The instructions do not require a resistor like it needed for the 1st Gen VD?
@MM6 wrote:
The instructions do not require a resistor like it needed for the 1st Gen VD?
Without a pre-existing house bell chime, Yes @MM6 , you are correct. The Ring Video Doorbell “2nd Gen / 2020 Release”, Ring Video Doorbell 3, and Ring Video Doorbell “3 Plus” all do not need the resistor. And a transformer like this can be directly connected to them:
https://ring.com/collections/all-products/products/video-doorbell-plugin-adapter-gen-2
The older models of Ring Video Doorbell 1st Gen and Ring Video Doorbell 2 (discontinued) do require a 50 watt 25 Ohm wirewound resistor for without a pre-existing house bell chime.
https://ring.com/collections/all-products/products/wirewound-resistor
Thank you. Its a boon to not have to mess around with soldering.
@MM6 wrote:
Thank you. Its a boon to not have to mess around with soldering.
Oh @MM6 although this doesn’t change the fact that your Ring Video Doorbell 3 does NOT need a resistor , I wanted to make a correction to what I wrote in my initial answer. In case someone else has the Ring Video Doorbell “2nd Generation/2020 Release” I incorrectly wrote it too doesn’t need a resistor, when actually it does. So, my corrected answer should read:
Without a pre-existing house bell chime, Yes @MM6 , you are correct. The Ring Video Doorbell “2nd Gen / 2020 Release”, Ring Video Doorbell 3, and Ring Video Doorbell “3 Plus” all do not need the resistor. And a transformer like this can be directly connected to them:
https://ring.com/collections/all-products/products/video-doorbell-plugin-adapter-gen-2
The older models of Ring Video Doorbell 1st Gen, and the Ring Video Doorbell 2 (discontinued), and **even the new Ring Video Doorbell “2nd Gen/2020 Release” ** do require a 50 watt 25 Ohm wirewound resistor for without a pre-existing house bell chime.
ADDED:
https://ring.com/collections/all-products/products/wirewound-resistor
Sorry about the initial mistake about the Doorbell “2nd Gen/2020 Release” and I hope I didn’t confuse any owners of this doorbell model.