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"Kinetic door bell"
I'm planning to get a Byron plug-in wireless kinetic door bell to
replace the battery powered bellpush wireless set that we've had for a few years. Any comments from those with experience? The problem with the battery-driven one is that the bell push is extremely unreliable - some days it works, some days not. It's on the porch which faces directly south; thus, it's exposed to the extremes of weather. I've replaced the battery 3 or 4 times in its life (and the battery holder seems pretty flimsy to me), and I have sealed the bell-push with various gunges round the edges every now and again to try and keep out damp -- but after a period of solid functionality, it always becomes unreliable again. One thing that bugs me about the kinetic one is: the bell-push travel seems tiny (I've tried it through the packaging): how can such a tiny movement generate enough [whatever]. And how long will _this_ one last, I wonder? Cheers John |
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