The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 5 days agoTechnology sure has come a long waylemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square128fedilinkarrow-up11.3Karrow-down112
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minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoBatteries got good enough and electronics efficient enough that for a doorbell it makes more sense to use a battery than to run a dedicated 12v wire. My dumb doorbell has a little coin battery.
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoMy doorbell generates the necessary electricity when someone pushes the button.
minus-squareswelter_spark@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoInteresting. What kind is that?
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoI got this doorbell and it works great
minus-squareswelter_spark@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoI didn’t know they made anything like this! That’s ingenious. I might get one.
minus-squarevfscanf@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoI couldn’t be bothered to regulary take down my doorbell to charge it. I’d probably tell people to just text me, when they’re at the door.
minus-squarejj4211@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoI have one, it’s once every 3 months. Mostly it’s about being notified of packages for me, and those guys will absolutely not message me.
Batteries got good enough and electronics efficient enough that for a doorbell it makes more sense to use a battery than to run a dedicated 12v wire.
My dumb doorbell has a little coin battery.
My doorbell generates the necessary electricity when someone pushes the button.
Interesting. What kind is that?
I got this doorbell and it works great
I didn’t know they made anything like this! That’s ingenious. I might get one.
A big metal bell on a rope
I couldn’t be bothered to regulary take down my doorbell to charge it. I’d probably tell people to just text me, when they’re at the door.
I have one, it’s once every 3 months. Mostly it’s about being notified of packages for me, and those guys will absolutely not message me.