Auto switch off a battery cupboard light?

as its low voltage why not wire a microswitch to the cupboard door and bypass the push switch

Tony

Lateral solution 1: fix a switch that disconnects the battery when the door is closed. Of course that assumes that you^W they aren't as bad at closing doors as they are at turning lights off.

Lateral solution 2: use a lantern battery instead of AAs, which will probably last for months, but beware the voltage difference (might matter, might not). I'm assuming this a LED light.

Or both.

or Lateral solution 3: use re-chargeable AAs

Jim A

LS1a: put spring closer on door.

LS3: wire a proper mains light in, on a door switch.

Owain

On 10 May 2007 04:15:24 -0700, AA mused:

Pneumatic time lag switch.

Snag with that is any such electronics will consume some power all the time. I'd be inclined to use some form of mechanical switch - a micro switch or similar - operated by the door, as there is no safety issue.

one of these:

Thanks for all the useful suggestions. I think I'll stick with rechargeable batteries and beating the family as a back up. I found the complete solution on ebay - pretty much what I already have but with a timer. Probably crappo quality though.

Aardvark.

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