New front lights
I recently got bored and decided that the generic "Coach lantern" PIR thing that I had converted to run an 18w PL-S lamp on HF gear for the last 8 years had been there for quite long enough.
In it's place I decided to go for two el-cheapo Screwfix special twin GU-10 halogen things, one either side of the garage door.
I wanted both to come on at the same time so I sent some 4 core cable through the wall to the one nearest the front door which takes a switched live from that unit's PIR module and then sends it back inside the garage and across to the unit on the other side which has had it's own PIR module removed from the circuit.
Works quite nicely and as the PIR is rated to run 2 x 35w halogen lamps, it should have no trouble at all with the 4 x 5w Sylvania 4000k RefLED lamps that I used to use in my bathroom until I replaced those with some really nice integrated Ovia Inceptors.
It looks really nice in the dark and it has made me realise that I really do need to pull my finger out and clean the mortar splashes off the bricks lol.

New front lights

I recently got bored and decided that the generic "Coach lantern" PIR thing that I had converted to run an 18w PL-S lamp on HF gear for the last 8 years had been there for quite long enough.
In it's place I decided to go for two el-cheapo Screwfix special twin GU-10 halogen things, one either side of the garage door.
I wanted both to come on at the same time so I sent some 4 core cable through the wall to the one nearest the front door which takes a switched live from that unit's PIR module and then sends it back inside the garage and across to the unit on the other side which has had it's own PIR module removed from the circuit.
Works quite nicely and as the PIR is rated to run 2 x 35w halogen lamps, it should have no trouble at all with the 4 x 5w Sylvania 4000k RefLED lamps that I used to use in my bathroom until I replaced those with some really nice integrated Ovia Inceptors.
It looks really nice in the dark and it has made me realise that I really do need to pull my finger out and clean the mortar splashes off the bricks lol.

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Oliver   [03 Nov, 2021 at 10:23 AM]
Since they are covered by a canopy, they should be sheltered from most of the weather. One of my Screwfix PIR lanterns got a failed motion sensor so I just stuck a Microstar 2000 in it. The motion sensor wasn't accurate anyway so might as well have it on all night long. If this was my installation, I'd probably put a 2 x 8w bulkhead on the ceiling.
AngryHorse   [03 Nov, 2021 at 03:39 PM]
Looks well, and they’ll work as decent uplighters too Cool , I’m seeing more of these installed out and about now!
FrontSideBus   [04 Nov, 2021 at 02:56 PM]
I wonder how these would fare with 2 x 20 CMH MR16 lamps in them lol.
AngryHorse   [05 Nov, 2021 at 07:55 AM]
Probably cook? Shocked
AngryHorse   [06 Nov, 2021 at 11:25 AM]
How exactly are these sealed?, are there glass caps over the lamp housing?, what stops rain getting into the top half?, and are they easy to re-lamp?
FrontSideBus   [06 Nov, 2021 at 02:21 PM]
The top and bottom caps are threaded so they just screw in and out and both have nice o rings. The glass appears to be glued into the caps. The plastic wall bracket also has a nice thick gasket around the rim but I'm not sure how effective that will be. The lamps are not fully recessed into the tubes with the caps off so it is very easy to grip the lamp for changing.
AngryHorse   [06 Nov, 2021 at 04:15 PM]
Nice, I’ve seen these on walls open to the elements, so just wondered how they were sealed
FrontSideBus   [11 Jan, 2022 at 12:15 PM]
Decided to swap out the 4000k lamps with some really early first generation 3000k Sylvania RefLED's. Looks dimmer as the beam is a lot narrower but the colour is far superior for this application IMO.
The far one has copped a load of rain, hail and snow lately and doesn't seem to care. No sign yet of any ingress.

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