HALO 180° White Motion Activated Sensor Outdoor Security Flood Light with Lamp Cover

I bought this to replace a 10+ year old light that had finally stopped working. The round outlet box for that light is under the eave and many current motion detection lights seem to be limited to mounting on the wall, whereas this one can be installed either way. For the benefit of those thinking about this light I offer the following observations:1. Many lights use a bracket which is screwed to the outlet box. The fixture is then attached to the bracket with a single screw through the center of the base. This fixture, however, mounts directly to the outlet box without any bracket. Instead, there are two holes provided on the outer rim of the base which line up with the threaded holes in the box. On the plus side this makes the attachment much more secure. On the negative side it limits the ability to turn the base relative to the box. If your box has just two screw locations, there are two choices 180 degrees apart. If you box has four locations, then you have four choices 90 degrees apart. But since both the lights and motion detector have a reasonable range of adjustment, this shouldn't be a problem for most. Just something to be aware of. Of course, if you aren't installing this on a standard round outside box you may have issues.2. The fixture comes with 6/32 and 8/32 screws for mounting, but many outside round boxes use 10/32 screws to attach cover plates, fixtures, etc. So check what your box uses and plan accordingly.3. The base, arms and other parts are metal, but are much thinner and lighter than my older style fixture. This was an advantage when it came to installing the unit overhead while perched on a ladder, but it means being careful not to tighten the attachment screws too much or twist the lights too hard when aiming them. Be sure to back off the lock nuts first, make your adjustments, then retighten the lock nuts.3. The motion detector is on a nice long stalk which allows it to be positioned well below the lights and aimed where you want it.4. Another reviewer noted that the shields for the lights are a separate piece which need to be inserted into the lamp bases and turned (i.e., bayonet style latch). I didn't find any issue with these fitting or latching in place. On the other hand, the shields encase the bulb fairly snug such there isn't a lot of room to get your fingers in there to screw the bulbs in. I found it easiest to snug the bulbs using my palm to give them the final 1/4 to 1/2 turn. Of course, the unit comes with rubber gaskets to go around the base of the bulbs, so using the shields is optional.5. So far the motion detector part seems to work well. I set it in the middle of its range and it comes on when I'm 40-50 feet away. As with all such detectors it works best when walking across the detector's field of view rather than straight on or away. The trick is to simply angle the detector head slightly away from the path you would normally walk or drive so that it senses motion across its field of view.6. The unit does come with a bare braided ground wire which can either be anchored to the box (if it is already grounded) and/or twisted around the ground wire coming from the power source.On the whole I'm happy with this purchase. Installation and adjustment was easy and it works as I hoped. I can't speak to its longevity, although my experience is that all motion detector lights have a limited life span.

easy to install and working great!

Lights up yard well. Nice and bright for the price.

Installed five of these fixtures with four fo them eave mounted. Chose Cooper fixtures due to the longer articulating arm for the sensor. Allowing a wide adjustment range of the sensor in the eave/ceiling mount application. Of the five lights installed, one developed a finicky sensor. Amazon quickly replaced it, the new one is working fine. I would purchase other products from Cooper Lighting. The stated sensor may be a little on the generous side, we actuated the sensor in the range of 30-40 feet. Happy with it all the same.

Works as it should. The brown matches our trim perfectly. We had it professionally installed so don't know about if it was easy or not to install but it's great to have that bright light back. They not only go up and down but side to side and all around then you tighten them down to the position you want them to stay in. It brightens our whole back yard like spot lights. Don't know how far out motion detection works but I will test it out tonight.

Lightweight, easy to install. Good directions. Very adjustable for position of lights and sensor.Does not come with bulbs. At times the lights come on and will not turn off. You have to cut the power and wait a minute for the sensors to reset. This only happens at night! The lights do not come on during the day.

Many of these lights are getting too sophisticated and are over-engineered. This is the only design that fits under my soffit while allowing sufficient positioning and swinging of the lights and sensor. I have no need to pay for extra that is unnecessary I just want the lights to come on when I go through the back gate of my house to toss the trash out and be able to see if any raccoons or bears are there. That's it.

Through the course of owning several homes, I have installed at least a dozen motion-sensor flood fixtures (and countless other types) of various brands. This is the first one that ended up in the TRASH.Problem #1: This fixture is designed ONLY to mount using diagonal holes on a junction box. My house (built ~1980) has round boxes and the only mount holes are horizontal. Previous fixture included and was mounted using an adapter strap and center hole -- but this fixture has no center hole. So following the included instructions, I drilled a center hole in the fixture plate so it could mount to the strap just as the old fixture was mounted. Which brings us to....Problem #2: The sockets are screwed directly through the plate, and therefore protrude into the box, hitting the adapter strap before the plate can contact the wall. This is because the fixture is CHEAP and THIN, without any outward castings to house the threads for the socket threads. With no way to adapt the fixture to the boxes, I decided to SCRAP the fixture and just transplant the new motion detector to my old fixture. Completed that and re-installed the old fixture with the new motion sensor.Problem #3: The motion sensor is JUNK. With sensitivity on "high", max range was about 15'. Since this fixture is mounted high over the garage, that 15' is completely USELESS. My old sensor (a Heath-Zenith brand, which lasted over 15 years before it failed) was effective and accurate at 50' with sensitivity at about 80%.To summarize, this fixture is cheaply made, isn't adaptable to all boxes, and the motion sensor range is horrible. Following the instructions to drill holes in the plate eliminates the ability to return for refund, and the sockets' protrusion into the box make that mounting method fail as well. This purchase was a COMPLETE LOSS -- the whole thing ended up in the TRASH.SAVE YOUR SANITY, BUY A DIFFERENT BRAND!

Not the most modern or stylish but works just fine. Instructions really good.

Very easy to install, gives great light and sets up easily. Great addition to our grounds and nigh time visibility!

first few weeks was ok....its kinda tough (trial n error) to adjust the length of time it will stay on and the sensitivity to motion but all else was fine......4 months down the road....the whole thing sometimes stays on for hours or it works fine or lickers on/off (i got a freaking strobe show in front of my house) for hours at a time