Ron says:

Performs exactly as advertised I purchased a replacement for our front yard motion detector light (that just finally gave up the ghost) from a national chain and after removing it from the box, installing under the soffit, and spending a whole lot of time trying to get it adjusted, I finally gave up and returned it for a refund. It would either blink on and off, or stay on continuously, or just randomly turn itself off and on for no apparent reason. So then I began the hunt for another that would suit my needs when I discovered the STL360HBW. On many products that I purchase I do take the time to check the reviews on Amazon from other users (to me they are the best source of information available) and in one such review, I learned about the RAB. At first I was hesitant because of the price but I figured what the heck, if it doesn’t meet expectations I know I can always return it to Amazon with no questions asked. Wow–am I glad I did! The first thing I noticed was the apparent quality of the light and the extensive, well-worded instruction booklet. There is no doubt the book was NOT written by some Chinese individual who has little experience with the English language. It was clear, concise, and covered everything from setup, to installation, to testing, to operation.First, let me say that I am very close to 70 years old and at my age, the ol’ body just doesn’t function the way it did 20 or 30 years ago, or even five for that matter, but nonetheless I got this product up and running in minimum time with minimum effort. SETUP: Take it out of the box, move the light holders to roughly the position you think will suit your purpose (final adjustments are easily made after installation), take it outside and begin the mounting process. INSTALLATION: NOTE: Be certain the power is turned off at the circuit breaker box before beginning the simple wiring process. Getting hit with 110v while doing the wiring could quite possibly ruin an otherwise good day. If you are the least bit squeamish about fooling with electricity, do the smart thing and call a qualified electrician. There is an included S hook to hold the light while you are doing the wiring, but I found it unhandy since I was installing under a soffit, so I just connected the ground wires first and let that hold it while I connected the two remaining wires. It was as simple as white-to-white, black-to-black, and ground-to-ground. It doesn’t get any easier than that. On this model, there is an additional red wire that can be used to wire other lights in sequence, but that was beyond my needs, so I just put a plastic connector on it to make certain there would be no bare wire touching something it wasn’t supposed to–just a safety precaution. TESTING: All the other motion detector lights I ever had dealings with nearly always had a little slide switch with settings for test, 1, 5, and 10 minutes. On this model, to enter test mode you just turn the power off for 10 seconds and once you turn it back on, wait 30 seconds for the test mode to begin. My experience was that it seemed a little longer than that, but once it entered the test mode it was a snap. Once you are satisfied with your settings, vacate the area of coverage you have set and after 2 minutes it will return to automatic mode. OPERATION: There are four “dials”; one for an evening timer and another for the length of time you want the light to stay on after motion is no longer detected which can be adjusted from 5 seconds to 12 minutes. The third dial allows you to adjust at what level of darkness you wish the light to begin detecting motion and finally the last dial is the sensitivity setting. SUMMARILY: Nowhere in the description on the internet could I find whether or not it could be mounted under a soffit and so I called to get that verified–of course the answer is yes, but I think that should be included as part of the basic description. I have had this light installed for about a week now and it functions EXACTLY as it should. So far there have been no false activations, it responds to the area I have chosen to cover, and turns off when it should. I am totally satisfied with this purchase and soon will begin replacing my other problem detectors with this particular model. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Andrew Rose says:

Not what is advertised… Just something that should have been in the description, but wasn’t: The bulbs are not included, and the 1000 watt capability is not correct. While the motion sensor is able to handle up to 1000 watts, the fixture themselves can only handle 150 watts each max. While the sensor’s abilities are much better than the lights that you can buy at the big box stores, the output of the entire fixture is not any better. I will be returning this one and looking for a light with more than 300 watt total output. This all could have been avoided if the sellers would correctly describe the product being sold.