one bell push to two bells?

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davebeeny

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• 14 Dec 2008

• #1

I want to add a second bell to a single push, I have tried every way of wiring and its very much hit or miss. Yes I know I can buy 2 wireless bells for cheap, but I hate their sound. Preferably I would like to leave the wired bell as is, but add a wireless on ONE push. Can it be done?
Thanx - Dave
PS I have a business in my basement and for a time I had 2 pushes, but my customers always pushed the wrong one!! I even labelled them, but sometimes I might be "upstairs" so I w'ont hear the business one!!!

 

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toasty

• 14 Dec 2008

• #2

get a spdp or dpdt relay and a bell transformer.

use the bell push to operate the relay via the transformer and then again to operate the two bells via the relays contacts.

good luck.
-Danh

 

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breezer

• 14 Dec 2008

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why cant you have a 2nd hard wired bell?

 

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• 15 Dec 2008

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My old door bell has provision for extra speaker which I have installed at back of the house and two door pushes one with a selection of sounds and other fixed. Made by Friedland I think they still make door bells.
Eric

 

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• 15 Dec 2008

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Thanx for your advice. breezer I tried with 2 hard wired bells but they would not work together. I'll try the relay idea.
again thanx

 

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breezer

• 15 Dec 2008

• #6

the two bells do work, if they are wired in paralell, the supply voltage and current is enough the two bells are the same, must be wired in paralell, not too much voltage drop (or bigger cable).

its more than likely the transformer is not able to supply enough current

i douibt the relay will work either becuse if its a door bell transfomer they often are too feeble