Doorbell vibrating

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I have this antique doorbell. It has a light switch on the unit itself that operates 2 mini bulbs (one at the top, one bulb at the bottom). The light switch is at the top, the button is on the bottom.

When I hook up the door bell to my lantern battery, with the lights off, everything is fine and the button rings the bell.

As soon as I turn on the light, the bell itself vibrates continuously. Whether I have 1 bulb in, or both, either end. I do not know much about electrical circuits/current but I do realize that having the light on is somehow keeping the circuit open (?).

The bulb is a 1.5V .3A mini bulb. I just do not know how to connect this doorbell correctly, or if that is the correct bulb to use.

Further, when I started, it had 1 original bulb. That one lights dimly, but, the bell does not appear to vibrate with that bulb. That mini bulb has no numbers on it, so I do not know the V (nor do I know how to find out). But, as soon as I put a new bulb in (on either end), the bell vibrates.

Is the bulb I'm using too high of a voltage?

None of the wire connections in the back appear to be shorted or corroded

How should this be wired?

Thank You.

Bob

[Doorbell to battery]
[With Light working]
[Wiring in the back]

Best Answer

I agree that is not an antique bell but my wife says I am so who knows. If it works with the 6v lantern battery get a transformer and to drop the AC down to the listed voltage on the bell then a full wave bridge diode pack. The bridge will have wavy lines at 2 of the terminals this is the connection for the AC, the other 2 connections are the D.C. Connect these where your battery is and it will work the same as your battery. The transformer and diode pack should be mounted in a box. There are door bell transformers that come mounted to a box and some are D.C. But I don't remember ever using one below 12v.

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