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Aeotec Smart Dimmer 6 and normal lamps

Posted: Friday 21 July 2017 6:41
by mooninite
Hi,

I'm using the latest Domoticz git checkout along with the latest openzwave (1.5) git checkout and a Aeotec Gen 5 USB controller.

The Aeotec Smart Dimmer 6 securely pairs with no problem. The dimmer will also turn on and off (LED goes green when on and blue when off).

The problem I am seeing is that my regular (non-dimming) lamps are always powered even when the dimmer is off (blue LED). Is this expected or is my unit broken?

When I plug in something that has 3 prongs (positive, negative, and ground) the device plugged in is not powered when the dimmer is off and is powered when the dimmer is on... so that works, but my lamps are only 2 prong. :-/

Re: Aeotec Smart Dimmer 6 and normal lamps

Posted: Friday 21 July 2017 14:41
by mooninite
Aeon Labs support says to try 10 seconds totally unplugged and then try again. That didn't help (tried 1+ minute, several times).

I'm returning it to Amazon and trying another one...

Re: Aeotec Smart Dimmer 6 and normal lamps

Posted: Thursday 27 July 2017 4:52
by mooninite
In case anyone ever stumbles on this I want to provide an update. The new dimmer switch arrived and it is working perfectly. Off is off and On is on. Dimmer works with incandescent and Cree LED bulbs.