Hello, all.
What would be the correct (safest, from an electrical standpoint) parts to use to turn off an intercom speaker? The speaker has the following ratings:
Size: 2.5 inches
Watts: .3 watts
Amps: 0.0816
Volts: 3.674
Resistance: 45 ohms
Purpose: I live in a rental building plagued by visitors who have horrific social skills. It seems that every visitor here thinks along these lines: "We need to see someone in apartment 13 but they're taking to long to answer the door. I know! We'll just ring apartment 2, 3, and 7. Surely someone there will answer us!" My intercom doesn't have a volume control and I have gotten to the point where if I don't install one myself, I may need to begin calling the police.
It is essential that any part I install in the intercom be safe from an electrical perspective. This is a rental, and the potentiometer I use must never cause a fire risk. I will install the pot at point in the present intercom circuit where the wires meet the speakers. Thank you in advance for your replies!
What would be the correct (safest, from an electrical standpoint) parts to use to turn off an intercom speaker? The speaker has the following ratings:
Size: 2.5 inches
Watts: .3 watts
Amps: 0.0816
Volts: 3.674
Resistance: 45 ohms
Purpose: I live in a rental building plagued by visitors who have horrific social skills. It seems that every visitor here thinks along these lines: "We need to see someone in apartment 13 but they're taking to long to answer the door. I know! We'll just ring apartment 2, 3, and 7. Surely someone there will answer us!" My intercom doesn't have a volume control and I have gotten to the point where if I don't install one myself, I may need to begin calling the police.
It is essential that any part I install in the intercom be safe from an electrical perspective. This is a rental, and the potentiometer I use must never cause a fire risk. I will install the pot at point in the present intercom circuit where the wires meet the speakers. Thank you in advance for your replies!