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   Cursitor Doom to Phil Hobbs   
   Re: PIR motion detector circuit   
   21 May 19 17:41:07   
   
   From: curd@notformail.com   
      
   On Mon, 20 May 2019 13:56:49 -0400, Phil Hobbs wrote:   
      
   > When it's cold outside, the PIR's temperature is higher than ambient   
   > because of thermal conduction from the house via the mounting.  A quick   
   > gust of wind will cool the sensor, which looks just the same as the   
   > ambient warming up.   
      
   The problem is trying to use PIRs outside - period.   
      
      
      
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