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arthursmark

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Thursday, July 27th, 2023 4:18 PM

where does doorbell get it power when button is not pushed for awhile?

Not a wiring guru but my understanding of the existing system is that when the button is pushed it completes a closed circuit between the chime and the power transformer similar to a lightbulb switch. Question is how does the camera, sensor, and speaker get its power when the button is not pushed. I am assuming some parallel circuit exist internally which keeps power going to the camera, speaker and sensor. Am I correct? My transformer is a 16V 30VA AC so it should be plenty of power. 

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Hi @arthursmark, 

The Video Doorbell Pro gets its power and sound from the wired analog doorbell it is plugged into. As long as your Video Doorbell Pro is plugged into your doorbell, it will get power.

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arthursmark

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Hi Emily. Not sure my question was understood.  When wiring any doorbell to a chime the chime will have two points to connect. One will get a wire from one of the two AC transformer output wires.  The other connection on the chime gets a wire from the doorbell.

The doorbell also has two connector points. One is connected to the other AC transformer output wire. The other connector point on the doorbell is wired to the chime per above. When the doorbell button is pressed it makes a momentary closed connection (completes the AC circuit) and that actuates the solenoid that dings the chime.   Without the button being pushed there is not a completed AC circuit so how does this configuration charge the doorbell camera? Is there some bleeder type circuit inside the doorbell pro that keeps it charged?

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