Thanks for taking the time for making this video. The customer support on the Ring website doesn't show you how to do this because they want you to just keep buying a new doorbell every couple years.
Thanks for your video on this 1st Gen Ring. That helped me understand how to get to the battery. Now I can take it out & reset to factory & not have any information on my Ring to give to another person. I've upgraded mine to Gen 3 Ring.
Thanks for the great tutorial, just installed my replacement battery and as you said; hopefully get a few more years out of it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
From a fellow Ham Mark thank you! The toughest part when fixing electronics for me is figuring how to get the device taken apart without breaking it! Your video is timely as I just discovered that our battery no longer holds a charge and requires replacing. Thanks again Hugo KA6KQL.
Hi Mark, this is the best tutorial on UA-cam to help people replace the ring doorbell battery, without this I’d have had no idea and would have paid silly money for a new one. Thanks, have a great day and stay safe. 😷 regards from a quickly sinking ship thats called the UK !
Thanks for the video! My Ring is a Gen 2, which is very similar, but the battery is different (Model: 1ICP6/5056-2 S1, 3.8V 5200mAh 19.76Wh) and the battery connector was glued down, so that took a bit of effort to pry off. Also, the screws on back are torx (star-shaped) screws (T7).
Thank you so much for the video, it is a unique instruction how to replace the battery on this model of the Doorbell Ring. I suspected a dead battery on mine but it turned out it was just a bad connection of the battery. Just disconnecting and reconnecting the battery fixed the problem. However, my problem was to access the inside of the device since I hesitated to use force to remove the metal cover. After I saw you doing it I was encouraged since I was sure that it will expose the other two hidden screws. Anyway, thanks again and 73 from a fellow ham W5DMA
Thanks Mark. Mine died all od a sudden after I hardwired it and it did work for many months. Now the unit is dead. I'll take it apart and check the battery
Great video. I followed instructions and it worked. Only struggle was the connecting plug. I thought it slid in to snap. It actually pushes on from top. I broke the tiny little side wall while trying to slide but it still worked fine after I realized my mistake.
That was my only hitch as well. Fortunately, I had a magnifying loop, and I was able to see that rather than connecting pins on the body of the Ring, they were blades, and the plug had slots that snapped over them.
I also broke one of the tiny side walls. I am now having trouble getting the new plug to stay put after I push it into the slots. How did you affix the new plug with the side wall broken?
@@joelelinski9969mines won’t stay on either when I place it back on the wall it keeps detaching but the doorbell works. I just need to know how to fix the tiny pin wall problem 😢
Thanks It works. I brought the new battery from Amazon for my 1st Generation ring doorbell. Which is no longer supported by ring. However the battery won’t stay in place. I discovered my old battery had died because either corrosion or something wet hit the slots while taking it apart to replace it with the new one. After wiping the old one off with alcohol and a q-tip the old one worked again😂. However 😅that won’t snap back in either. So my problem is 😢neither battery will stay put inside the ring camera bec whatever piece to hold it broke I guess?
Dang. My 1st generation ring is dying and it's hardwired. Took it off to charge it after it malfunctioned last week, and it still won't charge. After watching this video, I'll just purchase another one. Had this particular ring for about 4 years or so I think.
Hello, I have a problem with my doorbell, the battery is fully charged and I cannot see the live videos because it appears that it is discharged and it is not, it has all the charge
Thanks for the video, I’m having similar issues as well as my faceplate you removed in the beginning is starting to show a lot of wear and tear from living next to salt water. Any idea where I can purchase a replacement faceplate as I seem to have trouble finding the 2020 model parts and accessories.
Excellent video instruction, thank you! I just replaced the battery on one of my Ring Doorbell 1st gen but no lights and continues to get hot. Connected my trusted USB charger tester and indicates up to 2Amps draw, it fluctuates a bit even down to zero then up to 2A. Any hope for this unit?
Thanks for a great video just wish the battery was still available - my Gen 1 Ring doorbell 2 weeks past it's 2 year warranty and stopped chargng........uncanny!
After installing the new Battery I just have a solid white light on the door bell its not spinning push it and the chime rings and the light shuts off. Question do I loose my set up and do I have to go thru the process of set up. But one thing I do not get the spinning white light. Confused here I am..
