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Offline jaweb66

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GE Link LED light bulbs
« on: August 29, 2014, 06:57:05 pm »
I just picked up the GE Link Led light bulb from my local Home Depot. Screwed it in, added to the Almond+ and it is working just great with dimming capabilities.  Oh it is ZigBee certified and price is pretty good too! http://www.homedepot.com/b/Featured-Products-GE-Link/N-5yc1vZc9o5Z1z0rf1g

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Re: GE Link LED light bulbs
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2014, 01:23:25 am »
Wow, that's great news.
We did actually order a couple of this but haven't gotten them yet.
Which type did you get? Not that it really should matter, as they should all work the same way.
Is the antenna really visible?
What's the light like?
How about the overall quality feel?

Sorry about all the questions, but as I haven't seen one yet and the fact that we've been keen to support these, I'm just really curious  :P ;D
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Re: GE Link LED light bulbs
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2014, 08:39:27 am »
OK let's see if I can answer all of your questions. I purchased the A19, 60watt equivalent. Its rated at 800 lumens. Looks on par with other similar LED bulbs I have purchased in terms of brightness, build quality and light output. I have a variety of bulbs I am comparing to at home including Philips, Cree, Ecosmart and now GE. The GE Link feels heavier than the others from extra electronics I assume. The antenna is visible inside but you can't see it when it is on.
The only negative I can find is, as with most LED bulbs, it only dims I'm guessing to 30% brightness. For a bulb under $15 that works with my Almond+ out of the box, this is a very minor complaint. Hope I answered all of your questions. I'm attaching a picture of the bulb so you can see the antenna.
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Re: GE Link LED light bulbs
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2014, 05:44:35 am »
Thanks, that just about does it.
Interesting design overall, it's quite like any other LED bulb I've seen.
The dimming part would be down to the driver IC used, or it might potentially be a firmware limitation.
It's always great when new things just work, as supporting all the different kind of sensors our there isn't as easy as you'd think.

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Re: GE Link LED light bulbs
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2014, 06:12:11 am »
are these bulbs available in the UK? or would these work in UK if ordered?
i don't know about differences in power

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Re: GE Link LED light bulbs
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2014, 11:44:44 am »
They're most likely 110V only, but I don't know for sure.
There's also a difference in the "screw" between North America and Europe and the UK does of course mostly use bayonet bulbs so...

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Re: GE Link LED light bulbs
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2014, 04:54:40 pm »
Just picked up 2 today  ;D. They detected and worked flawlessly.  Wife loves that they are dimmable.

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GE Link Bulb
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2014, 10:20:56 pm »
I noticed in the latest kickstarter email that the GE Link bulbs are supported. Can the almond+ dim these bulbs or is it strictly on/off functionality?

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Re: GE Link Bulb
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2014, 10:44:11 pm »
Intrested in the answer to this since I was thinking about buying a few....
Well I was actually going to buy them today but Home Depot did not have nay

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Re: GE Link Bulb
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2014, 11:16:21 pm »
There was another member posting about this is the tested section, so let's continue the conversation there:
http://forum.securifi.com/index.php/topic,1681.0.html

Short answer, is yes.

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Re: GE Link LED light bulbs
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2014, 12:18:26 pm »
Topics merged.

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Re: GE Link Bulb
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2014, 05:14:55 pm »
Intrested in the answer to this since I was thinking about buying a few....
Well I was actually going to buy them today but Home Depot did not have nay
As several have answered, yes they dim from the Almond+ app (at least the Android version). You should be able to pick them up online at Home Depot.com but some stores have already received shipment so they are available but may not be currently merchandised. Short answer, you may have to ask for them. Hope this helps...

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Re: GE Link LED light bulbs
« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2014, 01:25:33 pm »
In my city, they sell out the day they come in.

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Re: GE Link LED light bulbs
« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2014, 04:18:01 am »
In my city, they sell out the day they come in.

Same thing seems to happen here, though i've read mixed reviews on them too.

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Re: GE Link LED light bulbs
« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2014, 05:38:19 am »
The mixed reviews seem to have to do with the Wink hub though, but their new firmware seems to have fixed the issues.
That said, the dimming apparently doesn't go below 10%.
I have an Osram Sylvania bulb here and although it's a down light, it can dim to 1%.

 

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