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thermidorthelobster:
I used to work in an office which had a very efficient automatic lighting system.  PIR sensors would detect movement and turn the lights on;  a few minutes after you left the area they'd go off.  Each ceiling light panel had its own sensor, so only the lights immediately around you would be lit.  The PIR was sensitive enough that the lights never went off if you were there, even if you were pretty stationary.

I know about PIR light fittings used for security lights, but I wondered if it's possible to get adapters which you could plug into a standard fitting, and plug the bulb into the adapter, which would switch on/off based on a PIR sensor?  It'd be nice to be able to kit out the lights at home to automatically switch on and off, but I don't want to be rewiring the whole house with PIR sensors to do so.

AbyssDJ:
i think there are things a bit like that... as it happens, we MAY be able to get them! im sure i've seen something like that in one of our catalogs! i'll have a look for ya :)

other than that, try maplins maybe? search PIR on the website

Skibum346:

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Range Rover Blues:
Thing is if you are using energy efficient lighting then it's striplights and these use more power switching on than in running for ages and ages (half hour or something stupid like that).

thermidorthelobster:
Hmm, this looks interesting.  Not exactly what I had in mind, but I might get hold of one and give it a test-drive.  Wouldn't work in every room, but might work well in some.

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