Indoor tabletop motion detector???

[Keith Williams]

In article <42541335$0$42317$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net>,
graham@his.com.puter.INVALID says...

Rhiannon Pendragon wrote:
"Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\""
NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> wrote :
...
I'm not sure why you're saying this. I did a google search for
portable motion sensor light and came up with 830,000 hits, among
them this one:
http://www.safetycentral.com/safetycentral/baopmoacseli.html


That's battery operated, I've been talking about a 120VAC desktop
unit that you could plug a lamp into.

Wasn't there a 'hand-clap' activated lamp a little while ago?

Sure. "The Clapper"

http://www.youcansave.com/clap.asp

--
Keith

 

[Rhiannon Pendragon]

"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote :

Rhiannon Pendragon wrote:

I understand, but I just want this as a little light to come on when I
enter a dark area of the house, to light my way until I can get to a
switch.

You'd think some smart guys would have already come up with a little
tabletop box motion controller with an outlet for a lamp. They already
have almost everything else.


Buy a replacement motion sensor and mount it on a plastic electrical
box then use a romex coupling to hold the wires. Cut an extension cord
in half to add a power cord and outlet. How hard can it be?

If I'd been interested in BUILDING it, I would have done just that, but I'm
interested in BUYING a finished product. How hard can that be for you to
understand?

 

[Rhiannon Pendragon]

david@slack.com (David DiGiacomo) wrote :

There are powerstrips which have a motion detector sensor attached to a
cable. That would do the job if you don't mind having the powerstrip on
the floor next to the table, and the sensor on the tabletop.

The ones I have seen are from: http://www.wattstopper.com
Unfortunately the list price is $90.

OMG! Why don't they make them $900?! That's insane.

They're site indicates they're marketing to fat cat big companies, that's
probably why. As soon as they market to businesses, that quadruples the
price.

Thanks.

 

[Voice of freedom]

"Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\"" <NOSPAM@dslextreme.com>
wrote :

"Rhiannon Pendragon" <Rhiannon@Pendragon.xxx> wrote in message
news:Xns962FA7FB81658RhiannonPendragonxxx@216.196.97.142...
"Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\""
NOSPAM@dslextreme.com
wrote :


"Rhiannon Pendragon" <Rhiannon@Pendragon.xxx> wrote in message
news:Xns962EE6DB87673RhiannonPendragonxxx@216.196.97.142...
"Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\""
NOSPAM@dslextreme.com
wrote :


"Rhiannon Pendragon" <Rhiannon@Pendragon.xxx> wrote in message
news:Xns96299A9ABABC3RhiannonPendragonxxx@216.196.97.142...
Does anyone sell an inexpensive indoor tabletop motion detector
that
controls a lamp?

You just buy onw that installs in a wall switch box, and put it
on
the
table. You buy one of those blue electrical switch boxes for
fifty
cents, and mount it in there. Run the wires out to the plug.

Rant> I hate those things. At work, every time I'm in a room
with
one, I'm under the desk hooking up the PC, or sitting there
waiting,
and
the damn motion sensor switch turns off. I gotta get up and wave
the
hands or whateve to get it to go back on. And then a few mins
later
it
does it again! Grrrr.. >:-( </Rant

I understand, but I just want this as a little light to come on
when I
enter a dark area of the house, to light my way until I can get to
a
switch.

You'd think some smart guys would have already come up with a
little
tabletop box motion controller with an outlet for a lamp. They
already
have
almost everything else.

I'm not sure why you're saying this. I did a google search for
portable
motion sensor light and came up with 830,000 hits, among them this
one:
http://www.safetycentral.com/safetycentral/baopmoacseli.html


That's battery operated, I've been talking about a 120VAC desktop unit
that
you could plug a lamp into.

Oh, OK.. 829,999 hits.

You can get millions of hits if you put non-specific words into Google,
most of them irrelevant.


--
A Voice Of Freedom in the
United States of America

 

[Rhiannon Pendragon]

mzenier@eskimo.com (Mark Zenier) wrote :

In article <Xns962EE6DB87673RhiannonPendragonxxx@216.196.97.142>,
Rhiannon Pendragon <Rhiannon@Pendragon.xxx> wrote:
I understand, but I just want this as a little light to come on when I
enter a dark area of the house, to light my way until I can get to a
switch.

