Comments on: Does light trigger the PIR sensor for a Yale home security alarm? http://www.besthomesecuritysystems.net/blog/security-systems/does-light-trigger-the-pir-sensor-for-a-yale-home-security-alarm/90/ Information to burglar alarms, monitored alarms, and surveillance systems for your home. Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:11:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TheSimpleThings http://www.besthomesecuritysystems.net/blog/security-systems/does-light-trigger-the-pir-sensor-for-a-yale-home-security-alarm/90/comment-page-1/#comment-148 TheSimpleThings Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:01:24 +0000 http://www.besthomesecuritysystems.net/blog/security-systems/does-light-trigger-the-pir-sensor-for-a-yale-home-security-alarm/90/#comment-148 The light itself more then likely will not. But the heat of the light crossing with the "beams" could activate it. I've had one customer have a false motion alarm because they left their curtains open in their sunroom and the sun was shining directly on the detector. Here's an article to help understand how motions work. Anything that breaks the "beams" or "waves" can cause it to activate. The light itself more then likely will not. But the heat of the light crossing with the “beams” could activate it. I’ve had one customer have a false motion alarm because they left their curtains open in their sunroom and the sun was shining directly on the detector.

Here’s an article to help understand how motions work.

Anything that breaks the “beams” or “waves” can cause it to activate.

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