Echo & Alexa Forums
General Category => Smart Devices and Gadgets => Topic started by: Kettykrueger on October 09, 2018, 05:00:14 pm
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Hi all
Newbie here :)
I’ll get straight to the point. I have a dot and 6 GU10 smart bulbs by Lohas in my living room. Up until this weekend I only had 2 bulbs (to test performance) and the worked fine, so I bought 4 more.
Since then, when invoking a routine to dim or brighten the lights, 1 or 2 bulbs don’t behave properly.
For example, I have a routine to ‘bright’ lights which sets all 6 bulbs to ‘cool’ and 100% brightness. 1 or 2 bulbs will turn on but be ‘warm’ and dull. When I say the command again, the 1 or 2 bulbs then go to the correct settings.
It doesn’t happen all the time, and never happened before I had 6.
So what’s happening? Too many commands in a routine?
Appreciate any help!
Thanks
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is it always the same bulb?
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is it always the same bulb?
Same one or two, yeah. But they work properly the second time.
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then try changing the position within the routine.
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then try changing the position within the routine.
I’ve tried putting a delay in between each set of bulbs. For example, front 2 bulbs turn on, Alexa says ‘front’. This is repeated 3 times until all are on.
This was working well earlier but I’ve just tried it now and a different bulb turned on but not at the right brightness.
Any ideas?
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If it is always the same bulb, there is probably something wrong with it. I suggest you go to the shop you bought it from and ask for a refund.
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It might be something wrong with the network that connects the bulbs. Are they connected through Wi-Fi or Bluetooth?
My smart light bulbs from vont.com (https://www.vont.com/product/vont-bulb-color-smart-light-bulbs-smart-bulbs/) use a Wi-Fi connection, and I have never experienced any difficulties. Maybe it is because the Bluetooth connection is not powerful enough to keep all the bulbs working?
You should ask a professional electrician because these two bulbs can actually be broken or no-good right from the production site. It is always the same bulb, right? I must be something wrong with it, and you might consider taking it back to the shop and ask your money back.