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I recently purchased a ring doorbell pro. I have a very old existing doorbell, however it's not worked for a long time. That is to say I don't think the chime works anyway and I'm not worried about it working.
So I pulled new wire through from my old doorbell to the transformer. So I was going to connect the Ring Pro directly to the transformer. There are a couple possible concerns though. First, my transformer is putting out 25.3V so a little higher than the 24V listed. Upon researching to see if this slightly higher voltage is a concern I came across the next concern. I've found multiple posts/articles that mention you can't directly wire to the transformer without something else inbetween. I've read different things though I've seen some posts that say I need a resistor, others say either the Pro Power Kit or the Advanced Power Kit.
Thoughts?
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26-07-2019 21:27:19
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- DI wired my Pro directly using the Pro Power kit inline and haven't seen any issues. Maybe your transformer is underpowered? My setup is Transformer - Pro Power kit - Ring Pro. The Pro Power kit can be put on either line, just cut the cable and push the ends in the bypass like you see in this article. [https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005974466-How-to-Bypass-your-Internal-Doorbell-with-the-Pro-Power-Kit-V2-for-Ring-Video-Doorbell-Pro-](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005974466-How-to-Bypass-your-Internal-Doorbell-with-the-Pro-Power-Kit-V2-for-Ring-Video-Doorbell-Pro-)•
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07-08-2019 13:20:35
NI did the same as @Dwain77. I replaced my 20 year old 16V 10VA doorbell transformer with a new 16V 30VA transformer. It wasn't clear to me if there would be any added benefit using a 24V transformer instead of a 16V. My Ring Pro works great with the 20 year old doorbell chime.•1
23-08-2019 22:25:07
IJust replaced a transofrmer (10/5) with a new 16/30VA. However, it seems "Hot". A friend of mine asked if I needed to add a Resistor. Does anybody know?•0
08-05-2020 17:09:30
MMy Power Kit box does not have a sticker to peel off to use in 'bypass mode.' Given I do not have that, do I need to use the resistor instead in between my Doorbell Pro and transformer (direct, no doorbell)?•0
08-07-2020 20:12:19
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