Recent content by skylab001

With the 24v transformer I can verify that the constant buzzing is gone. I used the same Hampton bay trafo as Priority because my local store had it. There is a mild 60 cycle hum which you can only hear if you put your ear within a foot or two of the chime, most probably won’t even notice it...

Did you upgrade your chime to a 24v or the transformer to 24v? Do you have a link to the one you purchased?

The manual says the resistor is only used with a digital chime. I have a mechanical one. I do think I tried it and it didn’t have any affect. I’m just surprised more people haven’t had this problem and somebody hasn’t figured it out, or maybe it’s that not many are using this doorbell cam?

Unfortunately I never found one. My bell has been buzzing slightly for the last year. Whenever I hear it I’m reminded I need to figure something out, but I think I’ve just gotten used to the buzz. The bell is still alive and kicking though. If anybody else has a fix please post it here.

Manual states 16v to 24v supply for the camera.

It's a mechanical chime, with a 16v transformer, So Tangent, your drawing shows a resistor across the camera/doorbell terminals. The doorbell came with a resistor, 1/2w 100k I think.... I'd have to check the box to confirm the value. But in the install guide it said to use as a load it in place...

Thanks Tangent, I'm going to try a new transformer with higher VA and see if that fixes the problem, if not I'll think about other options.

It's a constant buzzing(similar in sound to a ground loop) because a very slight voltage is still getting through the electronic switch on the doorbell, this is causing it to vibrate very slightly. It seems some of these other video doorbells can have this same problem, but they have offered up...

I just installed a Hikvision Doorbell cam A few days ago. It's a nice unit and a straight forward installation. I noticed however that my chime now has a minor buzz. I've read that this can be the case with all Doorbell cams, something about power draw. Some like ring have a power kit to fix it...