Use Mirror feature to fix a broken wire problem

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All,
. I have a 3 conductor AC line that runs from my house to patio. And I have several motion sensor floodlights (think Driveway lights). I have the motion sensor outputs connected together in a “wired-Or” fashion. So if any motion sensor trips, all the lights turn on. ie: if a motion sensor trips, it doesn’t matter which one, all the lights turn on. Works great! See diagram.
. Then the red wire got cut. Instead of digging and burrowing under a cement walkway to replace the conductor with a new wire/conductor, I’d like an easier way. Like maybe use the “Mirror” function.
. So the red wire, on either side of the break, will have 120V or 0V, regardless of which motion sensor tripped.
. The mirror feature ALMOST sounds like a solution. But from my reading, the mirroring is One Way. I need Two Way mirroring. The motion sensors on either side of the break should be able to energize & de-energize the red wire on either side (both sides) of the break.
. I hope I explained that clearly.
. Any ideas? TIA
. Fastb


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How is this related to SmartThings? Even the motion sensors seem to be dumb ones.

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Andreas:

  • Fair Question. Right now, I don’t have a Smartthings Problem. Instead, I’m looking for a Smarthings Solution to a non-ST problem, ie: a broken wire.
  • I have 15 to 20 smart devices, mostly Smartthings devices. Smart devices have handled things creatively. I’m hopeful there are devices I could use for this broken wire.
  • Thanks in advance!
  • PS: the generic motion sensor “driveway lights” are dumb…
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3 smart outdoor motion sensors and smart flood light bulbs would be the simplest solution.

Or 3 smart outdoor motion sensors and smart switches.

Simple routine if any motion sensor detects motion turn on all flood lights and automatically turn off after X minutes.

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Another option. A smart relay similar to the following. Caution: most smart relays have 2 switch terminals and will NOT work for this application. The following relay only has a single switch terminal (S1) and should work.

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Wire dumb motivation detector as follows. Black to line (L), white to neutral (N) and red to switch (S1). Adjacent flood light can be wired to L1 (load) and N (neutral). Incoming power to L (line) and N (neutral). The relay needs to be in a waterproof plastic electric box. A metal box could block the radio signals.

Use routines to turn on all spot lights when one turns on, and to turn off all lights after X min.