Ive been interested in this for years. Now that I'm retired I'm going to learn. These videos are extremely helpful.

So simple. I have all the parts. I'm upset I didn't think of this. Thanks for the tutorial. I have to go gather parts!

Very nicely done. Many props run off 12v so this could easily be adapted to those props using a 12v relay and the same pir, but no need for the usb power supply. Gonna give that a try.

Excellent, I'm going to use thise for a fog machine switch. Thanks for being so thorough, you answered all of my questions!

Thank you so much. I couldn’t figure out how to do the power lines on the pir. Your videos are so helpful and easy to follow. I think I’ve watched most of them this past week.

You're a good teacher, and a good man for doing this. Thanks

Great tutorial, I will put it to good use. Thank you!

Great tutorial. Just what I needed. Thanks. Subscribing!

love it! thanks for this!!!

Thank you for a great vid with clear instructions. I'm trying to scare my parrots out of a large houseplant. I don't want a Halloween prop in my house all year but maybe I can dissect one! This is a great starting point.

I can't find the link to the case on thingyverse. And thank you! I just made my first prop into a motion sensor one!!!

Great video thks

This is a great video and the instruction are very clear. Can you use the motion sensing approach to actuate more than one of the props with the "Try Me" interface? I've got a dog pack, a dinasour pack, etc. that I want to actuate separately using your approach. Just bought all the parts so this weekend should be fun.

I really appreciate you doing these video. Very helpful! The props I am controlling are power by three AA batteries. If I recall correctly that's about 4.8v. Could I power the replay and the prop off that same USB power cord?

This is great. Do you have an updated version of this? Because of this video I started looking on Amazon and saw other motion sensor devices that looks pretty close to what you’re doing here. Just wonder what I would have to do to make them work w/ a Spirit Halloween animatronic. Thank you!

This works great for battery operated props. I’m building a couple of props using deer motors. I saw your reply for wiring to a windshield washer motor, using the heavier relay. I am somewhat confused about connecting the deer motor to the relay and to an external power source. Maybe a drawing? I’m a senior without an electronic background, I appreciate your help! Also, can the relay/PIR be connected to the same external power or should it remain on the 5volt power?

Loved how simple and thorough you are in explaining this gadget. Awesome video. Do you sell the relay, sensors and the plug?

Thank you for your video! I bought all the parts and put the sensor, relay together operating 2 props. I got it to work great indoors but when i set it up outdoors I got continuous false triggers. I turned the sensitivity all the way down but still keeps triggering. Am I sunk? How can I reduce the sensitivity further??

Hey there. This is partially what I was looking for although for what I'm want/thinking the setup may be different. Question: I'm wanting to use a PIR sensor with a 12v wiper motor. Could I do this by using a 12v relay? So the 12v 5a power supply and PIR connect to the 12v relay with the motor connecting to the NO of the relay? Or would this burn up the pir sensor?

Exactly what I was looking for with the mono plug trigger, but I'm assuming you can replace the USB wire with a battery pack with on/off switch instead. The animatronic will have its own battery pack, and the PIR sensor has its own, correct?

Cool project. By chance do you have a video/project that could control a device, say a skull or something that will follow a person through a room? Basically, a controller that would animate something to allow it to track someone walking through the field.

Very cool. Would this work for the NEUMI Atom 1080P Full-HD Digital Media Player? A sensor for the media player is sold separately (NEUMITECH Motion Sensor Trigger for Neumi Atom 4K Lite Digital Media Players), but it's never in stock, so I think I need to diy something myself.

Hey Steve. I made some of these. They work great. Thanks. I want to make a device that will rotate a 110v,1 rpm motor, one time, then reset, until the button is pushed again. Any ideas? Thanks

Hello! Thanks for the video. I needed a motion detector switch for a prop I purchased from Big Lots. I built what your recommended and it works great. I purchased the the motion detector housing from your store on ETSY since I don’t have a 3D printer (yet). Now I have a question for you. At the end of the video you demonstrated the motion switch with a 12v light which inspired me. I need a relay that will turn on on a 12v light when 5v is detected. I’m totally ok with the 12v light having its own power supply like you demonstrated. I just need the trigger to be 5v instead of motion. Do you have any thoughts on how to construct that? Thank you again!

Is there another PIR sensor you could recommend that i could attach to fabric of an animatronic?

