Constant Door Chime

[sfedeli3]

Hi Keith,

That same thing happened to me- I believe that it has something to
do with the original door chime button being an "insulated" switch.
Most of the newer residential ones are mounted to wood brick molding
or a non-grounded aluminum screen door frame. In a residential
application, this doesn't matter because the door frame is not
grounded, so if the metal housing for a residential switch contacts
the spring mechanism in the doorbell- nothing happens. On our coaches,
however, this creates problems because the skin of the coach serves as
a ground and as soon as you attach to new doorbell, the switch grounds
itself. Bluebird appears to have used an insulated switch mechanism
where the spring does not contact the metal switch housing. I'd like
to replace mine too, but it's not very high on the priorities list so
I did not pursue it. Please let us know if you find a suitable
replacement.

Shane Fedeli
85PT40
Hershey, PA

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Strehle"
wrote:
>
> It's a standard door bell switch from Home Depot. It releases when
> you stop pushing. But even if you pushed it down and held it there
> the bell should stop ringing until you push it again. Otherwise
> every kid in the hood would be taping your dooebell button down!
> It's a basic doorbell switch just like the one in my house. There
> must be something else to this story. ?????????
>
> Keith
> 84FC35
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor"
> wrote:
> >
> > Keith, Kevin is thinking you are using the wrong switch. You need a
> > momentary switch like the old starter buttons; the moment you push-
> > it makes contact, the moment you release- it loses contact. If the
> > doorbell button you are using now clicks when pushed, it may
> unclick
> > when pushed the second time. That would be a POPO switch
> >
> >
> > I am looking for a door bell chime that rings like the NewMoon
> > trailer in the LongLong Trailer movie.
> > GregoryO'Connor
> > 94PTRomolandCa
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Strehle"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Okay, I got it. SPST = Single Pole Single Throw. A SPST
> momentary
> > > switch returns to its normally open (off) position when you
> release
> > > the button. A standard doorbell switch. It doesn't solve the
> > problem
> > > (yet) but I know what it is now...
> > >
> > > Thanks, Keith
> > > 84FC35
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, krminyl@ wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Are you sure it's a momentary, SPST push button switch? What
> > > happens when
> > > > you disconnect both wires from the switch? Does the chime
> > stop?
> > > Touch the
> > > > wires together, does the chime turn on again? If so, your
> > switch
> > > is the wrong
> > > > type. Use a multimeter on the switch contacts, and see what
> the
> > > switch does.
> > > > The switch could be grounded also, with one of the poles
> being
> > > momentary
> > > > "on" and the other always "on" always and off when pushed.
> > > >
> > > > Kevin Mc
> > > > Yorba Linda, CA
> > > > 86 38 PT
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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