If only I watched this earlier before my DIY attempt during the day because come dask and I experienced the "disco lights" effect... 😅 Now I know that my 6amp day/night switch was close to the light and when the light switched on, the brightness tricked the switch and it would turn off, then on again due to darkness! Lol.. Thanks Jean for the tutorial.
Cannot thank you enough! At 1:53 : My exact model! Hadn't rewired in years - now I don't have to take it down to read the fine print. Thanks again, Jean B.
Thsnks for highlighting the different types of sensors with the different colour coded wires and their functions as we get our electrucal products from Europe USA and the East and to avoid unnecessary tripping of power.and damage to equipment.
I watched this video to learn how to bypass it. My outside lights wouldn't come on but my meter was showing that the light-sensing switch thingy was receiving power. Thanks!
Thanks this was helpfull but how can i make it reverse polarity, This is for a chicken hatch, at night it needs to close, so power a linear actuator, then at day reverse linear actuator polarity and it open. If you see what i mean and have any good ideas that would be great!!!!! I was thinking arduino and mosfet but i am hoping there a better way!!!
Hi Ultra RC You will have to look for a Day/night switch like the one in my 12VDC video (th-cam.com/video/DbxFXjyTcOo/w-d-xo.html) It has the COM / NO / NC connection,while the 230Vac day/night switch in this video only switches the supply LIVE connection. I have not seen a 230Vac one that can do that but another option is to add a relay (th-cam.com/video/oyzlh6KrGW0/w-d-xo.html) and just switch it using the NC contact. PS I like RC Stuff. Like your videos! Subscribed!
Hi Dear, how can we bypass this switch? for example I want to apply this sensor at the output of my UPS supply. So, everything that is connectes to the UPS and HAS the button ON, will turn automatically ON by the evening. thats fine. But how to turn those things ON during the day light? we nees to bypass this switch so that the electricity flows directly from thr input line to output line bypassing the sun sensor. Can we just put a button on input and output and turn it ON manually so that electricity flows out of sensor? Any thoughts?
Hi Omar. The little one that I used to switch the light on,I will put blue part up. The two bigger ones in the beginning, I will put white part up. But I do recommend putting it in one of the see through boxes as shown at 2:00 for water and sun. Groete
I want a light senser switch that turns on during the day and off at night. Its for a water pump that I want running only during the day and not at night
Kiran Ranganalli No...this can be used to switch an AC relay that in turn switches your DC curcuit. Check out my other video on relays/contactors. I think that I have seen a 12VDC day/night switch,maybe they are out there...
Thanks for this. I have bought the Major without the wires and have a white, red and blue wire coming out the wall (have to replace a faulty existing sensor) which wire goes to the "L" (Live Red?) "N" (Blue?) and A (White?) That is how I have connected but sensor still does not function. Any guidance?
Hi Daniel Thats difficult to say as it is not standerd wiring colours where Im from. You will have to test which two wires coming from the wall has power on them. L and N will have power. The other will be the return to the light. Trial and error might damage the switch.
Besig met 'n diy off grid beligting idee, hoe weet ek watter day nite switch ek benodig vir dit wat ek wil doen? Het ook 'n paar ander goed wat ek nie voldoende ervaring van het nie, vrae oor, as jy tyd het dat ek jou brainstorm?, en nie omgee om te help?
Hi. Ja jy sal eers moet besluit watter voltage jy wil na gaan as jy solar ligte wil insit. Ek is nie 'n boffen op solar nie,maar het al bietjie opgelees. As jy 230v bly soos tans in jou huis,sal n gewone day/night perfek wees. Probeer dit net "closely maatch" volgens die watt ligte wat jy gaan insit. Dis onnodig om 'n 20Amp daynight switch te kry as jy net 'n 10Amp nodig het nie en ek dink die groter een sal meer krag trek. ACDC het ook 'n 12Volt DC daynight switch (Kode LR5 12VCD) Dit sal lekker werk as jy die ligte almal 12volt wil maak en nie 'n omsetter(inverter) koop nie. Die omsetter vat onnodig krag om van 12 volt na 230 volt om te sit. As jy net die ligte op sy eie gaan doen en in die toekoms nie daaraan vervander nie sal ek dalk die 12 volt roete gaan,maar as dit 'n probleem gaan wees om 12volt bulbs te kry is 230 volt dalk vir jou. Alles hang maar van jou omstandighede af. Groete Jean
Hi Farasat Make sure the light is not shining on the day/night switch. The switch will think that it is light again and switch off. Then think it is dark again and switch on and so on and on. Make sure they are far apart and does not affect each other.
