Switching on at dusk - home automation?

[miniman]

Basically, I want to plug one of these:



into something that will then switch on a series of outside lights (12v, so I want to switch on the transformer, probably just switch a 6-way power strip. Any suggestions?

(yes, the wiring will be done by a spark)

[Plotloss]

Not automation as such.

They're just switches, fed by a 3 core & earth I think so you have a permanent live and a switched live.

You'd use that to switch a lighting circuit in the normal way.

[miniman]

So would wiring it into a normal mains extension lead be "shonky"?

[dugt]

miniman said:

So would wiring it into a normal mains extension lead be "shonky"?

i dont think its the done thing, but i would try it, (carefully)

P.S. i didnt say that, you do it and you die and your on your own

[bungle.]

Just get the electrician to wire it properly? From the breaker to a switch (optional) to the sensor to the lights. Easy

[mik.ross]

You need to find out the max switching Current (Amps)of the photocell. depending on the sise of the transformer it probably wouldn't be a good idea to wire it directly to the photocell, also I wouldn't connect it to a trailing 13Amp lead.