I am looking to use a motion detector to turn off lights with motion. Installing UV lights in a room for disinfection purposes and want those light to shut off when someone enters the room and the regular light turn on. I tried using a photo cell, but they take too long to turn the UV lights off.
This is a laundry room where the lights come on when someone enters the room. UV lights were added with a photocell to the room on a separate circuit. When the regular lights go off (no one in the room) the UV lights come on. When someone enters the room the regular lights come on and the UV lights do turn off, but after a few minutes, I need the UV lights to turn off as quickly as the other lights come on.
Best Answer
Quite often motion detectors have a No and an NC connection so turning lights off can be achieved.
But I would consider using a relay and use that to switch between the two types of lights. The supply can then be controlled by a separate switch.