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Popcorn Lover

Jan 1, 1970
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Does anyone make and sell, an inexpensive indoor tabletop motion sensor light
controller for a lamp or light to plug into?


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Kim Sleep

Jan 1, 1970
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I have one in the kitchen that I bought at home depot. It lights up a small
5 watt lamp at night whenever someone enters the kitchen. You could get it
to activate a relay instead of its built-in lamp for external switching.
Cost was $12.00.
Kim
 
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worldcitizen

Jan 1, 1970
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Popcorn said:
Does anyone make and sell, an inexpensive indoor tabletop motion sensor light
controller for a lamp or light to plug into?


I bought one a few years back (I think at Wal-Mart) that you just
screwed into the light bulb socket and then screwed the light bulb into
it. It works just fine and I've been using it for years to turn on the
light in the closet every time I open the door. I think I paid about
$15 bucks for it.
 
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Popcorn Lover

Jan 1, 1970
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worldcitizen said:
I bought one a few years back (I think at Wal-Mart) that you just
screwed into the light bulb socket and then screwed the light bulb into
it. It works just fine and I've been using it for years to turn on the
light in the closet every time I open the door. I think I paid about
$15 bucks for it.

I asked about a table top unit and you guys are telling me everything else.
:)



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Terry

Jan 1, 1970
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Gizmofiddler said:
Go to www.x10.com and go crazy with it. They have what you want.
~Gizmofiddler

If you just want something to 'Plug and play'?
As the above < www.x10.com > site indicates you will pay somewhere between
$25 and say $60 dollars for something you can just plug into the wall
outlet. And it may have the capacity to operate several lamps? Maybe that's
more capacity and size than you want?
However; "don't look a gift (horse) in the mouth"!
The other freely provided suggestions are useful!
For example; you could screw that $15 bulb gadget into something, plug that
something into an outlet and plug a table lamp into that adapter/sensor?
It all depends if you can be a bit ingenious, how much you want to spend and
how simple and or unobtrusive you want it to be etc.?
 
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Jim Thompson

Jan 1, 1970
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If you just want something to 'Plug and play'?
As the above < www.x10.com > site indicates you will pay somewhere between
$25 and say $60 dollars for something you can just plug into the wall
outlet. And it may have the capacity to operate several lamps? Maybe that's
more capacity and size than you want?
However; "don't look a gift (horse) in the mouth"!
The other freely provided suggestions are useful!
For example; you could screw that $15 bulb gadget into something, plug that
something into an outlet and plug a table lamp into that adapter/sensor?
It all depends if you can be a bit ingenious, how much you want to spend and
how simple and or unobtrusive you want it to be etc.?

I have a gadget that simply replaced the light switch in the garage.
I think I bought it at Lowes... maybe $10, if that.

...Jim Thompson
 
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Popcorn Lover

Jan 1, 1970
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Terry said:
If you just want something to 'Plug and play'?
As the above < www.x10.com > site indicates you will pay somewhere
between $25 and say $60 dollars for something you can just plug into the
wall outlet.

I looked there and couldn't even find a tabletop unit that would control a
lamp.
And it may have the capacity to operate several lamps?
Maybe that's more capacity and size than you want?

I just want a tabletop motion sensor that can control 1 lamp in 1 room.
However; "don't look a gift (horse) in the mouth"!
The other freely provided suggestions are useful!
For example; you could screw that $15 bulb gadget into something, plug
that something into an outlet and plug a table lamp into that
adapter/sensor? It all depends if you can be a bit ingenious, how much
you want to spend and how simple and or unobtrusive you want it to be
etc.?

I want to spend as little as I can. :)


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Rich Grise

Jan 1, 1970
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Hacking? Moron! Do you know what "a tabletop motion sensor that controls a
light" means?!

GFY. If you can't figure out that the unit in the link above is
sitting on a table top, then you must be merely a troll.

Thanks for the flagrant display of your character shortcomings, nitwit.

Rich
 
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Popcorn Lover

Jan 1, 1970
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Rich Grise said:
GFY. If you can't figure out that the unit in the link above is
sitting on a table top, then you must be merely a troll.

But I was actually looking for a completely self contained unit, not to
have to go out & buy a whole X10 system. A box that sits on a desktop and
senses motion, then switches on a lamp that's plugged into it. Is that more
clear?



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Rich Grise

Jan 1, 1970
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But I was actually looking for a completely self contained unit, not to
have to go out & buy a whole X10 system. A box that sits on a desktop and
senses motion, then switches on a lamp that's plugged into it. Is that more
clear?

Yes. And it's also clear that you're not interested in an automatic
wall plate switch, a la Mr. Thompson's wall plate.

And it is now clear that you also have no interest in spending your own
time on researching possible solutions, other than the time you spend
whining at those who do try to help, that "That's not what I was looking
for", even in the face of the fact that you have exactly as much power
to do such legwork as all of those people whom you seem intent on
wheedling into doing such work.

So, go **** yourself.

Rich
 
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Jeff Miller

Jan 1, 1970
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Popcorn said:
But I was actually looking for a completely self contained unit, not to
have to go out & buy a whole X10 system. A box that sits on a desktop and
senses motion, then switches on a lamp that's plugged into it. Is that more
clear?

I think the answer you're looking for is: No. No-one makes exactly what
you're looking for. If you're not prepared to do some rolling of your
own or live with a slightly different configuration, you're absolutely
out of luck. End of story.

-Jeff
 
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