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This webpage explains:
· What pressure sensor lighting is.
· Where to install pressure sensor lighting.
What Is Pressure Sensor Lighting? |
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Pressure Sensor Lighting |
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Pressure sensor lighting is lighting that turns on when someone, or something, steps on a sensor detects movement. The pressure sensor turns the lights on.
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Where To Install Pressure Sensor Lighting?
To answer the question ‘where shall I install pressure sensor lighting’ you must first ask what you expect to achieve with the lighting.
Answer the questions below before deciding where to install pressure sensor lighting.
· Do you need pressure sensor lighting? · Will motion sensor lighting be OK? · What specific reasons do you need pressure sensor lighting for? · Why pressure sensor lighting?
If part of outside security lighting:
· Is the lighting to deter burglars or provide light for a friend? · Where will burglars walk? · Where will friends walk?
· Where do you want to detect movement? · On a path at the front of the building? · In a dark area at the rear of a building?
· Where do you want to light? · A path? A driveway? · The front of the building? The rear of the building.
· Is the lighting to reduce the fear of crime? · Should the lighting light an entrance area or busy walkway?
If part of inside security lighting:
· Where will people walk? · Where will burglars walk? · Where will security staff walk?
· Do you want to startle (surprise) a burglar? · Will you shine the lights directly at the pressure sensor, therefore at the burglar?
· Do you want to light a whole area? · Place a sensor at the entrance and use the light, or lights, to light the whole area.
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