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PapaLanc

would this help?[https://www.amazon.com/HDE-Over-Extension-Cable-Adapter/dp/B004XYEXX4](https://www.amazon.com/HDE-Over-Extension-Cable-Adapter/dp/B004XYEXX4)

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03-06-2020 22:34:05

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Jmw1

Thanks very much for locating that. I read through the description and it supplies data but not power. I will see if I can get a ring engineer to tell me which two or so wires from the Micro USB side of the cable need to transmit the power, but thank you for your effort finding that

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04-06-2020 11:40:45

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Jmw1

Thanks. Because the wires were not ending in a USB cable I wound up cutting the wire on the micro USB cable and manually splicing them into the old cat five wires that I had in the wall. It seems to work and carries the 5 V nicely. Thank you for all your help

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08-06-2020 14:45:23

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MN2020

This is exactly what I am trying to do. Having spliced the micro usb and connected to the cat 5 at the panel end, how did you connect the other end? Did you find out which cables carry the 5V power? Thanks

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15-06-2020 04:27:23

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Jmw1

Actually the wire that I had going to the old alarm system was a 3 pair phone wire. I spliced the micro USB cable which only had two wires in it a red and a white one. I felt it didn’t matter which wire I connected the red and which I connected the white to as long as at the other end I connected th

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18-06-2020 01:00:42

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sweinstein89

Hi everyone, I'm running into an issue that hopefully someone can help out with. I'm trying to use my existing hard wiring from my old alarm keypad to power the ring one. I've purchased one of the adapters on amazon ([https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RDGR9GF/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_asin\_title\_o09

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13-10-2020 22:02:09

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ricktest
Hello, have you tested the DCV at both the source and far end?
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29-05-2021 22:19:58
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Caitlyn_Ring
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18-08-2022 23:28:38
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