On Monday, August 2, 1999 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Victor Levy wrote:
I'd like to replace our lousy old doorbell button with a nice new lighted
one, but before I drill a 5/16" hole in my door jamb I want to know if my
system will light the button. The lighted buttons in the home store say
they work in 10- to 16-volt doorbell systems. How do I determine the
voltage of my doorbell system? (With the system on and working, a voltmeter
across the doorbell button wires reads 0.03V.)

Many thanks for any response,

Victor Levy
South Bend, Indiana, USA
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As the lead electronic PCB designer of the recently introduced line of LED illuminated doorbell door chimes and lighted "touch" doorbell buttons for Craftmade International's Teiber Lighting division, I agree with everyone's assessments that your doorbell transformer is indeed a 16VAC transformer. Readings will show in excess of 16V (like 20V) when not under a load (chime coil or lighted push-button in the circuit) and read with a common low-range AC voltmeter. Therefore, any standard (Lowe's or Home Depot) lighted doorbell button or chime will work very well with your present transformer. Before you run out and buy a new piece of "ordinary" lighted doorbell hardware, you might want to take a look at these new for 2014, designer-inspired LED lighted door chimes and LED "touch" doorbell buttons at http://www.illuminated-doorbell.com. The super-bright LEDs will last for decades. Enjoy! Don Ladanyi