When I built my HT room, I had a motion sensor wired and located in such a way that when someone walked near the riser step, it would trigger the steplight to turn on.
The steplight is a standard 120V fixture. Because I want the light to be very dim, I ended up using a 7.5W bulb (yes, they do have large bulbs with standard sockets in 7.5W rating!).
The problem is that apparently, the motion sensor needs a larger load to function correctly. (I think I read 50W on the package?) It is currently working only half the time, before it starts blinking on/off like crazy and eventually kills the bulb.
Now, if I could get this to work correctly, the whole steplight+motionsensor idea would work wonders...
The steplight is a standard 120V fixture. Because I want the light to be very dim, I ended up using a 7.5W bulb (yes, they do have large bulbs with standard sockets in 7.5W rating!).
The problem is that apparently, the motion sensor needs a larger load to function correctly. (I think I read 50W on the package?) It is currently working only half the time, before it starts blinking on/off like crazy and eventually kills the bulb.
Now, if I could get this to work correctly, the whole steplight+motionsensor idea would work wonders...
