oscar wrote:
> To stop that annoying street light in front ... That you can
> take a carpenter laser level, mount it on a tripod and point it at the light
> sensor,...And It will turn It off!..

Oscar-- here's a quote from the Mapug-Astronomy Topical Archive:

The laser needs to be one that can shoot over 1600 feet, because it has
to have a good size splatter of light on the sensor. When I first tried
doing this I had the same problem the light kicking back on after a few
minutes. Correction of several problems has solved the issue and the
light stays off for as long as I want it to now.

The first problem was that I didn't have an accurate idea of where the
photo cell for the light was located. There is usually a plastic or
metal cover around the sensor with an opening where the cell is located.
The laser needs to be pointed exactly (to a degree) at the sensor and
directly in front of it if possible. An angled shot always make the
light come back on. I use binoculars to make fine adjustments and get
the light concentrated on the sensor. The laser attached to a tripod (I
used Velcro) accomplishes this need for accurate pointing and it keeps
the laser very still. Also, the tripod needs to be securely set up. It
took a while for me to determine the need for this adjustment but, I
finally noticed the tripod the laser was mounted on was "bleeding" down
and thus moving the laser just enough to kick the light back on and
screw everything up.

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