PIR Sensor Burn Out

[benfreke]

Hello,

Can placing a piece of cardboard over a PIR sensor for a light cause it to burn out? I have been told that the cause of the sensor failing is the piece of card that we placed over it for a while to stop it being turned on; but I simply cannot imagine that an infrared sensor would burn out because of a piece of card?

Could someone help me with this?
Ben

 

[Guest111]

It will if you set fire to the card lol

 

[ArseyDee]

I've got a sensor humour burn out.

 

[jaypp]

Told you no more

also been told i never listen. you related to the missus?

 

[LED Lighting]

Like has been said - no!

you have been strung a rope and it pulled u in!


why are you using cardboard to stop it activating? If it's to isolate (keep dead) this is very bad practise as some clown may remove said cardboard.

Isolate MCB or remove load live from PIR for your safety!


only thing - check max current/power as overloading will cause it to burn out. been there got the T-Shirt with a photocell. 6A through a 5A photocell

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Like has been said - no!

you have been strung a rope and it pulled u in!


why are you using cardboard to stop it activating? If it's to isolate (keep dead) this is very bad practise as some clown may remove said cardboard.

Isolate MCB or remove load live from PIR for your safety!


only thing - check max current/power as overloading will cause it to burn out. been there got the T-Shirt with a photocell. 6A through a 5A photocell

just increase the voltage to 290v and the currentz will go down...... :81:

 

[jaypp]

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just increase the voltage to 290v and the currentz will go down...... :81:

or fudge in a resistor

 

[tazz]

We could always bring the old post of feeding the pir off an 8kw shower, just incase you want to control a fan.

 

[LED Lighting]

Nothing wrong with the way I suggested, using FCU etc.

but like I said personally I would use a PIR off lighting circuit

 

[jaypp]

We could always bring the old post of feeding the pir off an 8kw shower, just incase you want to control a fan.

could that be why it's burnt out?:smile5:

 

[ipf]

This problem calls for a mate of mine, Geordie, Mike and a few others called...............TC

ps. don't tell him I said dat.