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The project box aesthetic works really well for this. Did you waterproof the mounting holes and seam where the box fits together? Some silicone sealant will hel
by Lammy 5y ago
The project box aesthetic works really well for this. Did you waterproof the mounting holes and seam where the box fits together? Some silicone sealant will help keep out the moisture and keep out the wasps (ask me how I know lol)
My ideal DIY doorbell would be like a progressive-enhancement to the oldschool physical bell chime, just with the addition of a camera, maybe using something like this: https://www.2nusa.com/en_US/products/intercoms/2n-2wire https://www.2nusa.com/en_US/products/intercoms/2n-2wire
- buzzert 5y agoI used a little bit of hot glue to seal the screw holes I drilled into the back, and rubber washers for both the camera and the button in the front. Haven't had too many rainy days yet, but it seems to be holding up in the fog at least!
- 123pie123 5y agothanks for the link to 2N - depending on costs it may save me a time implementing rs-485. The casing is huge, may be ok for a drivway system - in front of a gate, but I would want the casing to be much more lower profile I have been playing with a crazy idea of getting some sort of realisic dog effect when the door bell is pressed, by using a linear solinoid and syncing the solinoid hitting the door frame (without daminging it) once or twice with a sound of a dog - playing on a few speakers - not all at once, some close and some further away to the door so it sounds like the dog is coming to the door then running off