On Thu, 7 Feb 2013 18:46:15 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Thu, 7 Feb 2013 15:10:26 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Wed, 6 Feb 2013 20:44:24 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm going to look for a freezer alarm. If they don't cost too
>>>>> much I'll get
>>>>> one. Supposed to alert you when the temp gets too high.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've never heard of that. Please post a link when you find it.
>>>
>>> There are a lot in varying designs and prices. I got this one:
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Visual-R...=freezer+alarm
>>>
>>> The main drawback that people complained about is that it is
>>> somewhat quiet. But that's what I wanted because I wouldn't want to
>>> drive the kittehs nuts if it did go off and we weren't home. I go
>>> out into the garage often enough. But now I know that just looking
>>> at the green light on the freezer simply isn't enough.
>>>
>> Thanks for the link.
>
>Sure! I am convinced now that the problem was indeed a power failure.
>
>When we came home the other night I said to Angela that something didn't
>look right about the house. We have lights all along the front of the house
>that come on when it gets dark. But at the corner of the garage, there is
>also one that comes on when activated by motion. It was on. And it stayed
>on. This is not the first time this has happened and to shut it off, you
>have to shut off the switch just inside the garage and then turn it back on.
>It will then reset to the motion activated.
>
>Although this has happened a few times in the past, I never made the
>connection to it being a power failure. But now I am pretty sure that it
>was!

Not going off is a common occurance with those motion detector lamps
as they age, has nothing to do with a power failure, Being outdoors
those fixtures are subject to corrosion... there should be a slide
switch that activates/deactivates the motion detection feature, it's a
good idea to move the switch a few times peridically to remove
corrosion. There is also usually a rotery adjustment that determines
how long the lamp stays lit, its contacts can corrode as well so it
should be moved occasionally. Even the circuit breakers in your house
panel should be each flipped off and on a few times once each year to
remove corrosion (electricians call it exercizing breakers). If a
breaker opens often have an electrician check for an over loaded
circuit, and do not continue to use a breaker that has opened several
times, it has become damaged.