DIN Rail Transformer (2nd Generation) for Ring Wired Video Doorbells

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The ring video door bell will be taking power continuously and thus a transformer intended for normal door bells may not be suitable as a power supply to a video door bell system. Probably better to get a bellbox, where the transformer is separate, that way you can switch the transformer at the consumer unit (mines in the garage). Or is it better to feed the new CU from the mains input of the old CU and have an RCD in the new CU instead of the isolator switch? It may be worth avoiding having a bellbox completely as it will not be used once you have the Ring Doorbell (+Chime). I don't want to use the adapter in the box (which delivers 24V / 500mA DC), as I don't want wires trailing unnecessarily.

But the real over-the-top thing would be to replace the whole consumer just because you need some more space for this. If, like most doorbells in Europe, your doorbell only works at 8-12 Volts AC, your existing transformer won't have enough power to support your Ring device, and will need to be replaced by the included 24 Volt Ring transformer.com/p/mk-sentry-4-module-unpopulated-enclosure-only-consumer-unit/6563p and other brands likewise, some can be purely 2 way.

I installed a transformer by my consumer unit that is 24v / 500mA DC, but Ring are saying this isn't correct and i need an AC transformer plus the separate power pack which i think converts from AC to DC).com/hc/en-us/articles/115000148786-Ring-Video-Doorbell-Pro-European-Version ,so needs to go into a CU. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Will the Honeywell Ding Dong 117 work with the Doorbell Wired when powered by the DIN Rail Transformer (2nd Gen), or should I be using a different chime in the UK? Also consider that door bell transformers are only supplying power while the door bell is being pressed.

If you go for the Byron, then the sparky is likely to put the Byron transformer in to the Consumer Unit, which would mean when you switch to the Pro2 you would have to open up the consumer unit itself to switch transformers.However, this gave a constant low level hum, loud enough that sitting in our living room to read, we could hear it (even though the transformer was in the hallway). Nevertheless a lower load than the nominal one destabilizes the voltage output, which by standard has a tolerance of 15% at full load but 100% with no load! If you have an existing doorbell, your new device can be installed with the included Din-Rail Transformer. The Ring support site and product naming is absolutely atrocious and my electrician has not been able to advise me. Not meaning to criticise, but I think it is more useful to explain how to safely fit it, rather than complain about what it isn't.

We then had the new Ring transformer fitted (at the same time as a Ring doorbell), and it solves the noise problem.An electrician recently installed a replacement transformer for one that had burnt out in my old door bell. This power supply needs to be fed from a circuit breaker, otherwise it has no protection in the event of a fault! Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere, but I have not been able to determine whether I have the right components for what should be a simple solution.