[RICK BOYD]

I replaced a 16V door bell trans ,
when I checked the output, V=22 on my analog greenlee meter .
why doesn't it read 16 ?
I thought a meter would read RMS value

 

[Cletis]

VD..

 

[bobelectric]

Maybe they up open circuit voltage for voltage drop as Cletis offered.

 

[FrunkSlammer]

Cling the ding donger and see what happens.

Surprised you actually metered it. I'd just hook it up and ding dong, and if it ding donged, ask for money.

 

[bobelectric]

Some of us Professional Electric Contractors here want to do it right.

 

[FrunkSlammer]

Nothing more professional and no better way of doing it right than getting confused on the job and coming home to ask Cletus to explain it all to ya.

IT'S A DOORBELL! lol

 

[8V71]

Yair....like others have said. It should read close to 16 volts at whatever load it's rated for.

 

[daveEM]

I'm with Frunk on this one. If it dings, collect money.

Same with lights, screw in bulb, hit switch, lights?, collect money. Haven't used my Canadian Tire meter in a long time.

 

[Meadow]

Might be deliberately set higher to compensate for the voltage drop in the coils to keep the bulb in the button glowing.