battery motion light

[CharlesTT]

Hi, I have a little battery-powered motion-activated light that I wan to change how it operates so that when it is light it will still work.
should I bypass the infrared led with a resistor?

[TerminalJack505]

Is it motion activated or light activated?  You might need to attach some pictures so people will know what you are working with.

[CharlesTT]

motion, but it needs to be dark for it to trigger.

https://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy41/charlestt225/IMG_3261_zpschz5clyv.jpg

https://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy41/charlestt225/IMG_3259_zpsejcefwca.jpg

[Margaret1964]

Bumping the thread, as I would also like to know the answer. Thanks for posting this, Charles!

[johnkenyon]

 
You're over thinking this one - Simulate darkness by covering the light sensor (not the PIR sensor) with a piece of insulating tape.

Unfortunately your pictures don't show either sensor, so we can't tell you which exactly component to cover up, but a PIR sensor usually sits behind a segmented lens, has a metal body with a square or rectangular glass "window". A light sensor is usually in a plastic package.

Avoid getting finger prints on the PIR sensor window - it will reduce its sensitivity.

[CharlesTT]

Of course, what a simple solution...

thanks

[pcmad]

just remove the ldr resister