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.
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posted by whir
on Apr 4, 2013 -
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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?
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posted by Blazecock Pileon
on Jul 15, 2012 -
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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?
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posted by Milau
on Jun 23, 2012 -
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I need to purchase a new doorbell and/or intercom system and have some questions...
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posted by Manhasset
on Mar 22, 2006 -
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Can someone buy a doorbell that plays those "chimes" that we hear as the dinner announcement on cruise ships?
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posted by stst399
on Dec 10, 2005 -
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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 -
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