A great video, I had already taken mine apart, but buckled the front plate slightly. I will be more careful next time. I didn’t pick up the polarity of the connection, I forgot to check it before pulling the old battery. Does the red wire go to the left side on the board? Thanks again for the great video! Jimmy
I’m pretty sure gen1 will not operate without a battery installed. I have direct hard wired it and while it defaults to the old school for chime when the battery is dead, the unit itself ceases functioning (all video recording, motion detection stops).
hello how are you i consult you. output voltage of each wire, red, red and white could you tell me. My controller board broke and in Argentina there is no such battery thanks
I'm afraid I won't be able to help. I don't want to take mine apart again because the Ring really isn't designed to be opened up multiple times. Once this battery no longer holds a charge I'll purchase another one.
This is meant to be weather proof.. every time it rains and mine gets wet the battery looses most of its charge within 24 hours.... I can’t find a replacement battery on eBay or Amazon :(
Yourname Here if that were the case. One would expect to see motion alarms.... put it out with a full charge this morning and by 6pm it was 1% it’s gotten worse in a short period of time. Really dissatisfied you can’t get official replacement batteries for this. EVERYONE knows lipos age within 2 years. I have a number of ring products, 2 of these door bells, chimes, spotlight cams etc... but to simply not offer a replacement battery is disgusting. What they just expect me to bin my 2 perfectly good doorbells when the battery gets tired. Shithouse effort ring.
Yourname Here yeah, I understand all that. I was just pointing out that it’s circuit board is not weather protected at all! When it’s inside and face down, It’s battery level still plummets. I want to replace the battery but ring neither offers a way to do so, or offers a replacement battery. Im most certainly not incapable of doing so - having repaired thousands of electronics in my life. Absolutely disgusting. If there was ever a motion of selling a product with planned redundancy. It’s selling a product with a lipo battery that can’t be replaced - and not offering a spare battery (even though they are still made!!!!! Again. Disgusting. Again. Do I just throw out 2 of these perfectly good door bells - I’m now in the ring eco system - very f’n average. Contacting ring via email is seemingly impossible too. Bit like the $40 tile - at least you could send it back to them for a new battery.
You chat way way way to much about totally irrelevant stuff. You should learn to pause then start again whilst you remove part's. Making your video a million time's shorter dude grrrrrrrrrrr
Thanks for the advice but I'm going to stick with the way I make videos. Yes I can go into details that others that have electronics experience may find tedious. The goal with my channel is for the beginner. Someone who has an aptitude with hand tools but lacks the electronics experience. If they have the details maybe they'll attempt a repair rather sending something to the landfill.
Wow!! You could have edited this video down to two minutes instead of having us all see that you have no clue what you are doing, just guessing!! 😏 Do everybody a favor, just show the 8 screws, how to pop the cover and connect the battery! (2 minutes even with banter ) thanks
My target audience are people that don't have an electronics background so I don't skip steps. I did have a clue what I was doing, I did a "dry run" prior to recording. Since you have a UA-cam account and a camera why not make your own repair video?
@@KA6WKE totally agree. You did a PERFECT job because you showed us EXACTLY what is needed to do this and how long it will take. This is necessary because we could have not completed it when we felt tension in removing it (thinking we would break it). So kudos to you for detailed information! I appreciate you!
Thanks It works. I brought the new battery from Amazon for my 1st Generation ring doorbell. Which is no longer supported by ring. However the battery won’t stay in place. I discovered my old battery had died because either corrosion or something wet hit the slots while taking it apart to replace it with the new one. After wiping the old one off with alcohol and a q-tip the old one worked again😂. However 😅that won’t snap back in either. So my problem is 😢neither battery will stay put inside the ring camera bec whatever piece to hold it broke I guess?
Thanks for taking the time for making this video. The customer support on the Ring website doesn't show you how to do this because they want you to just keep buying a new doorbell every couple years.
Followed your instructions and successful result. $38 for new battery vs $200 for new Ring. Thanks.
Thanks for your video on this 1st Gen Ring. That helped me understand how to get to the battery. Now I can take it out & reset to factory & not have any information on my Ring to give to another person. I've upgraded mine to Gen 3 Ring.
This was the most perfect video! Perfectly said, my ring doorbell works great with the new battery!!! Thank you!!!
