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Some years ago I installed a Byron door bell that is a bell, not a chime, and you can hear it all over the house.
New neighbours have put in a request for me to do the same for them, and their house is significantly larger than mine. But Byron have been bought over and the SX15 battery wireless door BELL is no longer available. Anyone know of particularly loud wireless chimes or a wireless bell? Rob |
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On 17/01/17 17:10, Rob Graham wrote:
Some years ago I installed a Byron door bell that is a bell, not a chime, and you can hear it all over the house. New neighbours have put in a request for me to do the same for them, and their house is significantly larger than mine. But Byron have been bought over and the SX15 battery wireless door BELL is no longer available. Anyone know of particularly loud wireless chimes or a wireless bell? https://www.actiononhearingloss.org....duct-a272.aspx -- Adrian C |
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On Tue, 17 Jan 2017 09:10:58 -0800, Rob Graham wrote:
Some years ago I installed a Byron door bell that is a bell, not a chime, and you can hear it all over the house. New neighbours have put in a request for me to do the same for them, and their house is significantly larger than mine. But Byron have been bought over and the SX15 battery wireless door BELL is no longer available. Anyone know of particularly loud wireless chimes or a wireless bell? I have a couple of brand new Byron bells (the butler sort)! And a bell pull..with cord and pulleys. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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On Tue, 17 Jan 2017 09:10:58 -0800, Rob Graham wrote:
Some years ago I installed a Byron door bell that is a bell, not a chime, and you can hear it all over the house. New neighbours have put in a request for me to do the same for them, and their house is significantly larger than mine. But Byron have been bought over and the SX15 battery wireless door BELL is no longer available. Anyone know of particularly loud wireless chimes or a wireless bell? BTW...on a DIY note. Our bell push activates all of the phones in the house ringing with a special cadence. We never miss the bell now, but getting to the door before the ParcelForce man runs away is another story. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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If its electronic it must be capable of feeding its output to something
else like an amp I'd have thought. I think some bells and intercoms can have multiple bell pushes and multiple remote handsets or stations. I'd imagine it would be more expensive. Another thing to think about is sites that sell items for the hard of hearing of course. Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "Rob Graham" wrote in message ... Some years ago I installed a Byron door bell that is a bell, not a chime, and you can hear it all over the house. New neighbours have put in a request for me to do the same for them, and their house is significantly larger than mine. But Byron have been bought over and the SX15 battery wireless door BELL is no longer available. Anyone know of particularly loud wireless chimes or a wireless bell? Rob |
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Brian Gaff wrote: If its electronic it must be capable of feeding its output to something else like an amp I'd have thought. I think some bells and intercoms can have multiple bell pushes and multiple remote handsets or stations. I'd imagine it would be more expensive. Another thing to think about is sites that sell items for the hard of hearing of course. The ideal would be a base station with a simple relay on its output. That would allow you to use a sounder of your choice. You can still buy the 'normal' underdome bell from TLC, etc. -- *Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Rob Graham laid this down on his screen :
New neighbours have put in a request for me to do the same for them, and their house is significantly larger than mine. But Byron have been bought over and the SX15 battery wireless door BELL is no longer available. Anyone know of particularly loud wireless chimes or a wireless bell? Friedland offer a very good, very reliable wireless chimes system. It has longer range, 100m outdoors and more than one chimes unit can be added to it. It is very loud and there are a few tunes to choose from. Some have a bright flashing light, useful for the deaf or were you want to be sure it has been triggered. Unlike some, I have never known them be false triggered. |
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In article 75c30252-1d22-4206-8cc3-e4b17c9cb470
@googlegroups.com, says... Anyone know of particularly loud wireless chimes or a wireless bell? Make your own! I did it when I was about 9 by just folowing some simple instructions - try the local junior library (if they have any 'proper' books anymore). We used mine as our doorbell for many years. -- Terry |
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Terry Casey wrote: In article 75c30252-1d22-4206-8cc3-e4b17c9cb470 @googlegroups.com, says... Anyone know of particularly loud wireless chimes or a wireless bell? Make your own! I did it when I was about 9 by just folowing some simple instructions - try the local junior library (if they have any 'proper' books anymore). We used mine as our doorbell for many years. A wireless one? Not bad for a 9 year old. AC or DC underdome bells are still readily available. The wireless bit may be more of a problem. -- *I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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![]() "Chris Hogg" wrote in message news ![]() On Sat, 21 Jan 2017 20:11:57 -0000, Terry Casey wrote: In article , says... In article , Terry Casey wrote: Make your own! I did it when I was about 9 by just folowing some simple instructions - try the local junior library (if they have any 'proper' books anymore). A wireless one? Not bad for a 9 year old. Ah - overloooked that the wireless requirement is a must. I think I might have had a bit of trouble getting octal valves into the bell push ... Indeed, but there were some very small valves available to the public in the early 1950's before transistors came along later in the decade. I remember acorn valves, but there was also a little triode about 3 cm long and the thickness of a pencil, IIRC. May have been gas-filled. Both types were used in radio controlled model aircraft. http://www.r-type.org/articles/art-151.htm Also Nuvistors - http://www.r-type.org/articles/art-150.htm |
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Chris Hogg wrote: Ah - overloooked that the wireless requirement is a must. I think I might have had a bit of trouble getting octal valves into the bell push ... Indeed, but there were some very small valves available to the public in the early 1950's before transistors came along later in the decade. I remember acorn valves, but there was also a little triode about 3 cm long and the thickness of a pencil, IIRC. May have been gas-filled. Both types were used in radio controlled model aircraft. http://www.r-type.org/articles/art-151.htm The real problem with valves was the power supply for the portable bit. Like the bell push in this instance. I'm old enough to just remember valve radio mics. But can't remember what batteries they used. -- *After the game, the King and the pawn go into the same box. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On Sun, 22 Jan 2017 11:35:42 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Chris Hogg wrote: Ah - overloooked that the wireless requirement is a must. I think I might have had a bit of trouble getting octal valves into the bell push ... Indeed, but there were some very small valves available to the public in the early 1950's before transistors came along later in the decade. I remember acorn valves, but there was also a little triode about 3 cm long and the thickness of a pencil, IIRC. May have been gas-filled. Both types were used in radio controlled model aircraft. http://www.r-type.org/articles/art-151.htm The real problem with valves was the power supply for the portable bit. Like the bell push in this instance. I'm old enough to just remember valve radio mics. But can't remember what batteries they used. Probably used the B7G 'battery' valves (e.g. DF96). 1.4v filament and 90v anode. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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![]() "Huge" wrote in message ... On 2017-01-17, Rob Graham wrote: Some years ago I installed a Byron door bell that is a bell, not a chime, and you can hear it all over the house. New neighbours have put in a request for me to do the same for them, and their house is significantly larger than mine. But Byron have been bought over and the SX15 battery wireless door BELL is no longer available. Anyone know of particularly loud wireless chimes or a wireless bell? The "own brand" chimes I bought in Wickes are pretty loud. You get one mains sounder and one battery sounder. Choice of 4 chimes (IIRC). -- Today is Boomtime, the 17th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3183 I don't have an attitude problem. If you have a problem with my attitude, that's your problem. One thing I don't like about wireless push-buttons is that they merely trigger the sounder to give its standard response. Wired bells gave you some indication of how desperate the caller was, by length and spacing of rings. -- Dave W |
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