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| - | [* black] Now, to remove the battery, gently remove the antenna from the puffy battery and the puffy battery from the unit. If you reinstall everything without the battery, the camera will work and the doorbell will light up (blue for powered on, green for RF link and operation). But the doorbell won't ring. |
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| + | [* black] Now, to remove the battery, gently separate the antenna from the puffy battery below, and then the puffy battery from the PCB. If you reinstall everything without the battery, the video camera will work and the doorbell will light up (blue for powered on, green for RF link and operation). |
| + | [* black] But the inside doorbell won't ring when the button is pressed. The battery provides power to the PCB when the doorbell is pushed (since 16-24VAC is only present with the doorbell switch is open - it goes to 0V when the doorbell switch is briefly closed, during which time the 3.7V battery provides current). The battery is charged by the 16-24VAC. |
| + | [* black] This is primarily a mechanical failure - The battery is probably in early stage of electrical failure as evidenced by the outgassing, but putting out correct voltage and plenty of current from my measurements on this one. |