Hello Steve. I appreciate your video it was most helpful. I do have a problem i am not getting any volts on the output side of the relay. The motion sensor seems to be work as i i am hearing a clock and a red light gos on for a few seconds. But when i check for volts there isn't any. What could i be doing wrong Thanks . P.S if any one else can help that would be great.

Hi, i noticed you didnt have the black project wire in your description. What guage is it? Does it always come in 3 wire?

Hi do u think this can work with decoration with sound activated??? If not can you make a video how can with change to motion sensor please.

I just bought the "amazing snowman" which is a snow making machine. I want it to only throw snow when people walk up. Do you sell a pre-made motion detector switch? One that is already built? Thx

How do you wire it for a 12v motor (like the light in this video)? Does the switches wire just go into one of the 12v power wires? I’m trying to motion activate a wiper motor for a prop

Can you hook this up to the small two pin "Try Me" port on the skeletons that everyone sells now and if so does that connector come with? With additional wiring can you hook them up in serial so you can trigger several to go on at once?

Could you please post a list of supplies and where they can be purchased

What do you think about the SENSKY BS010L DC 12V to 30V 3A Mini Pir Motion Sensor on Amazon? I’m no expert on this but it looks like it’s already pretty close to being ready to use. Thank you.

I took apart a newer USB it's wires are much smaller. Does it make a different...can't tell ya the gauge, but it's definitely thinner...(not because I accidentally stripped it either lol). Just wondering...does wire thickness make a difference. (sorry for a very newbie question)

I don't see the PIR case link for thingiverse like you said you would post.

If one wanted to power the units via AA batteries, would the 3x holder (4.5v) or the 4x holder (6v) be better?

Have you try this on a prop that has the push try me button. that runs on 3AA batteries?

Hi I placed an placed an order recently,got the invoice.would like to know how long before it ships?

I know I asked this before. But I bought of amazon what thought was the same motion detector. It has its own box with 3 wires coming out..However it does not work.. Does that motion sensor come with a box ready done ? I do not have a 3d printer. I used the motion sensor on a few things last halloween. It worked. But worried about out in all weather.

Great video, but can’t get it to work. Sensor triggers ok, it lights up the LED1 light on the board when I pass my gMd in front of the sensor. . But it doesn’t seem to send the signal to the prop. Tried it on 3 of my spirit Halloween props. Any suggestions ?

Hey I had a question for you most Spirit Halloween props have 6v Power supply will this still work for them being it’s for 5v ?

I have a Home Depot skeleton wolf That runs on 3 AAA batteries, but it has one of those small white square fittings for the try me. Would I use this same setup, but instead wire in that fitting instead of the audio jack?

Today, I purchased a new/used animated witch that the previous owners bought at Walmart. Never used and still in the box. After putting everything together, I noticed where the motion sensors supposed to be on her chest, that it had pulled away and one of the tiny wires had come loose. I tried to fix this myself but it was nearly impossible because the wires are so small, they're impossible to strip to reattach. Plus, they are very short to begin with and there's not enough extra length to use. They barely reach the hole for the sensor to attach. I did my best and she is working and does activate, but it seems to be more from sound and not motion. By the way, are these 2 things separate? In other words, if sound activation is working, is that from a different sensor? Can one work without the other independently? I do have a "demo" feature with my On/Off button, but there is no "Try Me" button that I can find. Can I get a new motion sensor and relay box like in your video and make this work? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I only paid $40 for her and don't really want to return her to the seller. They paid about $150 for her new and she is pretty cool standing 6ft. tall!

Hi Steve! Great video! I tried doing the same thing with 5v LED lights, but they're wired to a 6v battery pack (4-1.5v AA batteries), which should be enough power and I wired the 5v relay module to another 6v battery pack (4-1.5v AA batteries). However, the lights don't turn on. The relay seems to work, but that's it. I'm not sure what I could be doing wrong, but I was hoping you could help me. From the 5v relay module, I have the positive wire connected to NO, which is then connected to the positive 5v LED lights. The com from the relay module is connected to the positive wire to the battery pack. The negative wire from the battery pack is connected to the negative wire to the LED lights. However, there is one more wire from the LED lights (which is the output wire) that I didn't initially connect to any of the wires. But, when nothing was working, I connected it to the common wire and positive battery pack wire, with no results. Could you help me out with this?

Do you still have the link to the file I can download for the 3D printed PIR box? I would like to print some of the boxes off. Thanks.