You'd think some smart guys would have already come up with a little
tabletop box motion controller with an outlet for a lamp. They already have
almost everything else.

A quick look in a Home Trends catalog <http://www.shophometrends.com
shows two types. One is a wall wart that plugs into a wall socket with
a controlled outlet,

That one looks interesting, and is priced right, thanks!

 

[Voice of freedom]

"Graham W" <graham@his.com.puter.INVALID> wrote :

Rhiannon Pendragon wrote:
"Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\""
NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> wrote :
...
I'm not sure why you're saying this. I did a google search for
portable motion sensor light and came up with 830,000 hits, among
them this one:
http://www.safetycentral.com/safetycentral/baopmoacseli.html


That's battery operated, I've been talking about a 120VAC desktop
unit that you could plug a lamp into.

Wasn't there a 'hand-clap' activated lamp a little while ago?

Yeah, there was most anything else you can think of, but she was asking
about a specific thing. It always amazes me, in a group like this, how
someone can ask a simple direct question, and dozens of people will chime
in telling them about everything else under the sun, including that they
should build their own instead of buying what they asked for.

--
A Voice Of Freedom in the
United States of America

 

[Keith Williams]

In article <Xns96307D0B66367RhiannonPendragonxxx@216.196.97.142>,
Rhiannon@Pendragon.xxx says...

david@slack.com (David DiGiacomo) wrote :

There are powerstrips which have a motion detector sensor attached to a
cable. That would do the job if you don't mind having the powerstrip on
the floor next to the table, and the sensor on the tabletop.

The ones I have seen are from: http://www.wattstopper.com
Unfortunately the list price is $90.

OMG! Why don't they make them $900?! That's insane.

They're site indicates they're marketing to fat cat big companies, that's
probably why. As soon as they market to businesses, that quadruples the
price.

As Willie Sutton said when asked why he robbed banks; "because that's
where the money is." Marketing's first job is to figure out who has
the money.

--
Keith

 

[Keith Williams]

In article <Xns96307BDF694B5RhiannonPendragonxxx@216.196.97.142>,
Rhiannon@Pendragon.xxx says...

"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote :

Rhiannon Pendragon wrote:

I understand, but I just want this as a little light to come on when I
enter a dark area of the house, to light my way until I can get to a
switch.

You'd think some smart guys would have already come up with a little
tabletop box motion controller with an outlet for a lamp. They already
have almost everything else.


Buy a replacement motion sensor and mount it on a plastic electrical
box then use a romex coupling to hold the wires. Cut an extension cord
in half to add a power cord and outlet. How hard can it be?



If I'd been interested in BUILDING it, I would have done just that, but I'm
interested in BUYING a finished product. How hard can that be for you to
understand?

Nice attitude, but the name of this newsgroup is
sci.electronics.DESIGN. That's sorta what we like to do around these
parts.

--
Keith

 

[Rich Grise]

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 13:23:46 -0500, Voice of freedom wrote:

"Graham W" <graham@his.com.puter.INVALID> wrote :
Rhiannon Pendragon wrote:
"Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\""
NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> wrote :
...
I'm not sure why you're saying this. I did a google search for
portable motion sensor light and came up with 830,000 hits, among them
this one:
http://www.safetycentral.com/safetycentral/baopmoacseli.html


That's battery operated, I've been talking about a 120VAC desktop unit
that you could plug a lamp into.

Wasn't there a 'hand-clap' activated lamp a little while ago?

Yeah, there was most anything else you can think of, but she was asking
about a specific thing. It always amazes me, in a group like this, how
someone can ask a simple direct question, and dozens of people will chime
in telling them about everything else under the sun, including that they
should build their own instead of buying what they asked for.

No, it's people come in and ask a vague question, other people endeavor to
read the OP's mind, and guess at what will serve the application, and the
OP comes back and bitches, "No, that's not it..." until somebody finally
guesses right or the OP gets all frustrated and has a tantrum because
people haven't told him/her what he/she wants to hear.

Thanks,
Rich

 

[Rich Grise]

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 16:01:27 -0400, Keith Williams wrote:

In article <Xns96307BDF694B5RhiannonPendragonxxx@216.196.97.142>,
Rhiannon@Pendragon.xxx says...

If I'd been interested in BUILDING it, I would have done just that, but
I'm interested in BUYING a finished product. How hard can that be for
you to understand?

