stefan9107
DIY
I recently moved into a new house that had a ring camera hard wired using bell wire. This was also hooked up to the houses old chime. I didn't want the ring camera so switched it for Eufy C31 which I also want to hardwire in the same way. Unfortunately the transformer for the Ring only supplied 8VA and I need a whopping 30VA apparently... It did survive a while as the battery was fully charged, but over time it just lost power bit by bit.
The existing install has the transformer wired up to a 3-pin plug that goes into a socket under the stairs. So that I don't have to re-wire everything I want to use the same bell wire and a 3-pin plug, but just swap the transformer. The camera needs AC rather than DC so an LED driver is out, but I did find this Vemer DIN rail transformer that fits the bill.
The 3-pin obviously has an earth, which the transformer doesn't have the facility for... so what do I do with it?
I'm not planning put the transformer into the consumer unit as there isn't space, so I just want it standalone in its own enclosure.
Do I just use 2-core for the plug and forget the earth?
Do I leave the earth hanging and just tape up the end?
Do I extend the earth and run it to the consumer unit (also under the stairs not far away).
Any help is much appreciated?
The existing install has the transformer wired up to a 3-pin plug that goes into a socket under the stairs. So that I don't have to re-wire everything I want to use the same bell wire and a 3-pin plug, but just swap the transformer. The camera needs AC rather than DC so an LED driver is out, but I did find this Vemer DIN rail transformer that fits the bill.
The 3-pin obviously has an earth, which the transformer doesn't have the facility for... so what do I do with it?
I'm not planning put the transformer into the consumer unit as there isn't space, so I just want it standalone in its own enclosure.
Do I just use 2-core for the plug and forget the earth?
Do I leave the earth hanging and just tape up the end?
Do I extend the earth and run it to the consumer unit (also under the stairs not far away).
Any help is much appreciated?
- TL;DR
- Can I use a 3-pin plug and 240V mains socket to power a DIN rail transformer that then uses bell wire to go to a doorbell camera? If so, what do I do with the earth from the 3-core wire?
