Issues Connecting with Cree Connected Bulbs

[eternalwolf (Steven)]

I came across this thread earlier:

Cree to offer Zigbee LED smart bulb

If you put smart bulbs into dimming fixtures that used to control dumb bulbs it’s very likely that the problem is incompatibility between the switch and the bulb. Not a problem with the bulb. The fixture will be expecting at least a 50 draw, won’t get it, and everything goes bananas. Try the same bulbs in a fixture not controlled by a dimmer switch that changes current flow and see if it’s any better.

Looks like others have also had problems pairing it with the Cree bulbs in the past. Unfortunately, the thread looks like it’s been dead for the past 3 months or so, so I don’t know if the problem still persists.

Anyone still having issues pairing with the Cree bulb? I’m going to run to a different Home Depot this afternoon, see if they have a different batch of bulbs, and if maybe the batch that I pulled two from was defective. Fingers crossed!