Dusk sensor with very nice case

I swear, at first I thought it said "Duck Sensor..."

Is the only thing this is missing a sleeve over those wires that extends from inside their enclosure all the way to the enclosure of the light. Seems like a DIY person could add that. Or am I missing something and it is a bigger issue than that.

Alex Taylor

I wonder if CPC are really aware of the problems? I promise not to email them, I'll let you do it this time I promise.

Nuts 'n' Proud

You must be going quackers

CPC have become very 'retaily' in the last few years, I still use then but tend tk look at RS first when looking for serious components.

The Tinkering Shed

If you wanted to mount some low voltage sensors outside, this could make a useful rain and splashproof case if you gutted the existing PCB out. I'd never use one of these as a dusk sensor. I was trying not so say "What the f*ck are CPC thinking of selling sh*t like this." The last time I found one of their shadier products I released the video on Patreon and got an awkward phone call from the director of CPC asking me not to release the video, and that he was initiating a product recall on it. (They usually test their own products, but not those supplied by other compliant suppliers, who in that case had supplied a very non compliant product.)

Big Clive

Yeah, the circuit is like beginners circuits from the 70's.

Big Clive

I read that as Duck Sensor first time around.

Whippet Gas

Hmm as you say fine mounted on a case etc but a lot will end up just attached to walls with various “junctions “ dangling in the air. Super simple circuit, (yep SMD, mains and damp not ideal) but do think I’d rather pay a bit more for the ‘proper’ kit.

RDM

What makes the case worthwhile? There is no way those single cores are in any way compliant, after a couple of years the UV will have cooked the PVC brittle and you will have exposed cores and verdigris.

The Tinkering Shed

That is really a throwback wow

Michael Thompson

I wonder if this was originally a component meant for internal installation within some other product, hence its low price, then the bracket and wall-mounting instructions were an afterthought to package it as a stand-alone for amateur installation. The instructions merely stating that the installation must comply with regs is just a get-out-clause. It assumes the reader won't know what those regs are.

Ymir the Frost Giant

Hmmmm......awfully big orifice. 😂

In the thumbnail pic i feel it looks slightly like a high powered orifice warmer, i cant be the only one 😂

Ian Macphail