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Old 01-26-2021, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by bimmertl View Post
Just buy a dusk to dawn light bulb.. LED bulbs from Amazon are 2 for $15 for candelabra type. Only need one in lamp post. They go on at dusk and off in dawn.

No need to replace sensor and the bulbs last a long time.
My lamp post has three bulbs. If I used only one dusk to dawn bulb, only one bulb will go off at dawn. Maybe your lamp post is wired differently?

Last edited by retiredguy123; 01-26-2021 at 04:47 PM.