![]() ![]() ![]() They also say that the terminals pass 16 to 24 Volts alternating current when the button is pressed. They provide the terminals on the back of the unit for this purpose. Ring say the Doorbell 2 does work existing bells. If only I could find a good use for them! Overall cost, under $10 and I still have four spare bridge rectifiers. So instead of expecting the Ring unit to work as the switch for the chimes, it acts as a switched power source for a simple electrically operated bell push substitute. You need a component called a bridge rectifier which converts the alternating current to direct current and a miniature relay where that current can operate a simple electromechanical make and break contact which replaces the hundred year old bell push. ![]() My guy told me what the terminal output was and using that information, with a little help from a YouTube video about incompatible chimes with the the Ring unit, I was able to put together a modification which allows the Ring Video Doorbell 2 to close a simple make and break bell push. I found a Ring tech guy who knew a little more than the support agent who only knew what was written on his answers sheet. This does nothing for my system and with or without a diode never could. My system merely requires a simple make and break bell push and the Ring is an AC device which supplies 16-12V AC when the button is pushed. Update: Despite being originally told by a Ring customer service agent that my chime system was digital and therefore the placing of a diode across the terminals would solve the problem, this is not the case. ![]()
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