HS220 flicker once when turning on

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HS220 flicker once when turning on
HS220 flicker once when turning on
2020-11-24 06:04:56
Model: HS220  
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I just set up a HS220 today and everything else works fine except for one problem, my default brightness is always 100%, and when I turn on the light, the brightness will flicker like 0%->100%->75%->100%, then it is stable. The light is a LED light, adjustment of brightness just works fine after turning on. I tried to change the fade on speed but that didn't help, any idea what the problem it might be? Any suggestion is appreciated.

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Re:HS220 flicker once when turning on
2020-12-01 00:55:13

@Troy01 

 

What type of dimmable bulb are you using?

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Re:HS220 flicker once when turning on
2021-04-08 00:54:44

@Troy01 was this ever resolved? I'm having the same issue.

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Re:HS220 flicker once when turning on
2021-04-08 00:55:30

@Carl assuming that it is not the bulb, what else would you consider?

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Re:HS220 flicker once when turning on
2021-04-09 16:21:19

@Rvictor 

 

Could be the wiring,  It could be electircal noise such as from a motor on a ceiling fan.  Could be a defect.  But usually its the bulb.  There are several types of dimming bulbs and the HS220 is only compatible with  Incandescent/Halogen (forward phase control), based on TRIAC.

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Re:HS220 flicker once when turning on
2021-04-09 16:45:44

@Carl neutral wire nut was loose. I taped it and it does not flicker anymore.

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Re:HS220 flicker once when turning on
2021-04-12 15:59:20

@Rvictor 

 

Awesome.  Glad it was something simple. 

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Re:HS220 flicker once when turning on
2021-06-08 14:24:30

@Carl is there another switch made by TP-Link that is compatible with LED bulbs and is a smart dimming switch?  It's so harder to find incandescent/ halogen nowadays with everything going LED.  Why would they ever make a switch now that doesn't work well with LEDs?

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Re:HS220 flicker once when turning on
2021-06-10 17:18:28

@Jackall711 

 

Hi Jack.  Actually TP-Link Dimmable switches do support LEDs.  It supports LED lights based on TRIAC and forward-phase-control, But does not support lights based on PWM (pulse width modulation) and ELV (electronic low voltage) dimming.  So as long as your bulbs are TRIAC or Foward-Phase-Control you should have no issue with the bulb working. 

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Re:HS220 flicker once when turning on
2021-08-05 02:27:27 - last edited 2021-08-05 02:27:47

@Carl how can I see if my bulbs are TRIAC?

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Re:HS220 flicker once when turning on
2021-08-05 16:29:53

@DavidS1 

 

It should be on the packing or on the bulbs maufacture's website.  

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