Jou buzzer sal ook twee drade he soos die lig. Koppel dit net waar die lig se rooi en swart draad gekoppel is. As daar nie n duidelike LIVE en NEUTRAL staan op die buzzer nie maak dit nie saak watse draad jy waar koppel nie. Sterkte!
You can buy difdernt sized day/night switches. Let's say you have a 10A one and want to connect 10Watt spotlights to it. If you're voltage is the same as mine (230Volt), the calculation is as follows: Volts x amps = watts 230 x 10 = 2300watts 2300watts/10watts Led lights = 230lights that can be connected to the day/night switch. I would never connect the full amount of 230 lights but it gives you an idea
Hi Fuad. I had the same problem a few times with just 2 reasons. 1. Faulty sensor that I had to replace. 2. I put the sensor to close to a light. Either the one on the sensor on another light. This will cause it to switch on and off intermittently.
Hi Mathew. Yes, good point. Some day/night switches has a minimum wattage that needs to be connected. Just make sure your lights is more than the minimum or buy those that do not need a minimum. Thanks for the tip.
Hi. You will have to connect a relay to the day/night switch that. The day/night switch switches on the relay at night and tge relay switches off the light when the relay turns on. Connect the light on a normally closed (NC) contact on the relay. Watch my other video on how to connect a relay.
What colors do you mean? Red and Black are South African,but the Day/night switches are probably imported as are most of the electrical components. Thus the colors not matching.
Thanks for the easy explanation, this really helped me.
If only I watched this earlier before my DIY attempt during the day because come dask and I experienced the "disco lights" effect... 😅 Now I know that my 6amp day/night switch was close to the light and when the light switched on, the brightness tricked the switch and it would turn off, then on again due to darkness! Lol.. Thanks Jean for the tutorial.
:) Had to lean that the hard way too!
Cannot thank you enough! At 1:53 : My exact model! Hadn't rewired in years - now I don't have to take it down to read the fine print. Thanks again, Jean B.
Thsnks for highlighting the different types of sensors with the different colour coded wires and their functions as we get our electrucal products from Europe USA and the East and to avoid unnecessary tripping of power.and damage to equipment.
Thanks for upload this video,It's going to help me a lot.
A very informative & helpful tutorial. Thanks Jean !
Simple, clear, perfect. Thanks,
Thanks for such an awesome and educative experiment.
Thanks It helped me ...keep uploading
Appreciate the video!! Helped me out BIG time!👍🏼
Baie dankie geniet jou videos alles maklik om te verstaan en te doen.
I watched this video to learn how to bypass it. My outside lights wouldn't come on but my meter was showing that the light-sensing switch thingy was receiving power.
Thanks!
I am having the exact problem with mine.
Every-bodies wire color scheme is different. How nice.
Well explained and demonstrated. Thank you for the best tutorial.
What does the A in the wiring diagram signify ?
Thanks so much Jean
Thank u
Can i use a 300w floodlight led ac 110v 50-60hz to the day night sensor
ac/dc12v
50-60hz
Max load 10a
thank you for the demonstration
Good work love it
Good job! A schematic would have been nice to show,
excuse me sir , about the black junctions you are using , what is the commercial name of them and how can I get them if i want ?
I learn something from d explanation. Thankyou sir
Baie dankie maatjie
Thanks helped me, my outside lights now turn on. buyt my downlight spots doesnt, so im kinda having a hard time figuring it out.
