Price: $31.96 - $29.74
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Heath Zenith SL-5407-BZ 180-Degree Replacement Motion Sensor, Selectable Timer, Adjustable Motion Detection Sensitiity Upto 70Feet Range, LED Indicates Motion Sensed (Day or Night), 500W, Bronze
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Product Dimensions : 3.37 x 3.38 x 6 inches; 1.6 ounces
Item model number : SL-5407-BZ
Date First Available : November 8, 1999
Manufacturer : Globe Electric
ASIN : B00002N7FQ
Detection Range: Adjustable up to 70 ft. (21m), varies with surrounding temperature
Sensing Angle: Up to 180-Degree
Electrical Load: Up to 500 Watt (4.2A) Maximum Incandescent, up to 250 Watt maximum each lamp holder
Power Requirements: 120 VAC, 60 Hz
Operations: TEST, AUTO and MANUAL Mode, 1, 5, 10 Minutes Time Delay
Rayday –
This motion sensor works well for my custom lighting circuit
This motion sensor works with my custom lighting circuit that has 2 of these motion sensors on corners of the house that control the same lighting bank via relays. Other motion sensors have to ‘sense’ a load of more than a few miliamps to work properly. This motion sensor works with my design.
Mike Barrett –
Very good quality replacement for dual Brite or regular 120V motion detectors
Top quality product replaces 120V motion detector for 120V lights. Works well, easy installation. Zenith quality lasts and works for many years. I have used LED, regular. and the fluorescent twist bulbs with no problem. After 7 years mine suddenly failed during very cold weather. Worked in test mode but not when switched to on mode. I tried to fix it by looking at obvious things like bug cocoon webs on circuit board, switch function, damaged electronics, isolated it to the timer circuit. Non-repairable stuff. Cost is the factor as replacement lights are in the same range as the sensor. Since I had other things to buy it was free shipping and that put it into cost effective range. Since I fix what I can because I hate trashing good things fixing it is always the first consideration. If you are like me then buy this replacement. Cost is a wash but if you fix things then less goes to garbage.
grtroes –
Heavy snowfall causes it to activate
All plastic. Might not be durable over the long haul. Easy to install. Inexpensive. Light sensor effectively works to prevent it from activating during daylight. On max sensitivity setting, it does not appear to trigger until movement gets within 50 feet; the product description says it senses movement “up to” 70 feet away. I really need something that will detect somebody walking across my property 70 feet from the sensor. But for ~$14, I’m not complaining.APRIL 17 2021 ADDENDUM Heavy snowfall on 04152021. Large snowflakes triggered the sensor. Security floodlight stayed on entire time heavy snow was falling. When the storm let up, the floods turned off. Am curious about rainfall. If sensor responds to raindrops I will update this review. As long as it turns off when the snow/rain lets up, I can live with it. But the floods put out 18000 lumens so I can’t have them burning all night.
frankp93 –
Works great – Easy replacement for 20+ year old lamp post sensor
We have four driveway lamp posts: old school, cast metal, with glass pane tops that hold three candelabra bulbs each. They’re wired to a house circuit by the front door to allow manual override. The motion/photo sensor has never been replaced and finally went a couple of weeks ago – at least I hoped it was just the sensor, the thought of tracing/digging up the buried power line didn’t appeal to me.It took less than an hour to replace the sensor: Find and turn the circuit breaker off before you attempt this. I’ll say it again: Find and turn the circuit breaker off before you attempt this.Take the entire cap of the top of the post. The wire gauge was heavy enough I could lie the cap on the side of the post while I reached in and pulled the clump of wires out. Unscrew the sensor arm at the point it contacts the post. Don’t bother taking the ball joint apart. Here’s a tip: don’t just clip the wires from the old sensor and pull it out before wiring the new sensor, because:1) you can use the existing wires as a guide to match the colors of the new ones2) there’s a nut inside the post that the sensor arm screws into. The old wires run through it and hold it in place. If you run the new wires through it you don’t have to worry about the nut falling into the post.The connections inside my post were all done by twist cap (no soldering or taping) and the wire gauge the Heath comes with is light enough you can twist it by hand.Replace each old wire with the corresponding new one. Pull the old wires out with the old sensor (now you can clip them if you need to). Don’t put the top cap back on until you reach in and hold that nut against the post and thread the new sensor arm in. It’s plastic and finger-tight is fine. Replace the cap, position the sensor and turn the breaker on.The docs say the first time powering up the sensor it takes a minute and a half to calibrate. Slide the button to ‘Test’ – the bulbs should come on immediately and the small red LED on the front should blink intermittently. If they do, you’ve got juice and all that’s left is playing with the positioning and selecting the time setting.We mostly use the manual override because we don’t keep the light on continually at night (we use a separate door light).The switch in the house is just for the post lights, so it’s usually off. To turn the lights on it’s simple: “UP/DOWN, count one-two, UP” – give it a second and the lights come on and stay on until you turn the switch off.Bottom Line: Installing the Heath sensor is a DIY job that anyone with some home electronics experience (like installing light switches) can handle.
C & B –
Very sensitive
I bought this for an interior project. I have a custom built home office with a lightbox built in under a shelf with 2 CFLs as light source. I have been controlling it with a switch hidden under the desk (the whole thing was an afterthought and it was too late to fish a wire for a wall mount switch). Its a small, low powered light at desk height and I thought it would make a nice night light that turns on when you enter the room. Its silly and frivolous, but it looks great as an incorporated feature. Anyway, I mounted the sensor under the desk and back about 8″ so it would be mostly inconspicuous. It is mounted between a cabinet and an undermounted desk drawer so it is installed in somewhat of a tunnel. I was a little skeptical about how sensitive it would be but it works great and turns the light on from almost anywhere in the room. It is very sensitive (which is what I wanted) and the field of vision is pretty awesome despite being located in a “tunnel”. Thumbs up from me. I’ve only had it a few days so I can’t speak to reliability, but 5 stars for operation and ease of installation.
Keith W. –
Good quality so far
This is my second purchase of this motion sensor because the first one has been working flawlessly for the past year. I purchased it to add to an outdoor light and electrical junction box I also purchased.