Connecting a new Mechanical chime
Hi, Posted this in the chime section but thinking maybe here you’ll have a solution. Just moved in to a newly renovated house. Hardwired the ring 2 to a transformer that works great and connected seamlessly to my wifi system. Now i’m trying to connect a simple mechanical chime I have the mechanical chime itself but the doorbell has 2 wires that connect to the transformer and that’s it. How do i connect it to my ring 2 so that it activates a simple ding dong mechanical ring when pressed? Thank you for your help! Meit
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09-05-2020 09:02:47
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Hi Marley, Thanks for the reply. I've looked through several videos and diagrams but they all have an existing chime, or are for hooking up more than one device or more than one chime. Mine is a new mechanical chime and the ring doorbell 2 is already hooked up with 2 wires to a stepdown transformer. There are no other wires. So, i'm not sure if i maybe i need a pro kit, just 2 additional wires from the chime to different ports in the transformer or maybe both? Where and how do i connect the chime to the transformer assuming that 2 ports are already used by the doorbell wires?
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12-05-2020 04:26:42
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Hi all, I recently successfully connected my Ring Pro 2 to two existing mechanical chimes, without delay issues that some people have experienced when doorbell pressed. Please see enclosed photos for reference. components as follows: 1 x din enclosure from Farnell (https://cpcfarnell.com/hylec/dn16t/ip66-general-p…), Relay from Amazon ( Taiss/AC 24V LED indicator Electromagnetic Coil Relay 8 Pins 10A DPDT 2NO+2NC with Socket Base, AC 24V), 1 x Power Pro V3, 2 x Newhouse Hardware CHM1 Door Bell Chime from Amazon, 2 x PROTEK Bell Transformer 16V Din Rail Mount Two Module BT8-16 from Amazon
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29-05-2024 02:10:59
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Marley_Ring
Good question @Meit! Our Video Doorbells are designed to be easily installed, whether a chime kit exists or not. This means that the wiring configuration required is no different than most existing standard doorbell button and chime kit setups. Your Transformer will power the chime kit and the Video Doorbell, and then your Video Doorbell will connect to your chime kit door terminal. Check out our [Wiring Diagrams](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/360027977911-Wiring-Diagrams-for-Ring-Video-Doorbell-2-Setup) for the Video Doorbell 2 for a visual on how this will look with wiring. Please also ensure the mechanical chime kit is compatible [here](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003008663-Ring-Video-Doorbell-2-Chime-Kit-Compatibility-List). I hope this helps! :)
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11-05-2020 06:51:51
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