Not all hero’s wear capes. Some show you how to test voltage for a smart doorbell. Thank you!

I got zero volts till I saw your video... I was on DC!!! Switched to AC and got 13.2VAC! THANK YOU!!!

love your non-bs and to-the-point videos. thanks

This was great, very concise and explaining exactly what is needed.

Well, the devil is in the details! I would have never thought of voltage levels for a smart door bell. Thank you; I learned something new today.

You sir have earned yourself a subscriber!

Is there a video as to upgrade the voltage regulator? Thank you. Great video thank you.

THANKS for making it SIMPLE!!!

Awesome, gave me the confidence on how to interpret all these numbers. Thanks!

Thank you! Great job! Much appreciated sir!

Thanks for going straight to the point, covering all the safety precautions, and not giving us the history of transformers and doorbells.

Thank you

At the risk of sounding like an idiot, my old transformer installed in 1970 will at least be that 8V requirement right? We can not find it anywhere to replace if needed. If that is the case I'll just check your list of ones that work with the 8V. Thank you so much for your great videos!

Thank you for the incredibly concise and helpful video!

Nice, would be helpful to see you measure voltage before and after transformer

Great video thank you

Thanks for the vid!

Question: Would the rating for the light bulb inside the button be the same voltage as the voltage read from the wires completing the circuit?

Haha you got me this far. Now where is the how to upgrade doorbell transformer video haha

ring is suggesting 16vac with 30va amp?

My doorbell dont work I tested terminals like you did my Voltage is 97 AC volts ¿¿can you tell me the reaspn Im getting that reading??

ac or dc? makes a huge difference...

Is there a video as to upgrade the voltage regulator? Thank you

Reading voltage with ac current setting? Current is amperage not voltage. Also testing at switch will be reading a voltage drop through coil of the doorbell. Better to test at transformer to get accurate voltage with multimeter set to ac voltage, not current.

I get 19v at the transformer, 15v at the chime and only 2v at the doorbell (doorbell goes to 0 when pressed). Doorbell doesn’t work. Which part should I replace first to troubleshoot? Or could it somehow be the wiring?

^When ur installing... do u need to turn the power off? Also if u install a new ring pro... and it's not the right voltage what will happen?

just got a new wired ring doorbell but i cant find my doorbell transformer. I think my friend has a meter like this though so can i just have him check this way to see if it will work instead of finding the transformer or would i still have to find the transformer as well?

What if both wires are the same color, how can I find out which is hot, unfortunately both wires are grey. Also can't find the transformer 😅, why are they so hard to find.

Does Red have to go with red when testing?

Interesting..I cant get my ring wired past the power error during setup. I test my doorbell voltage and it is 10 on the nose..yours is 11.5. I just bought the ring wired and echo during amazon black friday. I don't know if they updated the software to only accept voltage 16v and above to force home owners to buy another product...!!

I installed the latest ring doorbell video battery pro. Now my mechanical doorbell does not work. Can you tell me why?

How easy is it to replace existing doorbell transformer to a higher voltage transformer rated at 16-24 volts? Can you provide a link or how to video on this?

Hello. I want to disconnect my rear doorbell. Obviously I would remove the doorbell but to make sure there’s no live wire going, do I simpy disconnect/unhook the rear wire from transformer?

Is it a must to change transformer? Whats the power pack on the chime for?

Do you need to ring the doorbell to get a voltage reading?

My doorbell wires show 34v. Is that too much?

Can you do the voltage check at the chime box?

I’m trying to install a SimpliSafe doorbell camera and when I test the voltage it goes from about 16v and drops immediately to less then 1v. If I take the probes off and try again it goes back to 16v but a split second. Any idea why this would be the case? I’ve hooked up the doorbell and after a while it turns green but as soon as you click it it turns off. It chimes but then dies.

What can it be if my Door bell is getting to HOT

EVERY time I test voltage at the doorbell or the address lights it is 30% higher than what the transformer setting is.

Hello, I purchased a Ring 3 video doorbell,I also bought a Ring chime plug in. I have an existing door bell that works. The voltage reading on my multimeter is 14.8 - 15.2 v. On the transformer. If I decide to use the Ring chime instead of my exsiting bell is it a problem setting it up that way? Is the battery just to run the camera? Thanks

Sound like robot some time

Has anyone actually been injured by 24 volts?

Can I touch the wires with my tongue?

Voltage (as long as it’s 12 volts) DOES NOT MATTER !!! Current is what matters. An old/ existing doorbell transformer PROBABLY does not put out enough current to run a video doorbell. Check with the manufacturer of the new doorbell or a licensed electrician for the requirements.

Good video, helpful information. One bit of hopefully constructive feedback for you though--"go ahead and..." is a pervasive verbal tic in your presentation. Very distracting after the third time in less than 3 minutes.

Be sure you have your meter set to AC current?? Did you really say that?? You have no business giving advice about electricity.