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Default Doorbell Continuously rings- (but not a short)

On Friday, June 20, 2014 10:25:35 AM UTC-4, TimR wrote:
On Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:52:39 PM UTC-4, Pico Rico wrote:



First reverse the wires to the switch. Failing that, then +1




That's what I would do.



An LED is a Light Emitting Diode. A diode is a device that transmits in one direction. It's essentially a short in that direction.



Whoops, that's not gonna work, is it? It shouldn't transmit at all in the other direction, unless you're above breakdown voltage, which you probably are.



Never mind.



It's also AC, not DC.