# Looking for a bulb with a low start brightness **URL:** \ **Category:** Devices\ **Created:** [August 29, 2018, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-a-bulb-with-a-low-start-brightness/815 "2018-08-29T13:02:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Marcel\_Visser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcel_visser/32/66024_2.png) [@Marcel\_Visser](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Visser)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-a-bulb-with-a-low-start-brightness/815/1 "2018-08-29T13:02:26Z")
Hello guys and girls! I’m looking for a bulb that can start at very low lux. Most bulbs I have tested, like hue or ikea have a start brightness wich is allready very bright. I like to use it as a wakeup light… Only one I have seen is the philips hue go light, but Im looking for a E27 bulb. Anyone an idea? ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-a-bulb-with-a-low-start-brightness/815/2 "2018-08-29T14:24:13Z")
My best guess will be that ur cutting off the power of the bulb? I know the IKEA bulbs start at the level they went off. They are also selling the E27 version. Mind u!! If u buy the 1000lm it’s gonna be a tiny bit hard to include it to Homey. Make sure u buy all the rest of them except the 1000lm!! ---
**Author:** ![Marcel\_Visser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcel_visser/32/66024_2.png) [@Marcel\_Visser](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Visser)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-a-bulb-with-a-low-start-brightness/815/3 "2018-08-29T15:04:16Z")
So you mean I have to dim the voltage that comes on the bulb to dim it further? Is there really no bulb wich start at only a few lux when it is set to 1%? ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-a-bulb-with-a-low-start-brightness/815/4 "2018-08-29T15:11:37Z")
> [@Marcel\_Visser](#): > > So you mean I have to dim the voltage that comes on the bulb to dim it further? No i did not mean that. But when u cut the power of a Hue bulb ( in any state of dim level) and u put the power back on it will start at 100% dim level. The IKEA start at the level he was when he was on. So, do u cut the power when u put it off? ---
**Author:** ![Marcel\_Visser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcel_visser/32/66024_2.png) [@Marcel\_Visser](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Visser)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-a-bulb-with-a-low-start-brightness/815/5 "2018-08-29T15:19:04Z")
Aaaah I understand what you mean. But thats not the point. Thing is, when I dim the bulbs from ikea or hue to 1% by example, they are still very bright. I like to dim them even further, but that is not possible. An philips wake up light has a start brightness of only a few lux, and become brighter minute by minute. I like to simulate that effect with a E27 bulb, but cannot find a good one for that… Do you understand? ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-a-bulb-with-a-low-start-brightness/815/6 "2018-08-29T15:24:37Z")
Ah, ok. Now I understand yes. Then I can’t help u any further because I don’t have any other E27 bulbs here connected to Homey. Sorry. I can say that the Philips Hue ledstrip V2 is very nice dimable but then u say that’s not E27! 😂 ---
**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-a-bulb-with-a-low-start-brightness/815/7 "2018-08-29T15:32:56Z")
You need to find a lamp with the lowest possible brightness at max, the lowest E27 that Ikea sells is 600 Lumen. If you could do with a E14 you could get one at 400 Lumen. The question remains how bright it will be at 1%, will it be 4 Lumen (for the E14 one) or higher… (I have some 350 Lumen GU10 spots that are still to bright at their lowest setting so I share your experience) ---
**Author:** ![HTilburgs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/htilburgs/32/12253_2.png) [@HTilburgs](https://community.homey.app/u/HTilburgs)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-a-bulb-with-a-low-start-brightness/815/8 "2018-08-29T15:54:58Z")
I’ve a Yeelight LED Color Bulb and can start at a very low brightness and change it slowly to max. ---
**Author:** ![Marcel\_Visser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcel_visser/32/66024_2.png) [@Marcel\_Visser](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Visser)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-a-bulb-with-a-low-start-brightness/815/9 "2018-08-29T21:53:42Z")
Jup, I’m also using one of those hue ledstrings, and indeed, they are perfect! But i’m looking for a bit cheaper solution… @HTilburgs: Thanks for the info! Do you know if there are also Zigbee versions of those lights? Or only Wifi… In that case, I can try the wifi version… Are there specific Yeelight bulbs that I need? Or is there just one Yeelight E27 color version… ---
**Author:** ![Coen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/coen/32/10851_2.png) [@Coen](https://community.homey.app/u/Coen)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-a-bulb-with-a-low-start-brightness/815/10 "2018-08-30T12:42:18Z")
Could replace those expensice strips, haven’t tried it myself yet. But planning on buying soon: > **[DIY GUIDE: Build your own cheap Philips Hue LED Strips](https://char.gd/blog/2018/building-better-cheaper-philips-hue-led-strips)** > > Philips Hue is great, but their Lightstrip LED strips are too expensive. Here's how you can build your own Hue Lightstrips in under an hour, on the cheap. ---
**Author:** ![Hermann\_Stengel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hermann_stengel/32/12501_2.png) [@Hermann\_Stengel](https://community.homey.app/u/Hermann_Stengel)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/looking-for-a-bulb-with-a-low-start-brightness/815/11 "2020-01-12T16:00:55Z")
Hi Coen, did you already test the setup? When I read it it sounds quite promising but I want to know for sure this is compatible with Homey.