Motion sensor light wiring

[wangweijames]

Hi, any help would be appreciated.

I have a motion sensor light that can be independently switched on at the door socket to be always on. The sensor device started malfunctioning so I bought a new one from Homebase. The metal frame of the light is the old wiring before I disconnected it, and I am pretty sure I replicated it on the new lamp (black frame). However, when I turn the main back on, the light is always on no matter what I do.

I've not been too experimental in the wiring of it, and am fairly new to the game of even simple DIY chores. Could anyone help?

J

 

[EFLImpudence]

They do tend to stay on for a while on switch on - maybe 20 minutes.

Have you waited long enough?



Can't tell which wire is what from here.

 

[Echo the husky]

The wiring certainly seems to match. Disconnect the back wire of the supply cable and put it in a separate connector out of the way and see if the sensor switches the light off now. I can think of 2 faults, a faulty new light or the supply cable has been drilled and damaged shorting the brown and black wires.