Disabling Ring doorbell for shabbos

[yoohoo]

Does the ring pro have a battery backup? If it does - how does cutting the power help if the battery kicks in?

does not have

[Yonah]

does not have

It most certainly does as seen in the official video

Does the ring pro have a battery backup? If it does - how does cutting the power help if the battery kicks in?

The battery backup is wired into the bell assembly/transformer. When you install the cutoff, it needs to cutoff the battery as well. In the standard install you'd connect each battery wire to one of the two terminals on your bell, instead do this:

- Connect one of the two wires from the battery as shown
- For the second terminal, remove the existing wire and attach one side of your switch
- For the second side of your switch, attach the existing bell wire, and the other battery wire.

When your switch is on, they're all connected, and when its off there is no power and no battery.

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[joeb1]

ring is telling me there is no battery in there

[Yonah]

ring is telling me there is no battery in there

#FakeNews - clearly you (or they) didn't watch the video above (which is ring's official video)

[Yonah]

#FakeNews - clearly you (or they) didn't watch the video above (which is ring's official video)

hmmm... I was under the impression that the power kit had a battery - I could be mistaken.

[joeb1]

What is a ring pro power kit?
The Ring Pro comes with a small circuit board that is designed to go between the doorbell transformer and the ring wiring. The short answer is you should use the Pro Power Kit if wiring the Ring Pro to an existing wall chime (powered chime). ... This is a inline fuse designed to protect the Ring Pro from momentary shorts.


I have no idea what that means but this may help you

[Geshmak25]

hmmm... I was under the impression that the power kit had a battery - I could be mistaken.

There is no battery on the Ring Pro. That's why many of us can't use ring pro and instead have to use the Ring 2.

[Yonah]

There is no battery on the Ring Pro. That's why many of us can't use ring pro and instead have to use the Ring 2.

Why, because you don't have wired doorbells?

[Yonah]

What is a ring pro power kit?
The Ring Pro comes with a small circuit board that is designed to go between the doorbell transformer and the ring wiring. The short answer is you should use the Pro Power Kit if wiring the Ring Pro to an existing wall chime (powered chime). ... This is a inline fuse designed to protect the Ring Pro from momentary shorts.


I have no idea what that means but this may help you

Yes, it's helpful, got this response on Reddit as well:

It helps bypass the chime partially so the coils of the chime don't constantly have 100% of the current required by the Ring Pro flowing through them, which can cause them to buzz or hum, and burn out prematurely. So when wired in parallel to the chime, it bypasses the chime most of the time, then when you press the button, it dumps a capacitor onto the line, signaling the power kit to switch modes, then the Pro closes the circuit, ringing the chime. This is also why there is a few second delay from pressing the button to when it actually rings with the Pro, since it has to switch modes in the power kit first.

Additionally, the Pro Power Kit v2 also has a bypass mode, which if you want to remove your wired chime from the system or don't have one to begin with, you wire the bypass side in place of the chime, and it has a circuit breaker inside that will trip if the doorbell type is set wrong and it tries to ring a bell that's not there, which can damage the Ring Pro. Or if a short happens somehow. It trips the breaker, then when you turn off the power to the transfomer and back on, it will automatically reset.

So it's got two purposes, both very important, and should always be used regardless of whether you have a chime or not, just in the respective mode (normal or bypass) for that installation.

[Geshmak25]

Why, because you don't have wired doorbells?

Not powerful enough to power the ring, it needs to be a certain voltage

[joeb1]

Ok so my local electrician came and installed a smart light switch next to the breaker box
I’ll report back if it works

Link for switch I used:
https://www.amazon.com/Smart-Wi-Fi-Light-Switch-TP-Link/dp/B01EZV35QU?mc_cid=6c0e78c542&mc_eid=43be528f8a

He said something to this extent:
“I had to remove the transformer from breaker box
Add box for smart switch and install the transformer next to the switch “

Cost was 75$ for install (if you’re in the 5 towns I can send you his info)
Cost of switch was 26.00 minus 30% plus tax

Good luck for those doing this and thank you all for your input 

[Dan]

Get a 24v transformer for the Ring Pro.
16v gave me issues.

[joeb1]

how do I know if he did 24v or 16v?

[ushdadude]

Ok so my local electrician came and installed a smart light switch next to the breaker box
I’ll report back if it works

Link for switch I used:
https://www.amazon.com/Smart-Wi-Fi-Light-Switch-TP-Link/dp/B01EZV35QU?mc_cid=6c0e78c542&mc_eid=43be528f8a

He said something to this extent:
“I had to remove the transformer from breaker box
Add box for smart switch and install the transformer next to the switch “

Cost was 75$ for install (if you’re in the 5 towns I can send you his info)
Cost of switch was 26.00 minus 30% plus tax

Good luck for those doing this and thank you all for your input

interesting. who did you use?

[Floridian]

Geshmak is referring to a Ring 2 which has red lights. The Pro has no red lights, so who says there is any local sensor being triggered?

Here's proof that the Ring 2 has lights:

https://youtu.be/T3KTcnUIBCE

[@Yehuda]

Here's proof that the Ring 2 has lights:

https://youtu.be/T3KTcnUIBCE

Geshmak posted pics above of the red lights on his Ring 2.

[shalumov]

Why can't you simply cover the camera (with something like a sticker or tape) for Shabbat?

[YitzyS]

Why can't you simply cover the camera (with something like a sticker or tape) for Shabbat?

Today's DDFers have way too much OCD for that.

[joeb1]

Why can't you simply cover the camera (with something like a sticker or tape) for Shabbat?

you have to remember to do that every shabbos

the method I posted above is fully automated

[Geshmak25]

Why can't you simply cover the camera (with something like a sticker or tape) for Shabbat?

Then the robbers know that they are not being recorded.