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Electric Door Bell

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Hi all.


I have a Chrome Mechanical Door Bell. (https://www.houseofbrass.co.uk/bells/butlers-bells-pull-accessories/bp32-bp42-pc-butlers-bell-oblong-embossed-bell-pull-mechanical-polished-chrome). I'm still playing about running it flush in the walls with conduits and whatnot.


I am now planning for contingency in case of failure or disappointment with the results. I really like the idea of a modern having a call to the past. Adds character. I really like the idea of the pull knob. It reminds me of my childhood watching repeats of Carry On Screaming on VHS. However if I have to relent and use a push button then I will.


Does anyone know how I could possibly electrify this using a  230V/12V TX or Bell TX. Electronic isn't my area of competency. There is a site on the internet selling a "shaker" but speaking to the owner is costs a lot and has not adaptability and I've heard that the delivery isn't great. I thinking I will need some sort of solenoids.


Please help.


Cheers.
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    We have one of those. It may have been installed as late as the 1980s. It was previously powered by a small bell transformer in series with a 3 V bell, but there wasn't enough grunt to move the indicators far enough and the bell was too quiet. I reconfigured it and installed a fire alarm bell, which can be heard throughout the house.

     




    Recently did this for a customer. She was having issues hearing the doorbell (friedland normal black gong type thing, run by 8v from a transformer).  Was a matter of a half hour to install a 240v bell,  proper industrial relay in an enclosure (3000v isolation pri/sec), and a few gubbins (bridge rectifier and 2 smoothing caps) on the coil side to turn 8vAC to approximately 11v DC which the 12v coil responds to quite happily.


    Plus the obligatory light switch to turn OFF the 240v bell when her NON hearing-impaired son was home :)

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    We have one of those. It may have been installed as late as the 1980s. It was previously powered by a small bell transformer in series with a 3 V bell, but there wasn't enough grunt to move the indicators far enough and the bell was too quiet. I reconfigured it and installed a fire alarm bell, which can be heard throughout the house.

     




    Recently did this for a customer. She was having issues hearing the doorbell (friedland normal black gong type thing, run by 8v from a transformer).  Was a matter of a half hour to install a 240v bell,  proper industrial relay in an enclosure (3000v isolation pri/sec), and a few gubbins (bridge rectifier and 2 smoothing caps) on the coil side to turn 8vAC to approximately 11v DC which the 12v coil responds to quite happily.


    Plus the obligatory light switch to turn OFF the 240v bell when her NON hearing-impaired son was home :)

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