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How to extend mechanical bell duration
Just installed a Ring hardwired bell in place of a traditional pushbutton at my elderly mother's property. I have managed to get it to operate the mechanical doorbells (and yes, they are bells, not chimes) but the Ring only closes the contacts for about half a second. That is not long enough to alert my mother - Ideally I would like the bells to continue to ring while the button is held, but if that is not possible, I need to be able to set the bells to ring for about two or three seconds. I would also like to defeat the 60-second 'guard' timer which seems to prevent a second push of the button. 60 seconds is too long. 30 might be OK. How can I adjust these parameters? (I could add hardware to resolve the 'short ring' problem, but I can't get round the 60 second dead time).
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05-08-2021 07:18:14
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Tom_Ring
Hi @Broomwood. Unfortunately, there is not a way to change how this operates. If you are looking for something that plays for a longer duration, I would suggest a [Chime](https://ring.com/products/chime-gen2) or an [Amazon Echo Dot](https://www.amazon.com/b?&node=9818047011&tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=467435445481&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15162654946750743373&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1024403&hvtargid=kwd-42151780042&ref=pd_sl_7id887oncj_e&www.amazon.com/dp/B07XJ8C8F5?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=467435445481&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15162654946750743373&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1024403&hvtargid=kwd-42151780042&ref=pd_sl_4ee0m9kexv_e). These are things that you can plug into a wall outlet and set the type on tone you hear, as well as the volume. I hope this is a good option for you.
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09-08-2021 07:41:43
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