Seeking reliable z-wave plus US mini-plug outlet

[aaiyar]

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I currently have a Neo Coolcam Power Plug, but it appears to be causing some z-wave or Hubitat issues.

What issues are these?

The only issue that I had with mine was that it would only communicate at 9.6 kbps, even though it was a zwave+ device.

There is an antenna modification described for these devices (to expose the internal antenna) that apparently makes a dramatic difference. @kkossev described it in this post:

Neo Coolcam Smart Plugs have flaky antenna?

My workaround for the same problem ... [image] Google for "NEO Coolcam Z-wave plus plug range upgrade" Works OK for me, as the NEO Coolcam power plug is located inside the kitchen under sink storage, so usually no one reaches there and I consider the mod relatively safe. There are three brick walls between my C7 and the Neo Coolcam plug and after the modification it works without problems ( no drop offs, no noticeable delays ) : [image]

I noticed that adding an external antenna to my C-7 Hubitat also made a huge difference. My unmodified NEO CoolCam plugs now connect at 100 kbps and are very responsive. The plug below, which used to connect only at 9.6 kbps, now connects at 100 kbps .....

So before you purchase new plugs, you might consider the antenna mod described by @kkossev, or adding an external z-wave antenna to your Hubitat.