Nice attitude, but the name of this newsgroup is sci.electronics.DESIGN.
That's sorta what we like to do around these parts.

I guess he wants to let OUR fingers do the f**king walking.

Dingleberry.

Thanks,
Rich

 

[keith]

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 23:18:09 +0000, Rich Grise wrote:

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 16:01:27 -0400, Keith Williams wrote:

In article <Xns96307BDF694B5RhiannonPendragonxxx@216.196.97.142>,
Rhiannon@Pendragon.xxx says...

If I'd been interested in BUILDING it, I would have done just that, but
I'm interested in BUYING a finished product. How hard can that be for
you to understand?

Nice attitude, but the name of this newsgroup is sci.electronics.DESIGN.
That's sorta what we like to do around these parts.

I guess he wants to let OUR fingers do the f**king walking.
^^

Well, I assumed that Rhiannon is a she. ...a bitch in any case.

Dingleberry.

Moi? I didn't think you cared! Ah...

--
Keith

 

[Rich The Newsgropup Wacko]

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 19:03:16 -0700, Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun, the Dark Remover" wrote:

"Rich Grise" <richgrise@example.net> wrote in message
newsan.2005.04.06.23.13.16.267741@example.net...
On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 13:23:46 -0500, Voice of freedom wrote:
"Graham W" <graham@his.com.puter.INVALID> wrote :
Rhiannon Pendragon wrote:
"Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\""
NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> wrote :
...
I'm not sure why you're saying this. I did a google search for
portable motion sensor light and came up with 830,000 hits, among
them
this one:
http://www.safetycentral.com/safetycentral/baopmoacseli.html


That's battery operated, I've been talking about a 120VAC desktop
unit
that you could plug a lamp into.

Wasn't there a 'hand-clap' activated lamp a little while ago?

Yeah, there was most anything else you can think of, but she was
asking
about a specific thing. It always amazes me, in a group like this,
how
someone can ask a simple direct question, and dozens of people will
chime
in telling them about everything else under the sun, including that
they
should build their own instead of buying what they asked for.

No, it's people come in and ask a vague question, other people
endeavor to
read the OP's mind, and guess at what will serve the application, and
the
OP comes back and bitches, "No, that's not it..." until somebody
finally
guesses right or the OP gets all frustrated and has a tantrum because
people haven't told him/her what he/she wants to hear.

I'll agree with you 100% on that one.

Thanks,
Rich

But could you keep your quoted stuff from splattering all down a
hundred lines or so, most of which contain one word?

Or none?

;-D
--
Rich Grise,
Newsgroup Wacko Extraordinaire

(Outstanding - _And_ they are _mild_!)

 

[Rich The Newsgropup Wacko]

On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 03:12:29 +0000, Rich The Newsgropup Wacko wrote:

But could you keep your quoted stuff from splattering all down a hundred
lines or so, most of which contain one word?

Or none?

;-D

I know; bad form to respond to oneself - I'm just so jazzed to find that
my .sig file executes!

--

Cheers!
Rich

Stay away from hurricanes for a while.

 

[Rich The Newsgropup Wacko]

On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 03:20:51 +0000, Rich The Newsgropup Wacko wrote:

On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 03:12:29 +0000, Rich The Newsgropup Wacko wrote:

But could you keep your quoted stuff from splattering all down a hundred
lines or so, most of which contain one word?

Or none?

;-D


I know; bad form to respond to oneself - I'm just so jazzed to find that
my .sig file executes!

One final refinement:

--
Cheers!
Rich
---
Oh, when I was in love with you, Then I was clean and brave, And miles around the wonder grew How well did I behave. And now the fancy passes by, And nothing will remain, And miles around they'll say that I Am quite myself again. -- A. E. Housman

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Rhiannon Pendragon wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote :

Rhiannon Pendragon wrote:

I understand, but I just want this as a little light to come on when I
enter a dark area of the house, to light my way until I can get to a
switch.

You'd think some smart guys would have already come up with a little
tabletop box motion controller with an outlet for a lamp. They already
have almost everything else.


Buy a replacement motion sensor and mount it on a plastic electrical
box then use a romex coupling to hold the wires. Cut an extension cord
in half to add a power cord and outlet. How hard can it be?


If I'd been interested in BUILDING it, I would have done just that, but I'm
interested in BUYING a finished product. How hard can that be for you to
understand?

