Is a "Load" wire reqired in smart bulb mode? (Blue-Series)

Switches Wiring Discussion
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#1

I have a 3-way non-neutral switch setup, and planned on using a blue series switch with an AUX switch in the far box with 3 conductors - exactly like this illustration : https://community.inovelli.com/uploads/default/original/2X/5/58ef3d88652b9fc97d85fef246960e17ee9fbc3c.png

However, it would be awesome to get the LED bar on the far side too using 2 Blues instead of the AUX, which is not supported since the near switch box doesn’t have a neutral.

I’m planning on using a zigbee (hue) bulb there and binding it to the switch anyway (and using SBM), so would it be possible to just wire both conductors to Line/neutral at the fixture and to both switches and leave the Load connection empty?

#3

Yes you can. You don’t need load if using it as a scene controller (bulb controller). However you’ll need to make sure your bulbs still get power.

Just wire up line and neutral.

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#4

And no SBM, as that only applies to a wired load.

#5

It’ll work fine. I have 2 red dimmers in my house without a load connected. Both are associated with another red dimmer that actually controls a load. In one location it’s a completely different circuit, I wired it that way on purpose knowing I could associate them as long as there was space in a box.

Zigbee works similar except you bind them to the bulbs to control the bulbs directly.

#6

Alright, thanks for the replies! Another question on this setup.
Since both of the Blues would just be “scene controllers” for the same bulb, would I still want to program them to Multi-way mode?

#7

No need!