Introduction: Wiring a Dusk to Dawn Photocell Sensor

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About: Retired Firefighter 1966 to 1986; Retired Wheat Farmer 1987 to 2003. Drapery Sales 1969 to 1987. 21 year Quintuple Heart Bypass Surgery Survivor; 18 year Melanoma Cancer Survivor. 86 years young.

I bought a photocell sensor on eBay after learning Lowes, Home Depot, and Walmart were either out of stock on them or did not carry them.  No problem, I thought, 3 wires and it should come with instructions.  It arrived, but with no instructions except on the little plastic part (see second photo).  I am NOT an electrician, but usually can handle easy projects.  If it had 2 wires, it should be easy, but with 3......that's a problem.  I went online to instructables, Youtube, and a few other sites.  Although I could not find anything showing what I needed, I did gather enough to attempt it.  Here is my wiring diagram ( third photo) and instructions:

CAUTION: BLACK WIRE IS 120 VOLTS, SO TURN OFF SWITCH OR CIRCUIT BREAKER.

Connect sensor's black wire to black wire coming from house.
Connect red sensor wire to light's black wire .
Connect all 3 white wires (from house, from sensor and from light) together.

Now wasn't that easy. :-)