Hi all, my first post. I am just about zero in electronics knowledge, so had trouble identifying the correct key words for a search in the forum. So please accept apology if I should have found the answer already posted!!
Situation. I moved into a two storey rental house, so can't punch holes in walls etc. The door bell is downstairs and I can't hear it upstairs. I want to put in an extension ringer.
The existing doorbell is part of a mains powered 25 year old Electron Home Comms system. There is:
(1) a push button switch at the front gate (50 meters away and I can't replace it, and I don't want a second switch installed there)
(2) stepdown transformer somewhere hidden behind the internal walls delivering 6 volts (I can't get to it, only have access to the 6 volt wires
(3) 6 volt Friedland brand chimes (accessible)
What I tried to do:
I purchased a wireless doorbell system. The remote button unit can be opened and the PCB is accessible. My idea was to connect it in parallel to the wires from the cable that runs from the existing switch. So when the existing switch is closed, both (1) the old Friedland chime will ring and (2) the circuit will close on my new switch, triggering the wireless bell.
Seemed like a good idea, until discovering I don't have access to the wire running from the original button.
What to do next?
Your help please! Is there a simple way (yes, I own a soldering iron) that I can take the 6v that goes to the old Friedland chime to trigger my new wireless switch? I.e. I just have to have a method to close the circuit on the new switch.
Or is there some better solution altogether?
Thanks!
Situation. I moved into a two storey rental house, so can't punch holes in walls etc. The door bell is downstairs and I can't hear it upstairs. I want to put in an extension ringer.
The existing doorbell is part of a mains powered 25 year old Electron Home Comms system. There is:
(1) a push button switch at the front gate (50 meters away and I can't replace it, and I don't want a second switch installed there)
(2) stepdown transformer somewhere hidden behind the internal walls delivering 6 volts (I can't get to it, only have access to the 6 volt wires
(3) 6 volt Friedland brand chimes (accessible)
What I tried to do:
I purchased a wireless doorbell system. The remote button unit can be opened and the PCB is accessible. My idea was to connect it in parallel to the wires from the cable that runs from the existing switch. So when the existing switch is closed, both (1) the old Friedland chime will ring and (2) the circuit will close on my new switch, triggering the wireless bell.
Seemed like a good idea, until discovering I don't have access to the wire running from the original button.
What to do next?
Your help please! Is there a simple way (yes, I own a soldering iron) that I can take the 6v that goes to the old Friedland chime to trigger my new wireless switch? I.e. I just have to have a method to close the circuit on the new switch.
Or is there some better solution altogether?
Thanks!