Google Nest Hello doorbell won't work in NZ

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#2489990 23-May-2020 12:09

jamesrt:

danepak: Ah, it’s been rotated for some reason. Should be 90 degrees rotated.

I know this is going off-topic, but are you using an iPhone?

I've noticed that a lot with iPhones; I think they save the photo in a standard orientation, and then use the EXIF data to record the "correct" rotation for display - which works well on the iPhone and other Apple Products; but not so much if/when the EXIF data is lost, stripped, or otherwise unused.

Apple being Apple I guess. 😇

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#2489992 23-May-2020 12:11

danepak:
technician14: Why won't they power supply work in NZ?

Something to do with the chime.
It has to be 24DC, but it’s 24AC.

Oh well, it has to be the Ring 2 then.
I do have Alexa and I understand it integrates better with Ring anyway.
I just really loved the design of the Nest Hello.

So..... if you don't need the chime why can't you use 24VAC?

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#2490032 23-May-2020 12:17

I do want to use the chime

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#2490035 23-May-2020 12:27

Why don't you tap into the 24 VAC, feed the AC through a rectifier and use a three pin voltage regulator to get the DC volts you need. Pretty easy to do.

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#2490050 23-May-2020 13:05

Thanks for the suggestions.
Decided to buy the Ring 2 instead.

I managed to sell the Nest Hello. Made it clear to the buyer that I couldn’t get it to work with the chime, which is why I was selling it.

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