My SimpliSafe doorbell lit its own fire this winter (jeffgeerling.com) 21 points by ingve 2y ago ↗ HN
[–] ncr100 2y ago ↗ Ironic, device that keeps your home safe can burn your home down. [–] xprn 2y ago ↗ Hey, at least they didn’t use lemons
[–] bob1029 2y ago ↗ Why the hell does this thing have a lithium ion battery in it?Do we have intermittent power to our doorbells in some settings? I am struggling with the scenario where this makes sense. [–] Kirby64 2y ago ↗ I assume this is needed to be able to handle triggering the doorbell chime in series without disrupting other communication or resetting the doorbell. [–] SkyPuncher 2y ago ↗ I thought most doorbells didn’t have power to them directly. They’re just dumb switched
[–] Kirby64 2y ago ↗ I assume this is needed to be able to handle triggering the doorbell chime in series without disrupting other communication or resetting the doorbell.
[–] SkyPuncher 2y ago ↗ I thought most doorbells didn’t have power to them directly. They’re just dumb switched
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[ 484 ms ] story [ 1195 ms ] threadDo we have intermittent power to our doorbells in some settings? I am struggling with the scenario where this makes sense.