Watched your video last week, ordered the battery on ebay and successfully replaced the battery. Hope this extends its life by a year or more.🤞
Thanks for the great tutorial, just installed my replacement battery and as you said; hopefully get a few more years out of it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
Thanks - was about to buy a new doorbell/camera, now I will look for a battery. I appreciate your instructions.
From a fellow Ham Mark thank you! The toughest part when fixing electronics for me is figuring how to get the device taken apart without breaking it! Your video is timely as I just discovered that our battery no longer holds a charge and requires replacing. Thanks again Hugo KA6KQL.
Thanks for sharing purchased battery for 1st Generation on EBay. Followed your instructions worked perfectly.
Hi Mark, this is the best tutorial on UA-cam to help people replace the ring doorbell battery, without this I’d have had no idea and would have paid silly money for a new one. Thanks, have a great day and stay safe. 😷 regards from a quickly sinking ship thats called the UK !
Outstanding walk thru & I appreciated the electronics functional overview as well. I’ll be doing the same procedure sometime this week. Thanks!!
Finally got around to the task & as expected, your walk-thru was great. Thanks again!
Thanks for the video! My Ring is a Gen 2, which is very similar, but the battery is different (Model: 1ICP6/5056-2 S1, 3.8V 5200mAh 19.76Wh) and the battery connector was glued down, so that took a bit of effort to pry off. Also, the screws on back are torx (star-shaped) screws (T7).
Thanks for the update!
Thank you so much for the video, it is a unique instruction how to replace the battery on this model of the Doorbell Ring. I suspected a dead battery on mine but it turned out it was just a bad connection of the battery. Just disconnecting and reconnecting the battery fixed the problem. However, my problem was to access the inside of the device since I hesitated to use force to remove the metal cover. After I saw you doing it I was encouraged since I was sure that it will expose the other two hidden screws. Anyway, thanks again and 73 from a fellow ham W5DMA
Thanks mate it looks very easy to do so big up from Scotland 👍👍👍
Thanks Mark. Mine died all od a sudden after I hardwired it and it did work for many months. Now the unit is dead. I'll take it apart and check the battery
I wanted to say thank you for this video, I appreciate your knowledge on helping us to save some money., thanks again!
Great video. I followed instructions and it worked. Only struggle was the connecting plug. I thought it slid in to snap. It actually pushes on from top. I broke the tiny little side wall while trying to slide but it still worked fine after I realized my mistake.
That was my only hitch as well. Fortunately, I had a magnifying loop, and I was able to see that rather than connecting pins on the body of the Ring, they were blades, and the plug had slots that snapped over them.
I also broke one of the tiny side walls. I am now having trouble getting the new plug to stay put after I push it into the slots. How did you affix the new plug with the side wall broken?
@@joelelinski9969mines won’t stay on either when I place it back on the wall it keeps detaching but the doorbell works. I just need to know how to fix the tiny pin wall problem 😢
How did you fix it because mine did the same thing? I thought it was supposed to slide
Thanks for this. I have a slightly newer Ring with a bad battery and I'm not prepared to buy a whole new one. 73
Great video! It’s good to see more people with “the gift”.
Also, “tongue in just the right position” 😂😂😂 Awesome!
This is great! Thanks for taking the time to help us. Appreciate 👍
Great instructions - thanks. Unfortunately, when I tried to replace the battery, the battery connection/terminal on the ring doorbell fell apart
I didn't know I have to do surgery on the thing. Oh my!! Its been charging for over an hour & still shows "yellow" Smh! Thanks for the video
Very useful bro. Thank you!
Beautifully done! Thanks Mark
Fixed mine thanks to your video tutorial
Thanks It works. I brought the new battery from Amazon for my 1st Generation ring doorbell. Which is no longer supported by ring. However the battery won’t stay in place. I discovered my old battery had died because either corrosion or something wet hit the slots while taking it apart to replace it with the new one. After wiping the old one off with alcohol and a q-tip the old one worked again😂. However 😅that won’t snap back in either. So my problem is 😢neither battery will stay put inside the ring camera bec whatever piece to hold it broke I guess?
Very nice to show me how to replace a battery for my ring. That gouger where you fine then and a long screw driver like the one you used.
Dang. My 1st generation ring is dying and it's hardwired. Took it off to charge it after it malfunctioned last week, and it still won't charge. After watching this video, I'll just purchase another one. Had this particular ring for about 4 years or so I think.
