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patrickg · 12-03-2022

My neighbour was looking to get a video doorbell, so I recommended the Nest Hello, as that's what I have, and it works great. I have the first generation, but he got the 2nd. We live in the same complex, and have the exact same hardware otherwise (ie...

patrickg · 12-08-2022

Okay. You haven't answered the question about whether or not the 2nd generation doorbell uses more power than the 1st generation, but I know the transformer power requirements are listed as the same on Google's support page. So I guess this is likely...

patrickg · 12-08-2022

To be clear, I'm using my own installation of a first generation Nest Doorbell to compare to my neighbour's who has the second generation. The wiring is identical (same floorplan townhouse), same transformer. The 2nd generation chime connector is wha...

patrickg · 12-08-2022

The voltage reading on the transformer is just north of 20V. Does the second generation doorbell use significantly more power than the first generation? LIke I said, my neighbour and I have the exact same transformer, and the only difference between ...

patrickg · 12-03-2022

I just measured my own first generation, and the voltage on the chime jumps to about 12v when the doorbell is pressed. I'll have to double-check, but I think on my neighbours, the Nest only seems to deliver about half of that to his when pressing the...

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