abby 🐝Feb 26

the smart doorbell project has stalled due to lack of power outlets

BUT i did manage to make it go ding dong from the esp32  (plugged into my laptop for power)

Show threadabby 🐝Feb 26
there MUST be a continuous ~6V inside this thing somewhere, but i am not big clive enough to figure out where
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also it runs off 240V mains so I can't exactly use the bench power supply to poke at it
Feb 26 at 10:20pmWeb
Show threadJenny (public node) Feb 26
@olivvybee Find the low voltage DC side of the power circuit and clip your power supply directly onto that. 
Show threadabby 🐝Feb 26
@SymTrkl see that's what I thought I was doing, but I was reading no voltage, so I was clearly not in the right place
Show threadabby 🐝Feb 26
@SymTrkl (also testing it involves re-mounting the entire thing on the wall to connect it back to the mains, it's a whole Thing)