Minka Aire WCS212 FULL FUNCTION WALL CONTROL - Review
Minka's helpful assortment of wall remote controls allows for you to adjust your ceiling fan to your every need. Features:Wall remote system Includes white finish inner/outer plates - 3 speed fan control - On/off pull plus range light dimmer - Wireless remote operation - Operates at distance of 40' - Can be used in conjunction with RC221 hand held remote control - Accommodates 12 volt battery (included)
Reviews of Minka Aire Wcs212 Full Function Wall Control
Light too bright -- steps to disable it
Rating by : S. Jones, 
The wall control works great but, as others have said (for this model and the previous WC212), when the power switch is on, the built-in LED backlight is unbelievably bright in a dark room (e.g., a bedroom). If this were in a kitchen and you wanted a night light, this would work OK, but in a bedroom or a rec room where you may watch TV in the dark, it is just horrible.
I was able to figure out where the LED light is and disable it, however, so while the backlight will never work again for me, that's fine and I no longer have to cover the darn thing up with electrical tape in order to sleep at night. I'm not having luck getting pictures up, but here's written instructions for disabling the light. It looks worse than it is -- about a 10-15 minute job total, including wiring it back into the wall.
1) Turn power circuit off and disconnect the controller from the wall.
2) There are 4 screws that hold the metal mounting bracket on. Unscrew them and remove the bracket. You technically don't need to do this but it makes the remaining steps easier.
3) There's a tab in each of the four corners of the back of the control. Using a small screwdriver to push those in and remove the back cover.
4) There are three screws that affix the back circuit board to the faceplate. Remove those, which will enable you to simply pull the back and faceplate straight apart. The screws are not the same sizes, so keep track of which you remove from where.
5) Looking at the back of the faceplate down where the switch slides, you'll see a small section of the circuit board with two gold dots -- that's where the LED light. You need to access the other side of it, however, so remove the clear(ish) plastic piece that covers the switch -- with a little work, you can slide it out.
6) Turn the faceplate over so that you're looking at the control buttons. Looking at the circuit board through the switch slot you'll be able to see the back of the area specified in step #5 -- that's the light! I just used a small eyeglass screw driver to scrape out the light/connection. Once that's gone, no more light!
7) Put the plastic switch cover back in and then reassemble that parts you took apart. Wire it back in the wall and you're done!
This obviously ruins the LED light for good but for those that dispise it (like me), it's necessary. If it weren't for this huge design flaw I'd give the controller a 5-star rating. If I weren't able to figure out how to disable it I would have given it 1-2 stars. 3 is the most I can give it. Hope the above steps help. I'll continue to try to get my pix loaded.
Great companion to the hand held remote
Rating by : Matt Smith,
I got this so we wouldn't have to go looking for the hand held remote control to turn the light on and off on our fan. I had to knock two stars off because the power switch is backlit with a super-bright blue LED. It is practically a night light. I found a review on another site somewhere (can't remember which) where the guy took it apart and disabled the LED. I'm thinking about trying that or putting a resistor in series to dim it considerably. Paint could help too.
Inadequate information in description
Rating by : Robert T. Haas, 
Part turned out to be the wrong part. Despite all the information on the web site being correct and the appearance of the product being identical to the needed part, the part has two sets of dip switches and thus will not work. Product needs more complete description
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