My doorbell camera operates on 16v-24v. My doorbell line was giving me about 14.5v at the doorbell button when I tried the new doorbell cam, which wasn't enough. So I replaced the transformer with a new 24v (that actually gives me 28+ at the output terminals, according to my readings). I thought I was all set.
Now when I test the wire at the doorbell button I'm getting 15.5v, and my doorbell cam still isn't working (it did work when I attached it directly to a plug-in transformer for testing, so I know the problem is the voltage in the wall).
Could it be that my doorbell chime has some sort of resistor that knocks down the voltage through the entire circuit?
Edit: I should note that I got 15.5v at the terminals to the doorbell chime as well. ...days ago. This was all before I fried my kitchen circuit with a new GFCI receptacle and I've left the breakers off in the house while I wait for the electrician to come out, so I cannot test any theories or do any diagnostics; the circuit has no power at the moment. I'm just trying to come up with a hypothesis in the meantime so I can test it when the electrician comes out.
Now when I test the wire at the doorbell button I'm getting 15.5v, and my doorbell cam still isn't working (it did work when I attached it directly to a plug-in transformer for testing, so I know the problem is the voltage in the wall).
Could it be that my doorbell chime has some sort of resistor that knocks down the voltage through the entire circuit?
Edit: I should note that I got 15.5v at the terminals to the doorbell chime as well. ...days ago. This was all before I fried my kitchen circuit with a new GFCI receptacle and I've left the breakers off in the house while I wait for the electrician to come out, so I cannot test any theories or do any diagnostics; the circuit has no power at the moment. I'm just trying to come up with a hypothesis in the meantime so I can test it when the electrician comes out.
