A Solar PIR light that doesn't stay on all the time, do they exsist?

[nuzuki]

I recently bought 4 solar security PIR lights off ebay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4X-30LED...d7485bba9:m:mUI-mcUSUflNcmS8TGGeEuw:rk:7:pf:0

The items were good but they also werent what I expected as they stay on all the time but then get brighter when someone passes by them. Does anyone know of a similar item that only comes on when passing by? i.e. PIR activated only.

Thanks for your help

 

[stem]

They are readily available. An example can be found here.

they also werent what I expected as they stay on all the time but then get brighter when someone passes by them.

Then you didn't read the listing carefully the link you posted explains how they work.

"the weak light will automatically turn on at night when you open the switch, when the sensor detects the human body, the high-brightness light will turn on."

 

[nuzuki]

I know it was my fault for not reading the advert properly. Ive seen that B&Q kind on ebay for around £10 but ideally wanted something smaller and less obvious.

Thanks

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Until I read the actual posts, my answer to just the topic question would have been:

"Yes, all of them - for most of the year none of them will last through the night."

 

[securespark]

"the weak light will automatically turn on at night when you open the switch, when the sensor detects the human body, the high-brightness light will turn on."

Close the switch, surely?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I know it was my fault for not reading the advert properly.

I'm afraid it's also your fault for buying something ridiculously cheap from a Chinese seller on eBay and expecting anything other than rubbish.

 

[stem]

Close the switch, surely?

I came across some the looked rather similar a few weeks back. With the switch 'open' the lights didn't operate at all, the instructions suggested that you could leave them switched off for several days for maximum charging.......fine if you don't need to use them for a few days

With the switch 'closed' then the lights worked as described by the OP. Extremely dim when it got dark, then brightening up to dim, when the PIR detected motion.

 

[nuzuki]

https://www.bltdirect.com/silver-finish-solar-led-security-light-with-motion-sensor

I could of paid alot more like the one in the link above... it doesnt say whether its on all the time or just by PIR.... and I bet its from china too.

When I press the switch the whole thing stays off and PIR doesnt work.

 

[Astra99]

I have one of this type of light outside my front door. From now until April I will have to swap the batteries every day, but it's worth it to be able to see the keyhole at night! (To install a mains-powered light is more trouble than it's worth!)

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I bet its from china too.

It may be made in China, but it's being sold by a UK business, with a reputation to be concerned about and, more importantly, subject to UK product safety and consumer protection legislation.