From: jjhudak@gmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 5:41:31 PM UTC-4, ehsjr wrote:   
   > On 7/30/2023 2:05 PM, ABLE1 wrote:    
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   > The best solution - if it exists - is to buy a floodlight that    
   > is programmable the way you want it. What you (and I) have is    
   > designed to be programmable via an on/off switch to do exactly    
   > what you describe: a real brief power interruption turns the    
   > light on until either the sun comes up or you turn off the    
   > switch; an extended (several seconds) power interruption    
   > enables the light to respond to motion. You can find the    
   > description of that buried somewhere in the documentation that    
   > applies to your light.    
   >    
   > The REAL question is what is it worth to you to do about it?    
   > I understand the attraction of looking for a "gizmo" to modify    
   > what you've got. It can be hard to defeat that attraction.    
   > Cold hard reality can help. Run the numbers for your floodlight    
   > in your location. Think really hard about whether making things    
   > unsafe - or potentially unsafe - is worth it. Think about how    
   > much time and effort you have to put into it. There does come    
   > a point where it is no longer fun.    
   >    
   > Ed   
      
   THis may be the best solution but one will be hard pressed to find an outdoor   
   light that is programmable in the way he wants it.  Searching for the   
   perverbial needle in a haystack.  If there are any.   
      
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