I am planing on doing the following can anyone confirm if its safe
I'm going to install a ring door bell pro.
It needs 16-24vac to run and comes with a 16-24vad din rail transformer.
This is just no practical for me to use the din transformer souktion because the existing doorbell cable for the door push goes to the original chime in the hall way which is a long way from the consumer untit. Its also int the middle of the wall so can't swap the existing chime for a new unit to house the din transformer.
So my solution is this
I purchased a 18vac 1amp plug in adaptor.
I'm going to cut the end off the adaptor and run it up in to the chime box.
I'm then going to connect the adaptor to the two bells wires so it sends power from the plug adaptor in to the bell wires too the doorbell.
I'm not going to connect the chime I'm just using that to house the connection
Is this safe.
I tested the voltage and its showing as 20vac even though its a 18vac adaptor but can take a load of 24 vac
The power adaptor gets warm but would expect that
Do you think its safe
As its only like using the ac adaptor to power the doorbell which you can buy and can be done but I'm using the bell wire to carry the load to the doorbell it's self
Any help would be appricated
I'm going to install a ring door bell pro.
It needs 16-24vac to run and comes with a 16-24vad din rail transformer.
This is just no practical for me to use the din transformer souktion because the existing doorbell cable for the door push goes to the original chime in the hall way which is a long way from the consumer untit. Its also int the middle of the wall so can't swap the existing chime for a new unit to house the din transformer.
So my solution is this
I purchased a 18vac 1amp plug in adaptor.
I'm going to cut the end off the adaptor and run it up in to the chime box.
I'm then going to connect the adaptor to the two bells wires so it sends power from the plug adaptor in to the bell wires too the doorbell.
I'm not going to connect the chime I'm just using that to house the connection
Is this safe.
I tested the voltage and its showing as 20vac even though its a 18vac adaptor but can take a load of 24 vac
The power adaptor gets warm but would expect that
Do you think its safe
As its only like using the ac adaptor to power the doorbell which you can buy and can be done but I'm using the bell wire to carry the load to the doorbell it's self
Any help would be appricated