I have 3 zones of landscape lighting (non-Ring brand) that will each require 1 Ring transformer (each zone is about 180W). Does this mean each transformer I get for each zone will require its own Ring Bridge? Or can 1 Ring Bridge handle all 3 zones? Thank you.
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I have 3 zones of landscape lighting (non-Ring brand) that will each require 1 Ring transformer (each zone is about 180W). Does this mean each transformer I get for each zone will require its own Ring Bridge? Or can 1 Ring Bridge handle all 3 zones? Thank you.
You would only need 1 Ring Bridge. You can only actually use 1 Bridge per household, but there should be no problem adding 3 Ring Transformers.
I’ve had my Ring Transformer for a little over a month now and am pretty happy with it. I only use it in dusk/dawn mode and no other schedule.
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The Ring Transformer is 200 watt unit, so 180 watts is a really high load. The rule of thumb is to leave 20% headroom, which would mean 160 watt load.
If some of your lights are halogen, you can replace the bulbs with LED. Www.voltlighting.com is a great source for those.
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Have you considered other vendors?? I tried Ring Transformer and I got disappointed with their auto-scheduling (sunset/sunrise) which never worked…
I am evaluating Home Depot’s transformer (Hampton Bay) which allows up to 3 different zones to be managed by only 1 device… definitely Ring’s recommendation to get 2 additional transformers is very $$$ convenient…