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Today I was doing some research on effect timers because I didnt want to have to hit a button every time someone walked by the pneumatic couffins and pop ups. I found that a motion sensor set on test mode will go off when ever some one walks by for between 5 to 15 seconds. 15 seconds is a little long for my pneumatic cylinders to be open for. I am as cheap as it gets and spending $45.00 for an effect timer wasnt gonna happen this year. I was digging through some boxes and found a couple fog timers I bought from target last year for $10 and figured I would give it a shot. This is what I did:
#1- I hacked the motion sensor and put 2 outlets in the light sockets.
#2- opened up the fog timer and attached the output sensor wire from the motion sensor to the timer button on the fog timer.
#3- put it all back together and prayed for the best.
It worked like a champ. I set the motion sensor on test, and put the fog timer on for 5 seconds and off for 25 seconds. This way it wont keep going off when every person in a row walks by. it will suprise them. I will post pictures when I get a chance. This entire thing cost me $23 for the motion sensor and fog timer as opposed to almost $60 with the effects timer.
If anyone else has thought of this or how to make it even better, please let me know.
Thanks for reading my first post on this site.
#1- I hacked the motion sensor and put 2 outlets in the light sockets.
#2- opened up the fog timer and attached the output sensor wire from the motion sensor to the timer button on the fog timer.
#3- put it all back together and prayed for the best.
It worked like a champ. I set the motion sensor on test, and put the fog timer on for 5 seconds and off for 25 seconds. This way it wont keep going off when every person in a row walks by. it will suprise them. I will post pictures when I get a chance. This entire thing cost me $23 for the motion sensor and fog timer as opposed to almost $60 with the effects timer.
If anyone else has thought of this or how to make it even better, please let me know.
Thanks for reading my first post on this site.