Maclean MCE18 Pir motion sensor and the microphone Dtecteur Infrared Lamp

Total bargain. This unit has the features of units which usually cost £35 or more, in particular the addition of the sound sensor. It is 2 wire which means it wires straight into the switched wire and doesn't need a neutral which is a bonus for those without neutral wiring in their light switches. But this also means it gets its own power by letting a little current pass through the light being switched so is not suitable for loads less than 40W. I.E. It isn't suitable for single LED lights as they will flicker via the small current passing through. This is a standard limitation of products only needing a live wire. If your light has more than 1 bulb you can use one incandescent bulb with the rest being LED. (You can also get a load balancer to soak up the current without causing the LED bulbs to flicker but they are relatively expensive around £35.) It is also highly configurable. We have it configured to detect a 1m range (which is the lowest range it will go down to) around a breakfast bar so the lights above it come on when anyone sits at it. One negative to note is that it requires a deep inset. Deeper than a standard back box mounted flush to wall level. Luckily our back box was already inset by a cm or so and it only just fits into that. The other thing is, although it screws in the same standard back box holes, the facia is smaller than a typical light switch so if replacing one, you may need to redecorate around it!

Great product. Very effective. But it doesn’t work with leds. There is a voltage leak, the led remains dimly lit. I had to purchase some old halogen bulbs. Which are not easy to get hold of now. The issues with the LED, needs to be addressed. Once I used the low wattage halogen bulb, it works great No proper instructions on what to do if your using LED bulbs The only other issue is that it needs a deep box

This fitted straight into my light switch socket. The instructions are very clear and pretty straightforward to setup yourself. Very happy

Disappointed with this unit. The sensor switches the live only without being powered by the negative, when connected to a 24v panel light the light constantly flickered. I tried switching the negative but made no difference.

Getting the wires to feed into the connector holes is a pain. I’m a retired electrician so I should know. This unit replace a similar unit which had eventually failed so I knew from this that you need a really deep box to house it. Even set on the lowest sensitivity setting it mysteriously turns my pantry light on and off for no discernible reason. I’m still unable to work out why. (Microphone is set to off, lux setting low)

These MCE18 is absolutely brilliant! We cannot find another on the market that additionally is activated by sound. This means that we can selectively have our lights come on by simply a clap of hands (sound) or it senses we have entered the building (movement) or both! Also the sensitivity can be adjusted eliminating any false activation. Once fitted you can forget having to switch lights on or off as it does this all automatically. I would pay twice the price for this really usefull device that simply attaches onto a suitable wall where a light switch would normally be.

It is much better than my previous switch which has only lux and time adjustment. It has 4 knobs to adjust for your like. I would recommend it. It needs deeper box in the wall to accommodate it. I amended to 2 stars. Beacuse it caused LEDs to flicker and fail early. I changed to another switch which had less adjustment but LEDs bulbs are fine now.

Does exactly what it should do. Easy to install. Depth is usually a problem with these but not an issue.

Ha cumplido su objetivo. El dispositivo tiene un micrófono y detección de movimiento con lo que es capaz de activarse utilizando ambos sensores. Toma su tiempo el ajustar la sensibilidad de cada uno de ellos pero el resultado es correcto. También tiene un sensor para que en condiciones de suficiente luz no se active. Lo hemos montado en sustitución de un pulsador de los tres que teníamos instalados y funciona correctamente.

DAHA ÖNCEDE ALMIŞTIM KULLANIŞLI ÜRÜN

Sitter i garaget sen 6 månader. Funkade halvdåligt i början….men nu tänder de belysningen precis i rätt läge?? Varför blev de bättre resultat efter någon månad?? Ingen vet men ja är nöjd.

Bien reçu a temps

Ad un prezzo minimo hai un prodotto fantastico. Arrivo la sera e la luce del garage si accende da sola, se sono in macchina con il rumore del motore e se sono in bici battendo le mani o bussando al portone. A differenza di altri prodotti (anche dal prezzo 10 volte superiore!) si può usare sia come sensore di movimento che sensore di suono che come interruttore normale. Il collegamento è facilissimo, si collega un filo in entrata ed uno in uscita come in un normale interruttore (no utilizzo con deviatori o pulsanti). Peccato solo che vada installato in scatole rotonde e non possa essere inserito in quelle rettangolari moderne. per avere più spazio per effettuare i collegamenti ho messo la scatola esternamente al muro, di fianco a dove si trovava il vecchio interruttore. Ho usato un butta scatola tonda da incasso, ma esistono scatole quadrate apposite, usate per termostati e interruttori smart oltre che questo tipo di sensori. Unico neo: di notte i fari delle auto che passano puntando nel garage fanno scattare il sensore di movimento, per cui l'ho settato a 5 secondi. AGGIORNAMENTO Non ha il collegamento al neutro, ma si collega in serie con la lampadina. Il vantaggio è che è facile da collegare al posto di un normale interruttore, senza dover portare appunto un terzo cavo (che solitamente non è presente negli interruttori). Il problema è che in questo modo passa un po' corrente anche da spento (quella necessaria a far funzionare il sensore), che non da problemi di consumi in quanto esigua, ma fa sfarfallare le lampadine a led. Ho provato a mettere una lampadina a led dimmerabile e rimane sempre accesa con un lieve bagliore. Si è quindi costretti a utilizzare lampadine "vecchie" a filamento o alogene che restano spente. (la corrente passa ugualmente, ma proprio perchè sono meno efficienti non producono luce). Proverò a risolvere con un relè. La mia valutazione rimane positiva perchè costa un decimo di altri prodotti e ha in più il rilevamento del suono.