Plonk, dumb ass. Do you understand that?
--
Former professional electron wrangler.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Voice of freedom wrote:

Yeah, there was most anything else you can think of, but she was asking
about a specific thing. It always amazes me, in a group like this, how
someone can ask a simple direct question, and dozens of people will chime
in telling them about everything else under the sun, including that they
should build their own instead of buying what they asked for.

--
The Voice Of Stupidity:

Look, you sorry jackass, this is posted to
news:sci.electronics.design. If you don't want to be told how to build
something stay away from the design newsgroups. If this hurts your
feelings? Good. Go away until you learn how to read message headers
and how to use Usenet like an adult. Now piss off, there's nothing here
here to see for the likes of you.

--
Former professional electron wrangler.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that "Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the
Dark Remover\"" <NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> wrote (in
<1159pms4oft94c8@corp.supernews.com&gt about 'Indoor tabletop motion
detector???', on Thu, 7 Apr 2005:

And the extra ">" makes the line longer than the standard 72
characters, so the last word gets lopped off and added to its own line
below.

That is why you are advised to set your line length BELOW 72 characters.
I tend to use 68, because any text that gets more than four >s isn't
usually worth the bother.
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
There are two sides to every question, except
'What is a Moebius strip?'
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk

 

[Spehro Pefhany]

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 21:23:21 -0400, the renowned keith
<krw@att.bizzzz> wrote:

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 23:18:09 +0000, Rich Grise wrote:

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 16:01:27 -0400, Keith Williams wrote:

In article <Xns96307BDF694B5RhiannonPendragonxxx@216.196.97.142>,
Rhiannon@Pendragon.xxx says...

If I'd been interested in BUILDING it, I would have done just that, but
I'm interested in BUYING a finished product. How hard can that be for
you to understand?

Nice attitude, but the name of this newsgroup is sci.electronics.DESIGN.
That's sorta what we like to do around these parts.

I guess he wants to let OUR fingers do the f**king walking.
^^

Well, I assumed that Rhiannon is a she. ...a bitch in any case.

Yes, if your knowledge of Celtic goddesses is deficient, there's
always Fleetwood Mac:

Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night
And wouldn't you love to love her
Takes to the sky like a bird in flight
And who will be her lover



Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com

 

[Rich The Newsgropup Wacko]

On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 09:18:41 +0100, John Woodgate wrote:

I read in sci.electronics.design that "Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the
Dark Remover\"" <NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> wrote (in
1159pms4oft94c8@corp.supernews.com&gt about 'Indoor tabletop motion
detector???', on Thu, 7 Apr 2005:
And the extra ">" makes the line longer than the standard 72 characters,
so the last word gets lopped off and added to its own line below.

That is why you are advised to set your line length BELOW 72 characters. I
tend to use 68, because any text that gets more than four >s isn't usually
worth the bother.

Oh, dear. I've been wrapping at 79.

So it's all my fault.

Then again, it's my fault that we lost the war in Vietnam. It's my fault
that they executed Jesus the Christ. When King George loses the wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq, that'll be my fault too.

I believe I'll have another drink. ("What? You drink in the MORNING???!?
GASP!!!!" "Nah - I'm not a morning person - it's still last night, to
me.")

But ain't my .sig sexier than a rat?
--
Cheers!
Rich
---
#!/usr/bin/bash
echo `fortune`
Optimization hinders evolution.

 

[Rich The Newsgropup Wacko]

On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 05:52:22 +0000, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Voice of freedom wrote:

Yeah, there was most anything else you can think of, but she was asking
about a specific thing. It always amazes me, in a group like this, how
someone can ask a simple direct question, and dozens of people will
chime in telling them about everything else under the sun, including
that they should build their own instead of buying what they asked for.

The Voice Of Stupidity:

Look, you sorry jackass, this is posted to
news:sci.electronics.design. If you don't want to be told how to build
something stay away from the design newsgroups. If this hurts your
feelings? Good. Go away until you learn how to read message headers and
how to use Usenet like an adult. Now piss off, there's nothing here here
to see for the likes of you.

Speaking of stupidity, did you bother to read your own headers?

Try:
sci.electronics.misc,sci.electronics.equipment,misc.industry.electronics.marketplace,sci.electronics.design,sci.electronics.components
--
Cheers!
Rich
---
#!/usr/bin/bash
echo `fortune`
Everything is controlled by a small evil group to which, unfortunately, no one we know belongs.