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.
Ring doorbell power supply installation.
Check the voltage reading.
Ring video doorbell.
A resistor is required in place of a mechanical or electronic doorbell kit for this alternate configuration to work successfully.
Ring video doorbell.
It will need to be recharged on a regular basis.
The ring video doorbell pro s installation takes a few more steps than the original ring video doorbell or the ring video doorbell 3.
Set up your ring video doorbell pro.
Click here for instructions on setting up the ring video doorbell pro in your ring app.
The pro power kit included with your video doorbell pro is a small device that makes sure that enough power is sent to your ring doorbell to function it s required in order for your ring doorbell to function properly.
Do not install a diode.
Since it requires being hooked into a power supply it will take a bit of diy acumen to properly set up.
If your existing doorbell transformer is rated at less than 16 volts ac at 20 30 volt amps you ll need to upgrade it to a higher voltage to.
If you hook up a ring video doorbell directly to an ac transformer without either a resistor or an internal chime there is a serious fire risk.
Now that the new transformer is mounted and wired it s time to turn the power back on.
Check the voltage in the ring app tap your ring video doorbell pro then tap device health.
For more information about battery life and recharging your ring video doorbell visit the charging guide.
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.
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.
Ring door bell setup using external power plug adapter 05 2018 paid.
Ac 24v 300ma.
Ac 120v 60hz 15w output.