PIR to Non PIR

[theDIYkid]

Hi chaps,

I have PIR outside light working fine, I want the light when activated to switch on a non PIR light or lights. Do I take a cable from the PIR light and go to the non PIR end of line light (so would mean there are 2 cables in the PIR)?

If so, could I piggy back onto other non PIR lights from the first non PIR?

Thanks

 

[333rocky333]

if its the old style with accesible wires usually brown blue and red then you likely can, though you are limited if adding more than 1 light as the pir may not cope with the higher load wattage

 

[JohnW2]

if its the old style with accesible wires usually brown blue and red then you likely can, though you are limited if adding more than 1 light as the pir may not cope with the higher load wattage

Indeed - and, as if said before if it happens to be an 'integrated' LED PIR, it's unlikely to have the ability to switch any external loads (i.e. the PIR probably doesn't switch 230V at all).

Kind Regards, John

 

[theDIYkid]

Thanks lads,
I will try and come out of the PIR and go to just the one and see if it fires up, if no luck I am assuming I need to buy a 240v PIR then feed from that.

 

[JohnW2]

... if no luck I am assuming I need to buy a 240v PIR then feed from that.

As I wrote, if it comes to that, be sure not to buy one with an 'integrated' LED lamp/bulb (i.e. one is which the LED lamp/bulb is not replaceable). You would probably need to get one with replaceable 230V lamps/bulbs (be they LED or otherwise) and, even then, you would need to check that a (PIR-switched) output for feeding other lights was available. Ones like you would need should be identifiable by the fact that they ought to say what maximum total power of 'additional loads/lights' can be controlled by the PIR.

Kind Regards, John

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Or if the existing light doesn't owe you anything, buy a decent standalone PIR (e.g. Steinel), some new lights, and start from scratch.