Ring door bell install

[chris day]

Installing a door bell which needs a 24vac supply.
I normally use the din rail ransformer however the client want this door bell supplied from the local plug top.
I can find plenty of AC24v plug in supply units however none of the leads are long enough.
I would like to chop the plug, crimp and extend with bell wire.
THe question is before I buy a 24v plug is adapter has anyone simply chopped the plug off and extended with cimps before

 

[Pete999]

Supply a wireless bell

 

[Spoon]

Most of these come with a connector at the end. Just buy the mating part to it and solder the wires to it.

 

[Spoon]

 

[Squid]

What bell push does he have at the moment battery or transformer powered as spending £150 on a Ring then having it powered by a trailing lead seems pointless, I would rather go the extra mile and have it installed properly and powered from a step down CSU transformer.

British General 8-24V 8 VA Bell Transformer Module | Isolators & Devices | Screwfix.com - https://www.screwfix.com/p/british-general-8-24v-8-va-bell-transformer-module/8707P?tc=ST4&ds_rl=1248181&ds_rl=1245250&ds_rl=1249484&gclid=CjwKCAiAqIHTBRAVEiwA6TgJw6_SuLz5saOiD0-qvcwmRFqHycYY6n-w9Zif4vWMAd2v1on-Gad6FBoCefIQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CMGBt5mp4dgCFZMW0wodNswEFQ

 

[Sooby2]

I've just fitted a Ring Doorbell to my house and it was 8-24v AC . Are you sure you're reading the instructions right? I was thinking of using an old bell transformer I have that puts out 12v, but then read that the doorbell can be charged via the enclosed USB lead and lasts 6-12 months on the charge, depending on how it's used (always on live video drains the battery faster). So I didn't bother. When it gets low, a few hours charging on the USB will be enough.

But if I did choose to power it permanently, the old transformer and some bell wire would be sufficient.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

could you not just buy the transformer and whack it in a plastic enclosure then feed it with a spur/fcu and run teh bell wire from that? you could use the fcu as a isolator switch too