It had been until last week. Everyone once in a
while in the
past it got whacky and shutting off the wall switch to it (not an x10
switch) for 10 minutes or so seemed to get it working ok.
work correctly. It had been until last week. Everyone once in a
while in the
past it got whacky and shutting off the wall switch to it (not an x10
switch) for 10 minutes or so seemed to get it working ok.
I have it set for itself and lights by my front door to go on when
motion is detected and to turn on two lights at dusk.
Now it either seems to do one of two things:
Keep the two lights that are set to go on at dusk all day and night
and trigger on motion all day and night or do the total opposite and
never trigger motion and never turn on the lights that are supposed to
go on at dusk.
Is there a way to reset the unit? I think it is just in a confused
state.
Malcolm Blackhall
Jun 11, 2001, 1:36:53 PM6/11/01
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By whacky, I assume you mean it went on when you didn't want it to. When
you remove and restore power to it, the PR511 comes on in whatever state (on
or off) it was in when the power was removed. Sounds like all you need to
do is send it an off command.
you remove and restore power to it, the PR511 comes on in whatever state (on
or off) it was in when the power was removed. Sounds like all you need to
do is send it an off command.
Roadrunner
Jun 11, 2001, 1:49:43 PM6/11/01
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I don't know his situation exactly. But in mine, the PR511 will continually
broadcast it G1ON command as if it hasn't been heard or something. I switch
it off and on in about a second and it's fine. It basically gets stuck in
transmission mode. You can watch it on an Elk signal detector. I have had
multiple units do this. So far, the only answer I know is to not use PR511s.
broadcast it G1ON command as if it hasn't been heard or something. I switch
it off and on in about a second and it's fine. It basically gets stuck in
transmission mode. You can watch it on an Elk signal detector. I have had
multiple units do this. So far, the only answer I know is to not use PR511s.
Malcolm Blackhall wrote in message ...
Brian Kramer
Jun 11, 2001, 8:31:26 PM6/11/01
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I was playing with it tonight and the sensor portion seems to be
working,
but it seems confused about night and day. Right now it is pitch
black out and the lights that are supposed to go on at dusk are not.
I'm willing to bet that tommorrow morning when the sun is out, the
sensor will still trigger the lights that are supposed to go on in
motion detection.
working,
but it seems confused about night and day. Right now it is pitch
black out and the lights that are supposed to go on at dusk are not.
I'm willing to bet that tommorrow morning when the sun is out, the
sensor will still trigger the lights that are supposed to go on in
motion detection.
"Malcolm Blackhall" <blac...@midtown.net> wrote in message news:<tia0juq...@corp.supernews.com>...
Roy L.
Jun 13, 2001, 9:50:54 AM6/13/01
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I've had MANY problems with the PR-511 unit. While the floodlight
sensor seems built well enough, the X10 transceiver must be of very
low quality. My PR-511, for example, will enter into a feedback loop
with my HCA02 repeater resulting in a continuous "storm" of X10
signals until either the repeater or the PR-511 breaker is shut off.
This usually results in the driveway lights and two other lights that
the PR-511 signals to remain on, and for the "wife acceptance factor"
to drop into negative values ;)
sensor seems built well enough, the X10 transceiver must be of very
low quality. My PR-511, for example, will enter into a feedback loop
with my HCA02 repeater resulting in a continuous "storm" of X10
signals until either the repeater or the PR-511 breaker is shut off.
This usually results in the driveway lights and two other lights that
the PR-511 signals to remain on, and for the "wife acceptance factor"
to drop into negative values ;)
A lot of X10 products seem to have been built with junk components by
someone deep in China soldering with one eye closed.
Roy.
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