Hi watchers. The battery is labelled as a B15169 (3.75Volts, 5000mAh, 18.75w)
Outstanding! This is the best video on this topic that I've seen! Congrats!
Works perfectly. Thank you for guiding me into the deep end.
73's from KJ4RCI! Where can I source a battery for this thing? I'm in the same boat, charges via USB but in the 40's it dies within a few days.
You are very detailed , great job sir 👏 👍
Thank You for the tutorial! A very good video! Thanks again!
My ring doorbell used to pickup the post woman delivering our mail, now it doesn't for some reason that I don't know.
Thank you for your video.
Thanks I was wondering if you could replace the battery
This is my second one, great to have.
thanks for the video Amazon has them for$17.00
Great video but can’t the battery to snap in?
Battery won’t snap in?
I followed this video to change the battery in my Ring 1st Gen. Thanks KA6WKE!
Very useful and well done! Thanks!
Great instructional! Just what I was looking for appreciate it! Liked and subscribed!
Hello, I have a problem with my doorbell, the battery is fully charged and I cannot see the live videos because it appears that it is discharged and it is not, it has all the charge
Where did you find a replacement battery?
Thank you for your detailed video Ian uk
Thank you!!!very detailed
Outstanding Sir, thank you!
Would you like to tell from where did you find the replacement battery? Or any suggestion
Where did you get the bit screwdriver because I can't find one anywhere
Where I can get replacement battery ??
Have a ring 2 nd generation. Trying same but rear screws look like head stripped off at factory? Torx?
wow I cannot seem to get the new battery attached and still be able to attach the charging cord when reassembled I must of missed something
Thanks! Worked great.
Any ideas for when you strip the back of the tiny screws?
Thanks for the video, I’m having similar issues as well as my faceplate you removed in the beginning is starting to show a lot of wear and tear from living next to salt water. Any idea where I can purchase a replacement faceplate as I seem to have trouble finding the 2020 model parts and accessories.
Excellent video instruction, thank you! I just replaced the battery on one of my Ring Doorbell 1st gen but no lights and continues to get hot. Connected my trusted USB charger tester and indicates up to 2Amps draw, it fluctuates a bit even down to zero then up to 2A. Any hope for this unit?
huh your batter was glued in a different spot......oof
I had to throw my 1st gen out as it kept falling from the mounting bracket causing I think the board to not work properly
Thanks for a great video just wish the battery was still available - my Gen 1 Ring doorbell 2 weeks past it's 2 year warranty and stopped chargng........uncanny!
Battery is B15169 3.75 volts 5,000 m/amp I think that is what he is saying pretty fast
I can’t quite make out the polarity of the chattery connector, could you show or tell me what it is?
After installing the new Battery I just have a solid white light on the door bell its not spinning push it and the chime rings and the light shuts off. Question do I loose my set up and do I have to go thru the process of set up. But one thing I do not get the spinning white light. Confused here I am..
So I didn’t see how you got the device off the wall to begin with.
Thank you for the help!
Thanks for you video 📹
Those little screws are Torx T1 in my doorbell? Yours were Phillips head?
Manufacturer's change their bill of materials as time goes on.
Thank you it was very good info
I broke the wire connection from my doorbell camera to the battery do they Selle it
Thank you for this video. Very helpful
A great video, I had already taken mine apart, but buckled the front plate slightly. I will be more careful next time. I didn’t pick up the polarity of the connection, I forgot to check it before pulling the old battery. Does the red wire go to the left side on the board? Thanks again for the great video!
Jimmy
does this work on the 2020 version of the doorbell? 🤔
what is the correct bit
there is any place where can i get a replacement battery for the ring?
I ordered one today, searched Ring Doorbell 1 replacement battery and found one straight away - £20.
awesome video ty for sharing my ring doorbell is wired with battery and battery is going dead nowi know what to do 73's KE6CZH
Great video! But are you really touching all of those components with a metal bit? LOL
super video but please add captions - the sort of person who really needs RING may also be hearing challenged and CAPTIONS help.
Thanks
Ty!
Start from the benining. Take it off the wall. BIG problem. Need to get it off the wall
How much the original battery last?
I think we've had it for 4 years now. It's out in full southern CA sun most of the day so it's not the best environment.
Where did you get that tweaker/micro Phillips screwdriver?
It's from one of those iFixit toolkits.
