Second door bell connection

[Rudie]

Ah ok will try that shortly...

 

[Echo the husky]

Here's the original
So it's connected to the same terminals as the White wires are which are connected to the door bell button.

No it's connected as my picture.

 

[Rudie]

Yes that works thanks! The second chime does a full ding dong but the original does less of a ding dong. So does this mean I need a more powerful transformer?

 

[Taylortwocities]

Put your multimeter across the transformer set to AC VOLTS.
What voltage is shown
1 without the button pressed
2 with the button pressed

 

[Rudie]

Ok mate will do this tomorrow

 

[333rocky333]

Here is a pic. It's the same reading on both chimes. When the button is pressed down, the reading drops to 0 and then back up to 15 when button is released.

Sounds like you was measuring across the 2 wires to the bell push, instead of the two left hand terminals, test voltage at the 2 left points shown in freddos picture

 

[Rudie]

Here's the output I think it's the right setting without button pressed. When it's pressed the reading goes up and down so didn't take a pic of that. Unless I have the setting wrong on multi meter?

 

[Rudie]

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[Rudie]

Unpressed ...

 

[Echo the husky]

Your meter is set wrong you should be measuring AC volts not ohms!!

 

[Rudie]

I tried that but it reads 0 with the - flashing

 

[Echo the husky]

It should read 0 normally, then something else when the button is held in.

 

[Rudie]

10.3 same as what it says on the transformer

 

[Taylortwocities]

This is like pulling teeth… I cannot believe there have been 57 posts about a couple of door bells….

So………….. 10.3v is that without the button pressed?
if so
what is the reading when the button is pressed??

 

[Rudie]

Hi it's 0v without no press, 10.3v with button pressed.