Ring door bell camera? Or the transformer ???

[new-master]

Why those the low volt transformer keep blowing up?
This is my fifth transformer I install.
And it only powers ring doorbell camera for 10 to 20 minutes and then it burns the transformer.
It’s the camera or the circuit.
Anyone been through this before?

I even replace the low wire thinking it was shorting somewhere in the wall

Then I got a new ring door bell camera thinking it was the camera that was faulty

And still blows it





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[hillbilly1]

Sounds like it is wired as a dead short, if I remember correctly, if used with the existing door bell, the Ring is wired in series, just like replacing a push button. The door bell is probably melted.

 

[ptonsparky]

What are the requirements for the camera? I’ve never hooked one up but hadn’t heard of it being difficult either.

 

[Greentagger]

1875ma on secondary output doesnt seem like much at all. Have you checked the load requirements for Ring?

 

[LarryFine]

Is there a chime in the circuit? The camera is not supposed to be connected directly to a transformer.

 

[MD Automation]

Is there a chime in the circuit? The camera is not supposed to be connected directly to a transformer.

Agreed. In the absence of a chime, you are supposed to install a resistor in series. I would assume it's in the doorbell documentation somewhere.

A traditional chime in the circuit acts like a current limiter. Without it, the poor little transformer won't last long.

 

[new-master]

What are the requirements for the camera? I’ve never hooked one up but hadn’t heard of it being difficult either.

16-24 ac


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[new-master]

Is there a chime in the circuit? The camera is not supposed to be connected directly to a transformer.

I took out the old chime. It’s just going from a 15 amp breaker to the transformer


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[new-master]

I took out the old chime. It’s just going from a 15 amp breaker to the transformer


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In front of Transformers, going out to the ring doorbell camera


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[LarryFine]

I took out the old chime.

That's why I asked. The camera is meant to have a doorbell in series with it.

See post #6. You need a 25-ohm, 50-watt resistor in place of the chime.

Or, install a chime/doorbell somewhere.



And, yes, the resistor will be warm 24/7, expending power as heat.

 

[packersparky]

My ring doorbell is wired without any chime or resistor.

https://ring.com/support/articles/i76ke/Wiring-Diagrams-for-Ring-Video-Doorbell-Wired

 

[LarryFine]

My ring doorbell is wired without any chime or resistor.

https://ring.com/support/articles/i76ke/Wiring-Diagrams-for-Ring-Video-Doorbell-Wired

That must be a different model.

 

[synchro]

My ring doorbell is wired without any chime or resistor.

https://ring.com/support/articles/i76ke/Wiring-Diagrams-for-Ring-Video-Doorbell-Wired

That must be a different model.

Yes, that diagram must be for a first generation Video Doorbell. The following has wiring diagrams for a second generation Video Doorbell, and it shows that an existing doorbell or a resistor needs to be place in series to limit the current.

https://ring.com/support/articles/c83mm/Wiring-Diagrams-for-Ring-Video-Doorbells

 

[packersparky]

Yes, that diagram must be for a first generation Video Doorbell. The following has wiring diagrams for a second generation Video Doorbell, and it shows that an existing doorbell or a resistor needs to be place in series to limit the current.

https://ring.com/support/articles/c83mm/Wiring-Diagrams-for-Ring-Video-Doorbells

I have a 2nd gen, and it is not wired like any of the diagrams in your link. It is connected per the link I posted. He must have a 1st gen (diagram is the last diagram in your link).

 

[Little Bill]

Some of the last ones I installed required a jumper in the chimes if there was one. All I have installed without a chime/ding-dong, have required the resistor.

All the transformer is doing is keeping the battery charged.

 

[packersparky]

Some of the last ones I installed required a jumper in the chimes if there was one. All I have installed without a chime/ding-dong, have required the resistor.

All the transformer is doing is keeping the battery charged.

This link brings you to a chart from Ring and details when a resistor is required. It is only required for a few models.

https://support.help.ring.com/hc/en-au/articles/360044443152-Hardwiring-your-Ring-Video-Doorbell

 

[new-master]

Thanks to everyone, I bought the resistor and I’ll be installing it tomorrow


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