I’m sorry I can’t contribute much, but as a fairly recent father to an amazing 3yo daughter, I’ll be following along!
I’m sorry I can’t contribute much, but as a fairly recent father to an amazing 3yo daughter, I’ll be following along!
We are terrifying without our meat suits
Awesome. You and @ch00f@lemmy.world are true OGs. Thanks (again)!
Awesome, thank you both. This is more complicated than I thought, so on the plus side I don’t feel as dumb as before.
Maybe i’ll just ditch the dinky chime I have and setup some alert automations or something. In that case, I could just connect the two chime wires to create a closed loop, then replace the transformer with a 120vac outlet plug, plug in a generic 120va -> 5vdc power supply, chop the two output wires from the power supply and connect them to the existing doorbell wires. And violá, 5vdc delivered right to the front door? Is this plan insane?
Oh, dang, maybe I can just buy their “relay module” thing and it will solve all my problems.
Hi, thanks for your reply. I didn’t see it because I was drawing up this awful diagram that I responded with to @ch00f with. Is that more or less what you’re describing, with the 18VAC -> 5VDC power supply being in that top ? box?
I couldn’t remember if it was AC or DC, but you’re almost certainly right that it’s stepped-down AC. I just went and checked and there’s no light on the button, so unfortunately no bonus parallel always-on power source to tap into. This is my dumb guess about how this all could work, but there are some question marks. Does this seem kinda correct though?
Wild women and song
The bidets, of course. Ultra fast responsive vending machines for commuters on the go.
It’s nice to see little pockets of people getting their shit together sprinkled in amongst the general shit-is-going-to-shit trend in which we seem to be heading.