Hi great video but i have a question as im running into trouble. The PIR only outs 3.3v and wont trigger the relay :( (sad face) how are you getting 5v from this PIR ? (HC-SR501)

I was just thinking. I will be using these on the "Try Me" ports of props. When you push the button (or activate via relay) once, the prop does its routine. If you push it again while the routine is underway, the routine is interrupted and stopped. So I'm wondering if, with a short delay of a few seconds, it may be possible for multiple triggers by the same subject to happen, thereby making the prop start, stop, start again, etc.? If, of course, "delay" means how long the relay is kept activated by the sensor. Hope that makes sense.

Can more motors be added? Do I need more power?

Is there a way to do opposite of this ? Can you trigger a prop with a step mat that only has the 3 wires from a motion sensor?

I forgot also ask, what gauge of wire is the black 3 conductor wires?

Hi I want a media playingmp4 device that's triggered by a motion sensor .I know sprite make one but looking for something a little cheaper here in the UK can u help

I have a prop that has the 3.5mm "Try Me" plug jack; could i splice an male plug to the end of a pir sensor and have motion detection work that way? the prop is battery powered.

How would you use it to power a 12 volt wiper motor

I also want to control it remotely, can it be done? And how?

Hello, I am trying to make a barely working motion sensor stronger. I can't seem to find anything that has the correct connection. It's two little wires connected to a small terminal end that plugs into the top of the power box.

Could this run on a pair of 3v CR2032 lithium coin batteries?

Can I run multiple motors on that one motion sensor?

Where do you buy all the parts

Can it be used with a projector?

I have a couple props that can with a sound activated feature but doesn't always work unless it's extremely loud sound. I'd like to changed them to motion sensor. Is it possible change the sound sensor to a motion sensor? The prop doesn't have a trigger port for a try me button.

Otherwise, you're doing a good job you have no music in the background and I can understand exactly what you're saying. Thank you. This will be used for modified LED strips and triggering surveillance camera to start recording, standalone, and other miscellaneous projects.

Im assuming you have seen the animated fuse boxes before. I have a question regarding that prop. The animation doesn’t seem to have a built in timer. It’s either on or off. How would the PIR sensor work in this case. It will activate the prop easily but how will It turn off and how long can you have it run for if you can turn it off.

What are these facebook groups you're referring to at the beginning?

Is there a way to change the time it runs after being triggered because I only want my motor to run for 2.5 sec after being activated any advice would be helpful,Thank You

I would to know What is the strongest motor Ican run off of this?

i have a question, i had 3 jumping spiders and could only get one to work with motion sensor, i even tryed the one motion that was working on the other 2 and nothing. was wondering if you ever came across this before

What if your prop doesn't have the input for the plugin? It does have a try me button - but it is soldered to the board.

Any reason why this will not work for "Mr Dark"? But works for the rest of my animatronics including Emmeline. Spirit step pad still works so its not the aux port on computer on Mr Dark. Please help!!

Can anyone tell me where to get the 1/8 model plug? It's not in the parts list and not coming up (that I'm seeing) in Amazon. Thanks.

How would I test what is wrong have light on delay. Prop works on both try me and on. Not sure rechecked wires lost now

Tried to use an online printing service because I don’t own a 3D printer but they can’t handle “floating parts”. Do you have separate 3D print files for the different parts? Or what 3D printer do you use?

I can't seem to find the links for the components. Help, please!

Can I use an old laptop charger as power source?

So why only use a 5v power? Sorry this may have been answered already. But if my relay is 12v and I believe my pir can handle 12v those should work

Hi I Ordered 2 kits of this from you order #410 missing. 2 parts can ton get back to me thank you for the help

Do I have the incorrect relay? Mine have: JQC3F-5VDC-C on the relay and I cannot get them to release after they trip. TIA

You should've drill too small holes on either side of the wire, put a black tie wrap through on the inside to keep strain relief.

i would actually like to take a fake snake that goes with my costume and make it move when someone goes by it. Can I do a motion censor with that?

Im trying to make these and ive got everything hooked to the relay but Even when triggered I'm not getting sny power on the other side of the relay. Ive tried 2 different ones to see if i just had a bad one

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You're doing a good job so far but your soldering needs to be worked on.

Why not hot glue the relay board? Why don't you tin the tips of your wires? This is bench work, why not go the extra step?

Google ads are so amateur.

I just use hydraulics.

Love the video, but buying from your site is a letdown. You wanted to charge me $17 for shipping 5 relays and five 3.5 mm mono plugs. Please don't try to fleece people with shipping.

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