ZEN73 LED 4-Color Indicator: Drill Hole in Wall Plate So It Can Be Seen?

I understand the 4-color indicator can't be seen with the wall plate installed.

Would it be possible to drill a little hole so that the led can be seen?

Thanks.

I found a picture on line that shows location of the led.
I don't see why I couldn't do it.
Anyway, ordered a couple.
Will let the group know how it turns out.
Maybe will use @jtp10181 's Universal Switch Driver on it. :slight_smile:

My normal ZEN driver should expose the settings for the LED on the toggle switches and dimmers even though Zooz does not document it very well.

The one I have installed I set it to blue, full brightness, and to be on when light is off. You can just faintly see it through the plate and it works as sort of switch locator in the dark.

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Maybe instead of drilling a hole through the plate, you could drill a hole from the back side but without going through the plate completely, just to make it possible for the LED to be seen through the plastic.

if you drill just a hole, you will need a pretty big hole or you won't see it unless right in front of it. Instead drill the hole for a light pipe for a cleaner look, this way the LED can be seen at an angle and will be bright. Light pipes are available in many forms, I would use a clear or frosted press fit panel mount model, just cut it at the desired length and fit in the hole you drilled (ad some CA glue if needed on the back).

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/filter/light-pipes/102

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Excellent!

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Thanks!

Now to find a 3mm drill bit, lol.

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You can use a numbered Imperial set in lieu of 3mm

You want #31 .120

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I'm fooling around with my new ZEN73LR toggle switch.

My assumption was false: the led appears to be in back of the toggle, and but at some distance.

There is some glowing around the perimeter of the toggle base, but the toggle doesn't light up brightly like the Jasco.

I don't know how the Jasco lights up-the toggle isn't clear. Perhaps there is an led in the toggle?

The ZEN has triangular security bits holding on the cover. I don't know how the Jasco is attached.

In any event, disassembly and comparison of both could be an option. As in the case with me, it could become a destructive examination.

The ZEN73LR does not have an airgap switch like the Jasco UltraPro 700, but the toggle is solid...like the older Jascos, likely because of the airgap design.

Could the light emanated be enough for my use? Perhaps. It's quite dim, especially during the day.
It's too bad Zooz couldn't make a tiny design change to illuminate the toggle.
Of course, they'll probably do that after I do a massive replacement, lol. @agnes.zooz ?

Also, and @jtp10181 might be interested in this, a physical operation of the switch results in an instant report. Operating it from the dashboard or device page yields a tiny delay. Neither is anything like the 2 second delay as seen with the Jasco for both modes of operation. (This is with the Advanced ZEN switch driver as well as the Z-wave universal switch driver).

While @jtp10181 's ZEN Advanced Switch driver currently does not support parameter 18 directly, (the parameter itself can be changed from within the driver), which enables/disables led flashing when a parameter is changed, I'm finding it useful since things are so dim, any additional attention is welcome.

I change parameters when disabling motion, for example. For led flashes, in green for some reason, before it goes to a solid blue.

Thank you for the feedback! I'll pass it on to our development team and if we get more requests for an illuminated toggle, we should be able to make that happen down the line.

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