Would this work - back feeding a quinetic receiver?

[HappyHippyDad]

No problem with what you're suggesting. I did a similar thing a few years ago, although it was made a little more complicated by the fact that the client wanted the option of turning the lights off, as well as on, or PIR-activated. Here's the wiring diagram: there's a lot going on here, the client wanted other stuff like remote switching of outside sockets for water features as well. The bits with the lights and PIR are in the top right. Ignoring the extra complexity of being able to turn the lights off (rather than just "PIR-activated" or "on"), you can see that the PIR backfeeds channel B of the receiver in the same way you're suggesting.

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Regarding distance that they'll work with: a job the following year had a garden shed about 50m from the house, the Quinetic switch was in the kitchen (at the back of the house) on the side wall (Victorian, solid walls), and the receiver was inside the wooden shed, worked fine.

Thanks Steve.
Nice to see someone else's drawings

 

[littlespark]

you would think there was something on the market that could do this without all the extra receivers....

you need a pir that sends a signal on trigger... then sends another after the timer runs down.

thats how the switches work... the momentary signal just toggles the receiver on/off/on/off whatever.

 

[Markyd]

you would think there was something on the market that could do this without all the extra receivers....

you need a pir that sends a signal on trigger... then sends another after the timer runs down.

thats how the switches work... the momentary signal just toggles the receiver on/off/on/off whatever.

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