On Wed, 9 Jun 2021 16:07:42 +0100, "tim..."
wrote:

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I put the CFL back in

5W LED is just too damned bright to be turning on whilst you are sleepy

The fact that CFL often take a few seconds yo 'warm up' helps with
that.

makes of LED bulbs really ought to think about this

Some of the LED lamps that come on and off automatically as driven
from my Home Assistant system seem to 'ramp the on brightness'
slightly (quickly) and much more visually down when turning off
(compared when turning them off at the wall) so that change in
functionality is probably because they are being used 'smart'?

When they are off at the wall they are completely off (electrically)
of course whereas when off from Home Assistant they are still powered
but are set to zero light output.

If you set them to come on via a remote of some sort you can gave them
come on at whatever level is appropriate (and that could vary
depending on the time of day) but still be turned up or down as
required (same remote).

Cheers, T i m