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Hardware support => General topics => Topic started by: esemwy on November 21, 2022, 06:49:49 AM

Title: Will BellMote work with a lighted button?
Post by: esemwy on November 21, 2022, 06:49:49 AM
My followup question relates to whether I needed to change the 10k resistors since my transformer is 20VAC. Is 10k one-size-fits-most, or specifically sized for 16VAC as shown in the 2015 blog post?
Title: Re: Will BellMote work with a lighted button?
Post by: Felix on November 21, 2022, 09:08:14 AM
Yes
Title: Re: Will BellMote work with a lighted button?
Post by: Felix on November 21, 2022, 05:59:22 PM
The Xformer voltage will vary quite a lot and this was accounted for.
The 10k should work the same.
Title: Re: Will BellMote work with a lighted button?
Post by: sparky on November 22, 2022, 09:14:46 AM
Quote from: esemwy on November 21, 2022, 06:49:49 AM
My followup question relates to whether I needed to change the 10k resistors since my transformer is 20VAC. Is 10k one-size-fits-most, or specifically sized for 16VAC as shown in the 2015 blog post?

A lighted button would not work with my BellMote.  I believe it was a 16 or 18v transformer.  This was mentioned here on the forum awhile back and was suppose to be investigated and mentioned in the blog.
Title: Re: Will BellMote work with a lighted button?
Post by: esemwy on December 15, 2022, 10:53:24 AM
My conclusion given my limited electronics background is that fixing this and similar circuits to handle the presence of a light is more than I can figure out. I