lights come on when door opens solution?

[ipf]

One of my clients has decided he wants this kind of set up, one for a cupboard and one for the garage.
Ive tried steering him towards PIR but he not to keen on them.

Does anybody know of a sleek solution to this problem?
Ive searched on the internets but all of the switches ive found for this would leave a horrible finish

So he only has light in his garage when the door is open?
Some sort of timer needed...... so get it PIR'd.

 

[Neon Vagabond]

What about a micro switch that operates a relay? That way you can have a relatively small switch with the big one hidden elsewhere. If you use a transformer it’ll also mean you don’t have to have 230v where people might not be expecting it in the future.

i like the sound of this, could be the one, i'll look into it

 

[Neon Vagabond]

What about a micro switch that operates a relay? That way you can have a relatively small switch with the big one hidden elsewhere. If you use a transformer it’ll also mean you don’t have to have 230v where people might not be expecting it in the future.

i like the sound of this, could be the one, i'll look into it

So he only has light in his garage when the door is open?
Some sort of timer needed...... so get it PIR'd.

i know ive told him, but he's mental

 

[pirate]

I used to have a system that opened the doors and put the lights on for me, when required...

but I had to let the butler go, sadly...

 

[gnuuser]

reed switch, latched relay and reset button.
opening door will pull magnet away from reed switch and it will trip the latched relay keeping the lights on even when the door is closed.
reset button will release the relay to turn the lights off.
simple and heavy duty
but you could also use a pir to do these functions without the extra hardware and wiring

 

[Andy5678]

What kind of lighting is it? You can have microwave sensors hidden inside the fittings