23 Feb 2024 07:35 AM
Good morning
I removed my video doorbell for the first time this morning and my goodness what a faff that was.
I ended up popping the tab with the tool provided and pushing a micro flat head screwdriver into the gap which gave me the leverage to release it.
I have some self-adhesive insanely powerful magnets..
Could I use those instead?
But it would've a 3mm gap where the bell meets the bracket..
As far as I can tell the doorbell looks sealed all the way around apart from the mic/speaker on the base.
Would it work??
Also I switched it off to charged it..
Will I need to reinstall it or will it sync automatically?
Many thanks
23 Feb 2024 10:29 AM - last edited: 23 Feb 2024 10:49 AM
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@Red+Silence wrote:
I have some self-adhesive insanely powerful magnets..
Could I use those instead?
I don't know about the Sky-supplied doorbell camera in particular, but as a general principle it's unwise to use 'insanely powerful magnets' in the vicinity of any electronic device, and particularly where these have moving electro-mechanical elements such as the sliding IR-cut filter typically found in CCTV units.
Our family once 'broke' an extremely expensive powered wheelchair with a novelty magnetic Christmas Tree...
23 Feb 2024 10:29 AM - last edited: 23 Feb 2024 10:49 AM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more
@Red+Silence wrote:
I have some self-adhesive insanely powerful magnets..
Could I use those instead?
I don't know about the Sky-supplied doorbell camera in particular, but as a general principle it's unwise to use 'insanely powerful magnets' in the vicinity of any electronic device, and particularly where these have moving electro-mechanical elements such as the sliding IR-cut filter typically found in CCTV units.
Our family once 'broke' an extremely expensive powered wheelchair with a novelty magnetic Christmas Tree...