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scotspark Trade Member Offline mmmmm it's gonna cost you!! Posts: 3074 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 scotland Scotland Gender: Trade: Electrician	SHOP DOORBELL Jul 24^th, 2015, 3:20pm Shop door bell customer walks in opens door magnetic contact makes doorbell dings, door closes door contact breaks doorbell dongs. but sometimes contact not breaking. to much current for an alar contact?
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8814 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: SHOP DOORBELL Reply #1 - Jul 24^th, 2015, 3:41pm Too much current IMO. Replace contact, use a relay.
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scotspark Trade Member Offline mmmmm it's gonna cost you!! Posts: 3074 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 scotland Scotland Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: SHOP DOORBELL Reply #2 - Jul 24^th, 2015, 3:46pm that's what I guessed im away tonight so will need to wait till im back
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baz Trade Member Offline If it ain't broke, keep fixing it until it is! Posts: 258 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Henley-on-Thames United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: SHOP DOORBELL Reply #3 - Jul 25^th, 2015, 8:30pm Most of those alarm switch contacts are rated at 0.5amp resistive. Ding dong bell transformers are rated at 1amp and need most of that (if you've tried adding a second bell you'll know what happens). Also the bell will be a tad inductive. Something like this, would hack it https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/FM143W.html
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scotspark Trade Member Offline mmmmm it's gonna cost you!! Posts: 3074 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 scotland Scotland Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: SHOP DOORBELL Reply #4 - Jul 30^th, 2015, 12:43pm Unfortunately die squibs both ways
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