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Old 08-15-2024, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
I replaced my doorbell button with a Ring device and connected the 2 button wires to the Ring device. The wires do 2 things, they allow the old doorbell to ring and they keep the Ring battery charged. No need to add a transformer or anything else.
There are a few different levels of Ring doorbells. The higher end units do require 16-24 VAC and 10-40 VA for all the functionality to work so a transformer upgrade is needed.