Hi all,
I'm after some help installing my Ring Pro Doorbell.
I'm at the section I need to bypass my doorbells transformer but I'm unsure of the wires to connect.
I have attached the photo of the wires 6 wires I have. The wires that lead to my doorbell are 1 yellow and 1 red to one terminal and 1 blue and 1 black to the other.
I'm not sure on the cable to attach to the bridging cable.
Many thanks in advance
Doorbell wires
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Re: Doorbell wires
You should never "Bridge" (as you put it) a transformer. Doing so in effect puts a dead short circuit on it causing it to over heat and possibly catch fire.
If the transformer is no longer required, remove the mains supply (either by switching it off or removing it's adjacent fuse) then connect the two wires that were connected to it together.
If it will work or not depends what is on the other ends of the cables.
But I am under the impression that ring doorbells use the existing transformer?
If the transformer is no longer required, remove the mains supply (either by switching it off or removing it's adjacent fuse) then connect the two wires that were connected to it together.
If it will work or not depends what is on the other ends of the cables.
But I am under the impression that ring doorbells use the existing transformer?
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Re: Doorbell wires
Thank you for your reply.
Sorry for not being clear, I now have a 24v transformer in my fuse box to power the ring but I need to bypass the power to the mechanical sound.
On the photo, it shows 4 wires each connected to terminals 0,1,2,3,4 and the instructions are as follows.
Identify your doorbell’s power source
The wires on the left (0 and 3) are the wires that power
your doorbell’s physical mechanism (or in electrical
terms, its solenoid or coil), making it produce sound.
If you look closely, you can see thin wires from terminals
0 and 3 going to the hidden solenoid.
By contrast, terminals 1 and 2 are connected directly
to each other via a thin wire (meaning they aren’t
providing power to your doorbell).
In my case, I have 6 wires as per the attached photo so I'm unsure of the wires I need to connect as per the instructions to bypass my doorbell.
Sorry for not being clear, I now have a 24v transformer in my fuse box to power the ring but I need to bypass the power to the mechanical sound.
On the photo, it shows 4 wires each connected to terminals 0,1,2,3,4 and the instructions are as follows.
Identify your doorbell’s power source
The wires on the left (0 and 3) are the wires that power
your doorbell’s physical mechanism (or in electrical
terms, its solenoid or coil), making it produce sound.
If you look closely, you can see thin wires from terminals
0 and 3 going to the hidden solenoid.
By contrast, terminals 1 and 2 are connected directly
to each other via a thin wire (meaning they aren’t
providing power to your doorbell).
In my case, I have 6 wires as per the attached photo so I'm unsure of the wires I need to connect as per the instructions to bypass my doorbell.
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Re: Doorbell wires
I am confused?
You want to install a ring doorbell, you want to bypass your existing transformer, but you post a picture of your door bell.
You want to install a ring doorbell, you want to bypass your existing transformer, but you post a picture of your door bell.
Above are my opinions Below is my signature.
Would you hit a nail with a shoe because you don't have a hammer? of course not, then why work on anything electrical without a means of testing Click Here to buy a "tester" just because it works, does NOT mean it is safe.
If gloom had a voice, it would be me.
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Would you hit a nail with a shoe because you don't have a hammer? of course not, then why work on anything electrical without a means of testing Click Here to buy a "tester" just because it works, does NOT mean it is safe.
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