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Thanks this was helpfull but how can i make it reverse polarity,
This is for a chicken hatch, at night it needs to close, so power a linear actuator, then at day reverse linear actuator polarity and it open. If you see what i mean and have any good ideas that would be great!!!!!
I was thinking arduino and mosfet but i am hoping there a better way!!!
Hi Ultra RC
You will have to look for a Day/night switch like the one in my 12VDC video (th-cam.com/video/DbxFXjyTcOo/w-d-xo.html)
It has the COM / NO / NC connection,while the 230Vac day/night switch in this video only switches the supply LIVE connection.
I have not seen a 230Vac one that can do that but another option is to add a relay (th-cam.com/video/oyzlh6KrGW0/w-d-xo.html) and just switch it using the NC contact.
PS I like RC Stuff. Like your videos! Subscribed!
This is great thank you but if you dont have an earth wire in the cables?
very good
Hi Dear, how can we bypass this switch? for example I want to apply this sensor at the output of my UPS supply. So, everything that is connectes to the UPS and HAS the button ON, will turn automatically ON by the evening. thats fine.
But how to turn those things ON during the day light? we nees to bypass this switch so that the electricity flows directly from thr input line to output line bypassing the sun sensor.
Can we just put a button on input and output and turn it ON manually so that electricity flows out of sensor? Any thoughts?
thanks for the video.
my spotlight LED is 100watt, what type of photocell rating is suitable, is the one shown on your video suitable for 100watt
Hi. Yes 100w 230V spot wil draw a current of around 0.45Amp. So any rating from 1Amp up will work.
What if i connected the netural wire to the bulb first then to the photocell, what will happen?
Hi Troublesome P
That would be perfectly fine.
Thanks a lot bro
How does it go intalled? White part goes on top or the blue one go on top. It seems it could collect water if the white go on top
Hi Omar.
The little one that I used to switch the light on,I will put blue part up. The two bigger ones in the beginning, I will put white part up. But I do recommend putting it in one of the see through boxes as shown at 2:00 for water and sun.
Groete
Jean B not understand please clear again,thanks
Thanks Jean B, I followed you recommendations.
Thanks, Put 12v through the house, with all this load shafting...
I want a light senser switch that turns on during the day and off at night. Its for a water pump that I want running only during the day and not at night
You could run the photocell through a normally open relay, which in turn powers your pump.
Can this be used in DC circuit?
Kiran Ranganalli
No...this can be used to switch an AC relay that in turn switches your DC curcuit. Check out my other video on relays/contactors.
I think that I have seen a 12VDC day/night switch,maybe they are out there...
Nice work bro
How much power does the ldr consume?
I know it's a small quantity. But how much exactly?
Hi
I tried looking in manuals or online but could only get a unconfirmed number of 2Watt.
So that would be 0.002kW/h or 0.048kwh per day.
I measured using a power meter. It consume 0.3 w. But i guess different models will have a different reading. Thanks anyway. Cheers.
Thanks for letting us know. What make are you using?
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HI Jean great video i have done a diagram for me to get my head around it ,,is it possible to email it you to check by any chance?
how many amps is good for home purpose
Surender Maia
What voltage is in your country. A small house where I am would be 40Amps 230v. A langer house would be 60Amps 230v.
Thanks for this. I have bought the Major without the wires and have a white, red and blue wire coming out the wall (have to replace a faulty existing sensor) which wire goes to the "L" (Live Red?) "N" (Blue?) and A (White?) That is how I have connected but sensor still does not function. Any guidance?
Hi Daniel
Thats difficult to say as it is not standerd wiring colours where Im from. You will have to test which two wires coming from the wall has power on them. L and N will have power. The other will be the return to the light.
Trial and error might damage the switch.
Besig met 'n diy off grid beligting idee, hoe weet ek watter day nite switch ek benodig vir dit wat ek wil doen? Het ook 'n paar ander goed wat ek nie voldoende ervaring van het nie, vrae oor, as jy tyd het dat ek jou brainstorm?, en nie omgee om te help?
Hi. Ja jy sal eers moet besluit watter voltage jy wil na gaan as jy solar ligte wil insit. Ek is nie 'n boffen op solar nie,maar het al bietjie opgelees.
