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Re: [ECS] Adjusting PIR motion detector sensitivity David Rabin Thu, 14 Jan 1999 18:16:35 -0600

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what range are you talking about ?
is it mounted outside ?

i have never seen this device.
thanks

david

At 12:34 PM 1/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
>This isn't exactly an ECS question, so please pardon me for being
>off topic, but I don't know a better place to ask this question.
>
>I just installed an X10 hawkeye PIR motion sensor at my front door to 
>signal when someone approaches.  The problem I have is that the 
>hawkeye is so sensitive that cars driving by in front of the house
>trigger the motion sensor.  Does anybody know how to adjust the 
>sensitivity or shield the detector in some way to fix this?  I am not 
>opposed to opening the device and hacking the circuit as long as 
>I know what to do.
>
>Thanks,
>Bill Bass
>Sr. Consultant Programmer/Analyst
>Advanced Technology Systems Inc.
>Greenville, South Carolina, USA
>
>P.S. Does anyone know of an email list like this for general home 
>automation discussion, rather than product specific?
>
>

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