Re: Little Project - a 2-Level "Porch Light"

From	Rich <rich@example.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Little Project - a 2-Level "Porch Light"
Date	2025-01-26 13:21 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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186282@ud0s4.net <186283@ud0s4.net> wrote:
> Alas this fixture is OLD - and has now trended towards "blinking" if 
> the temp goes below 50F.

Likely one bad capacitor on the board that loses its ability to store 
charge in low temps.  Given the 'blinking' it is most likely the 
bootstrap cap. which allows the main supply regulator chip to start up 
to power the "motion sensing" parts.

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  Re: Little Project - a 2-Level "Porch Light" Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-01-26 13:21 +0000
    Re: Little Project - a 2-Level "Porch Light" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-26 13:42 +0000
  Re: Little Project - a 2-Level "Porch Light" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-26 21:36 +0000
    Re: Little Project - a 2-Level "Porch Light" "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2025-01-26 18:52 -0500
      Re: Little Project - a 2-Level "Porch Light" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-27 00:56 +0000
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          Re: Little Project - a 2-Level "Porch Light" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-27 06:04 +0000
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              Re: Little Project - a 2-Level "Porch Light" Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-01-27 20:35 +0000
              Re: Little Project - a 2-Level "Porch Light" rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-27 20:41 +0000
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