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RE: [ECS] Blackhawk motion sensors any good? Scott Reston Wed, 17 Feb 1999 09:34:21 -0500

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i too received a few of the hawkeye (not blackhawk...) motion sensors
as free items with a recent order.
the main drawback with these new motion sensors is that they send an
on every 10 seconds when motion is detected. this makes it awful
tough for commands to get through if you put the sensor in a high
traffic area. other than that, i've found them to be pretty
reliable...

scott reston
ih8gates@concentric.net
http://www.indelible-blue.com/meetib/scott/

On Tue, 16 Feb 1999 22:06:38 -0000, Doug Reif wrote:

>Some drawbacks:
>They don't always trigger.   I have many of these mounted in different rooms
>and halls.   Most work >95% of the time.
>But if it is ever absolutley imperative that a light comes on, you can bet
>it won't.   I
>I'll walk into a dark room with my hands full.  I'll see the little green
>light go off that says it caught my motion,  but the room lights won't come
>on.
>Then I'll wave and jump, and then it will go on.    I'm not sure if this is
>actually a problem with the Blackhawk or something else.
>The reason I think it's a Blackhawk problem is that I expect to see the
>little red LED blink when it send the house code to turn on my light.  I
>don't see this when the problem occurs.
>
>Overall, I like them and will continue to use them.
>
>Just my opinion.

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