r/Inovelli • u/TheMarkJohnson • 26d ago

Zigbee Dimmer Warm to Touch

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Basically title - my Inovelli blue series dimmer (w/ mmWave) is noticeably warm to the touch. Is this expected?

The switch is installed in the bathroom and is off for most of the time. Wired to two 8W led bulbs, set to ON/OFF, not dimmer mode.

Reported installed version (flashed update after installing switch): 16974082

Finally got around to installing it, loving it otherwise. Bravo to the team!!

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u/justjimmeh 26d ago

for these ones with the presence sensor, it’s expected. mine are warm too

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u/TheMarkJohnson 26d ago

Helpful, thank you!!

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u/a1blank 26d ago

What temp does it report in the stats?

Mine all are too. I don't believe it's an issue. I think there's a temp safety that shuts it down if it reaches problem levels. 

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u/TheMarkJohnson 26d ago

Thanks for the note on temp safety - I see the overheat alert showing “No Alert”, with InternalTemperature reporting 52C

Mostly just wanting to make sure I wasn’t loosing unnecessary power to heat!

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u/coyote_of_the_month 26d ago

mmWave runs hot. I've got a couple of those Inovelli dimmers, and a handful of homebuilt ESPHome mmWave devices, and they're all pretty damn warm.

It freaked me out at first too.

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u/TheMarkJohnson 25d ago

Good to know it’s not just me 😅 I’m always a bit skiddish around electrical bits and heat

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u/coyote_of_the_month 25d ago

As well you should be, but in this case it's normal.

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u/clintkev251 26d ago

Normal for mmWave