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about.com claims it has been invented in 1831 by Joseph Henry. Can it be considered a reliable source? Lo'oris - ロホリス 22:03, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Mr. Collins has a door-bell in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, published c 1817. This suggests that whatever was invented in 1831 it was not the door-bell. Perhaps some advance on the doorbell can be attributed to that time, but this point should be corrected and clarified. 67.142.130.48 (talk) 22:53, 25 October 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.142.130.48 ( talk)
"If the other bell is used, it will activate the other solenoid, which will strike only one bar — typically the bottom bar."
What is meant by "the other bell"? Does this refer to the button at the second door in a two-door system? Cognita 04:04, 11 December 2006 (UTC) ghiutt lol
how do i maintain the same force on the plunger by reducin da number of coils.. any improvement in construction..— Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.227.67.171 ( talk • contribs) 08:49, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
My own doorbell runs off battery power. I don't know how prevalent this is, but perhaps the possibility should be in the article. Algebraist 15:05, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
I think we can do better than a crude MS Paint style circuit diagram ... Goldfish654 ( talk) 08:14, 20 June 2008 (UTC)goldfish654
Would anyone feel able to describe the history of doorbells before the advent of electricity? The only information on this page concerns electric versions, whereas I'd imagine mechanical versions have been around for centuries longer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.106.151.240 ( talk) 16:10, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
Today I added a section about doorbell interrupts, which is referenced from the RapidIO page, then after I was done I decided the topic was too technical for this page, and it would be better in the Interrupt page of computer science. So I moved it there. I just left a small description at the top in the opening section. This explains the history. Brianonn ( talk) 07:36, 26 January 2009 (UTC) nhrdgdh 8 b7h ffh8uhy8h 8yh b8ytgbh9y87 rh bv48uyoyhgiybgb fhfdckvfcjf bxvi kbjfsx fkdj fbjdkdbgjd ji — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.255.53.206 ( talk) 15:06, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
The one part that never seems to be mentioned in articles about doorbells is the diode. If you have a chime-style doorbell, you need a diode behind the bell or the chimes will not complete the entire melody. Since this entry mentions doorbells that sound Westminster chimes, it would be useful to have a diode included somewhere in the diagram or the commentary. TaxAcc0untant ( talk) 13:41, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
I found Joseph Henry's original writings about his electric bell and linked to it. He does not say he invented the electric doorbell. Around 1831 or 1832, he invented an electric wire that rang a bell. He does not indicate that he attached it to a door. On newspaperarchive.com, the earliest newspaper article to mention the phrase "electric doorbell" or "electric door bell" is from 1881 discussing an invention of an illuminated door bell by Edwin Swan of Indiana. That would be patent 237,455. On Google Books, the earliest mention is 1885 is a reference to a patent for an "electric door bell pull", patent 296,812. Kaltenmeyer ( talk) 19:13, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
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