As jy 230v bly soos tans in jou huis,sal n gewone day/night perfek wees. Probeer dit net "closely maatch" volgens die watt ligte wat jy gaan insit. Dis onnodig om 'n 20Amp daynight switch te kry as jy net 'n 10Amp nodig het nie en ek dink die groter een sal meer krag trek.
ACDC het ook 'n 12Volt DC daynight switch (Kode LR5 12VCD) Dit sal lekker werk as jy die ligte almal 12volt wil maak en nie 'n omsetter(inverter) koop nie. Die omsetter vat onnodig krag om van 12 volt na 230 volt om te sit.
As jy net die ligte op sy eie gaan doen en in die toekoms nie daaraan vervander nie sal ek dalk die 12 volt roete gaan,maar as dit 'n probleem gaan wees om 12volt bulbs te kry is 230 volt dalk vir jou.
Alles hang maar van jou omstandighede af.
Groete
Jean
Dankie boertjie
Mine is not working
Easy to use and hold weight up to 300 lb
thanks
nice
I fix the switch but at 8pm light onoff on off on off every 20 second ,,what may be the problum please.
Hi Farasat
Make sure the light is not shining on the day/night switch. The switch will think that it is light again and switch off. Then think it is dark again and switch on and so on and on. Make sure they are far apart and does not affect each other.
Jean B how for we fix switch from the light.....THANKS FOR REPLY...IF I PUT BLACK SHOPER ON SWITCH THEN ITS WORKING IN NIGHT.
what is the name of the switches sir
How far the switch from the bulb?
Hi Francis.
It depends on the voltage drop of the wire and the watts of the light you put on it. Let me know and I will try and calculate.
I guess your country is South Africa?
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dankie vir die info, ek het myne werk nou 100%, ek wil nou n 220v buzzer koppel, op watter kleure moet ek hom sit? thanks
Jou buzzer sal ook twee drade he soos die lig. Koppel dit net waar die lig se rooi en swart draad gekoppel is. As daar nie n duidelike LIVE en NEUTRAL staan op die buzzer nie maak dit nie saak watse draad jy waar koppel nie. Sterkte!
@@p0we111 Thanks
This was not taught properly during my 3rd and 6th grade.
How many bulbs connected together with this device 🤔
You can buy difdernt sized day/night switches.
Let's say you have a 10A one and want to connect 10Watt spotlights to it.
If you're voltage is the same as mine (230Volt), the calculation is as follows:
Volts x amps = watts
230 x 10 = 2300watts
2300watts/10watts Led lights = 230lights that can be connected to the day/night switch.
I would never connect the full amount of 230 lights but it gives you an idea
Hi, how are you I have one like this, but it lights up intermittently. Why? Thank you
Hi Fuad. I had the same problem a few times with just 2 reasons.
1. Faulty sensor that I had to replace.
2. I put the sensor to close to a light. Either the one on the sensor on another light. This will cause it to switch on and off intermittently.
@@p0we111 Thank you very much. It worked. I don't know how, but I checked everything before trying it and it worked. Thanks again
What would happen if I connect to wrong wire ?
Boommmm. Gone!!
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This kind of switch will not work with LED light bulbs,It will come on and off because LED bulb has not enough resistance.
Hi Mathew.
Yes, good point. Some day/night switches has a minimum wattage that needs to be connected.
Just make sure your lights is more than the minimum or buy those that do not need a minimum.
Thanks for the tip.
I connected a 10amp photocell sensor to 3 led bulbs wired in parallel and it just work fine.
how to make light turn off time night.....and light turn on time day
Hi. You will have to connect a relay to the day/night switch that.
The day/night switch switches on the relay at night and tge relay switches off the light when the relay turns on. Connect the light on a normally closed (NC) contact on the relay.
Watch my other video on how to connect a relay.
@@p0we111 oh alright thank you
Not clear
pity you did not use south african colors
What colors do you mean? Red and Black are South African,but the Day/night switches are probably imported as are most of the electrical components. Thus the colors not matching.
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