In the past, smart switch users in older homes that lack neutral wiring had to cough up the cash for a wireless hub to make their switches work, but C by GE recently announced new—and hubless—smart ...

Thinking about adding some smarts to your home’s light fixtures? In our latest blog post, we dive into the world of smart light switches and review the Aqara Smart Light Switch (No Neutral). This ...

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This article discusses many common misunderstandings about the function of the neutral wire and its relation to power problems. The subjects of dedicated lines, phase reversal, isolation transformers, ...

Older homes sometimes lack a neutral wire (which is typically white) in every box where a light switch is installed. That can be big problem for smart switch upgrades, which almost universally require ...

This design example report describes a two-wire (no neutral), wide range, non isolated flyback, bluetooth wall switch using Link Switch-TN2 family of devices. It has an input voltage of 90 VAC-277 VAC ...

You’ll need to make a raft of decisions before you choose which smart switches to install in your home, and your choices will be influenced by everything from the ...

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