hello and welcome to another video
today i'm reviewing a brilliant smart smart wi-fi dimmer mech
it's a wi-fi enabled smart dimmer switch
this particular example is a retail display that was thrown out
keep in mind that this is a used maybe superseded item
you can buy a new one on ebay for about AUD$75
here are some close-ups of the device itself
it's operated by push button
even without smart functionality it's nice to use
before we try it out we'll go through the technical specifications
it can handle a 200 watt load
it connects to 2.4 gigahertz wi-fi
it's compatible with alexa google assistant and ifttt
it does work with apple devices but i guess not apple home
that shouldn't stop you connecting it to siri
as you can see here they've got a few different products
this one's a slave dimmer, wasn't able to click on that
okay now we'll do a factory reset
we press the button nine times it should then start flashing
next we go into the brilliant smart app
this is where reading the instructions may have helped
but i did the right thing, clicked on connect the wi-fi and entered my details
it had trouble finding the network
eventually i went into my settings
and then went out again and it connected this time
while connecting the light will turn on and off a few times
i've sped this part up eight times
now that's done we can test it out
we can turn it on or off by tapping the screen
and we can adjust the dimmer
here's the live view.
the touchscreen was bugging out while i filmed this part
later i realised it was because i had the charge lead plugged in
does anyone know why that happens?
here on the iphone i've added it as a widget
you can turn it on or off from the lock screen
okay let's open it up and have a look
first i'll get the power cord off
i'm guessing it was made on week 36 of 2019
it's held together by these four clips
fantastic camerawork! 😂
there we go, you can see on the top there
is the wi-fi module
it's very well made
here's some better shots
i won't remove any of the components, you'll have to come to your own conclusions about how it's made
it's actually got two leds
well that's it for this video
i didn't go into the more technical aspects
there's a lot of things you can do with scenes and connectivity with other smart devices
my thoughts, having a wi-fi enabled light switch could be handy
what do you think?
thanks for watching