Ring Doorbell Power Source Battery

Some important facts for people planning on using this optional alternate configuration for their ring video doorbell 2.

Ring doorbell power source battery.

The rechargeable battery that comes included with your ring video doorbell is designed to power your device without being connected to an external power source. The solar charger is convenient power to help charge and extend the battery life of your ring video doorbell 2. I have a ring 2 that is just over 2 years old. Problems can arise however when a doorbell mechanism draws so much power that there s not enough left over to power your ring video doorbell pro.

This article will tell you how to connect a ring doorbell directly to a low voltage 8 24v ac transformer. The solar charger for the ring video doorbell 2 is a small device that can be mounted behind your ring video doorbell 2. For more information about battery life and recharging your ring video doorbell visit the charging guide. It will need to be recharged on a regular basis.

Ring doorbell2 started showing power source as battery after 2 years. Use the corner kit to angle your ring video doorbell. Your ring video doorbell pro is designed to draw power from the same 16 volt ac power transformer as your internal doorbell mechanism. Power your video doorbell 2 and extend its battery life with the help of a solar power source.

The other day i received an email saying i needed to recharge the battery. It relies on the battery for that. In order to maximize the lifetime of the battery the ring video doorbell 3 waits for the battery to hit below 90 before using the wired power to recharge the battery. Power your video doorbell 3 or video doorbell 3 plus and extend its battery life with the help of a solar power source.

Even if your power source supplies 16 volts ac or greater resistance in your wires often due to excessive length or gauge of the wires can keep ring pro from receiving enough power to function. If you would like to avoid charging your battery by directly connecting your ring video doorbell 1st generation to a transformer it s possible if you don t have an existing doorbell. If you don t have an existing doorbell it s possible to connect a ring doorbell 2 directly to a low voltage 8 24v ac transformer 40v maximum at 50 60hz. I bought a ring video doorbell just a little over a year ago and i too have experienced battery drainage necessitating frequent battery charging.

Hardwired transformer for video doorbell pro. 1st time that has ever happened so i looked at the device health and it showed the power source was battery and not hardwired.