Hi all,
I have a motion sensor security light that I purchased from Harbor Freight: http://www.harborfreight.com/36-led-solar-security-light-69644.html
The unit works fine, however it stays on when the sun goes down when the solar panel no longer receives light. It does have a motion sensor to detect that someone is moving, thus triggering the LEDs to become brighter. I do not want this to happen, I only need the light to come on if motion is detected.
My solution to this is to use a forward biased diode to only let voltage through that is in the higher setting, however I am not sure what part (or component) I should be using.
I have tested the two states and their voltage outputs are as follow:
low light: 2.57
high light: 2.69
Thanks for any help.
I have a motion sensor security light that I purchased from Harbor Freight: http://www.harborfreight.com/36-led-solar-security-light-69644.html
The unit works fine, however it stays on when the sun goes down when the solar panel no longer receives light. It does have a motion sensor to detect that someone is moving, thus triggering the LEDs to become brighter. I do not want this to happen, I only need the light to come on if motion is detected.
My solution to this is to use a forward biased diode to only let voltage through that is in the higher setting, however I am not sure what part (or component) I should be using.
I have tested the two states and their voltage outputs are as follow:
low light: 2.57
high light: 2.69
Thanks for any help.