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Help me understand the electronics in my doorbell

I'd like to hook up a small raspberry pi project to my apartment's doorbell. I've taken the case off to take a look at the wiring and it looks pretty simple, but I have some questions about it; apart from some breadboard experiments I'm an complete newbie to electronics. [more inside]
posted by whir on Apr 4, 2013 - 5 answers

 

Ring my bell

Where might I find a replacement (low-profile) doorbell transformer that is similar to this? It is about the size of a Matchbox or Hot Wheels toy car and has FRONT, REAR and TRANS connectors. The replacement transformer I bought looks like this, which is about the size of a tennis ball and has white, black and green wires, but no FRONT, REAR and TRANS connectors. Big chain hardware stores shrug their shoulders, lighting stores only carry the big TF I linked to, so where might someone go to find something like this, to fix an older doorbell? [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Jul 15, 2012 - 5 answers

Doorbell etiquette

You get home with two bags of groceries. Do you ring the doorbell so that your flatmate lets you in or do you drop your bags, fetch your keys and let yourself in? [more inside]
posted by Milau on Jun 23, 2012 - 60 answers

Laying Out the Unwelcome Mat

Are there good reasons to answer the door to strangers? [more inside]
posted by Edogy on Apr 12, 2012 - 76 answers

PLEASE help me break my dog of terrorizing the delivery people!

PLEASE help me break my dog of terrorizing the delivery people! [more inside]
posted by lemonade on Sep 9, 2011 - 11 answers

I didn't know a doorbell could confuse me.

Broken doorbell button. Do I have to buy a new chime? [more inside]
posted by pdb on Jan 4, 2010 - 4 answers

Help me wire a wireless doorbell switch.

Help me wire a wireless doorbell switch. [more inside]
posted by Big_B on Aug 12, 2009 - 5 answers

What to do about an old doorbell?

What can I do about my doorbell? [more inside]
posted by gleuschk on Oct 11, 2008 - 9 answers

What is this mystery button?

What is this button in my friend's house? [more inside]
posted by sa3z on Aug 2, 2008 - 17 answers

Needing a "dual" doorbell or intercom system.

I need to purchase a new doorbell and/or intercom system and have some questions... [more inside]
posted by Manhasset on Mar 22, 2006 - 2 answers

Where can I buy a doorbell featuring the cruise ship dinner chime?

Can someone buy a doorbell that plays those "chimes" that we hear as the dinner announcement on cruise ships? [more inside]
posted by stst399 on Dec 10, 2005 - 2 answers

Doorbell Placement

2 family home, shared my myself and a friend of mine. I am in the second floor unit, he is in the first floor unit. Wireless Doorbells are put on one on top of the other, since that is where there is space. Should the second floor doorbell be on top because it is the top floor, or should the first floor doorbell be on top because it would be considered the first unit of the building?
posted by benjh on Oct 8, 2004 - 7 answers

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