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Connections on 3 Plus with solar panels
I see only two screw connections on the back of my 3 Plus. Just want to confirm that these same two screws where I connect the solar charger are also the screws where I connect the wires that ring my chime - yes?? Neither the momentary current passing through when the button is pushed, nor the constant low current of the solar charger will interfere or damage the other system components??
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01-10-2020 05:50:17
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Tom, I wish you and Marley ([https://community.ring.com/t5/Video-Doorbells/3-Plus-with-Chime-where-to-put-the-resistor/m-p/60704#M19913](https://community.ring.com/t5/Video-Doorbells/3-Plus-with-Chime-where-to-put-the-resistor/m-p/60704#M19913)) would get together and create a nice wiring diagram fo
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02-10-2020 16:37:18
THi @Anon\_Y\_Mous. There are three components in a standard Doorbell circuit. The Doorbell, the transformer, and the chime kit. If you have a pre-existing doorbell circuit, you should have to do nothing more that remove the old doorbell and install you Ring Video Doorbell 3+. This link [here](https:
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05-10-2020 21:03:05
ATom: I have been working with electrical circuits since my military days in the 70s. I am quite comfortable working with just about anything with wires -- \*\*providing I know what I'm dealing with!!\*\* I know enough to understand that there may be factors I don't know about, and maybe I should
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08-10-2020 16:05:52
AAs I expected, it not only did not work - it almost burned up my chime! Just like I said, wiring everything to the two screws on the back of the camera put constant power to the chime. I walked into the house after I finished mounting the thing and immediately smell hot electrical. (I've stared do
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11-10-2020 20:37:53
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Hi @Anon\_Y\_Mous. If you are hardwiring your Ring Video Doorbell 3 to an in home chime kit, you do not need to also connect your Solar Panel. The hardwiring from the chime kit circuit is also connected to a doorbell transformer, which will serve as a trickle charger to your Ring Video Doorbell 3. More information about hardwiring can be found [here](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039083431-How-to-Physically-Install-Your-Ring-Video-Doorbell-3-Plus-With-an-Existing-Doorbell). If you have anymore questions, please give our support team a call at one of the numbers available [here](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/213608406). We’re taking additional steps to protect our team and help reduce the spread of COVID-19, so this has resulted in longer than normal wait times. If you are outside of the US, please read our response to COVID-19 [here](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360041597471) to see how to contact support.
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01-10-2020 21:40:35
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