Could you run a DC supply to the battery connector on the pcb and do away with the battery?
You could hardwire it but I'd cut the end of a USB cable and attach the power supply that way.
I’m pretty sure gen1 will not operate without a battery installed. I have direct hard wired it and while it defaults to the old school for chime when the battery is dead, the unit itself ceases functioning (all video recording, motion detection stops).
The 1st gen and 2nd gen I believe dosent have a user replaceable battery as the ring doorbell 2 and 3 both have removable battery!
The video clearly show 1st gen is user replaceable.
@@KA6WKE what I ment is easily user replaceable! The 3 and 2 have removable batteries that the 1st and 2nd gen do not have
hello how are you i consult you.
output voltage of each wire, red, red and white could you tell me.
My controller board broke and in Argentina there is no such battery
thanks
I'm afraid I won't be able to help. I don't want to take mine apart again because the Ring really isn't designed to be opened up multiple times. Once this battery no longer holds a charge I'll purchase another one.
I changed battery and still not workimg
Wow my battery only lasted one year and it is completely shot I’ll just buy the 3
When this second battery fails I'll upgrade.
lol why did you have to press the button, now my dog is barking
Do you know how to fix the audio?
Sorry I don't know how to do that.
Thanks. Just the motivation that I needed. 73s KG5AMY
This is meant to be weather proof.. every time it rains and mine gets wet the battery looses most of its charge within 24 hours....
I can’t find a replacement battery on eBay or Amazon :(
Yourname Here if that were the case. One would expect to see motion alarms.... put it out with a full charge this morning and by 6pm it was 1% it’s gotten worse in a short period of time.
Really dissatisfied you can’t get official replacement batteries for this. EVERYONE knows lipos age within 2 years. I have a number of ring products, 2 of these door bells, chimes, spotlight cams etc... but to simply not offer a replacement battery is disgusting.
What they just expect me to bin my 2 perfectly good doorbells when the battery gets tired. Shithouse effort ring.
Yourname Here yeah, I understand all that. I was just pointing out that it’s circuit board is not weather protected at all!
When it’s inside and face down, It’s battery level still plummets. I want to replace the battery but ring neither offers a way to do so, or offers a replacement battery. Im most certainly not incapable of doing so - having repaired thousands of electronics in my life.
Absolutely disgusting. If there was ever a motion of selling a product with planned redundancy. It’s selling a product with a lipo battery that can’t be replaced - and not offering a spare battery (even though they are still made!!!!! Again. Disgusting. Again. Do I just throw out 2 of these perfectly good door bells - I’m now in the ring eco system - very f’n average. Contacting ring via email is seemingly impossible too.
Bit like the $40 tile - at least you could send it back to them for a new battery.
@@ibsn87 The battery in the 2nd generation can be replaced. It's mainly the originals that have this issue.
@@dcastgaming6506 can you link me to a new replacement battery for the 2020 gen 2 ring door bell?
Just change the battery.
Mine charges for 600 hours them gives me two minutes.
and why did you use eBay, to buy a battery for Amazon product, on Amazon it's cheeper!
At the time I made this video, the battery was only available on Ebay.
You chat way way way to much about totally irrelevant stuff.
You should learn to pause then start again whilst you remove part's.
Making your video a million time's shorter dude grrrrrrrrrrr
Thanks for the advice but I'm going to stick with the way I make videos. Yes I can go into details that others that have electronics experience may find tedious. The goal with my channel is for the beginner. Someone who has an aptitude with hand tools but lacks the electronics experience. If they have the details maybe they'll attempt a repair rather sending something to the landfill.
Wow!! You could have edited this video down to two minutes instead of having us all see that you have no clue what you are doing, just guessing!! 😏 Do everybody a favor, just show the 8 screws, how to pop the cover and connect the battery! (2 minutes even with banter ) thanks
My target audience are people that don't have an electronics background so I don't skip steps. I did have a clue what I was doing, I did a "dry run" prior to recording. Since you have a UA-cam account and a camera why not make your own repair video?
@@KA6WKE totally agree. You did a PERFECT job because you showed us EXACTLY what is needed to do this and how long it will take. This is necessary because we could have not completed it when we felt tension in removing it (thinking we would break it). So kudos to you for detailed information! I appreciate you!
@@KA6WKE Great job, never mind the naysayers. Including whomever called you a dork below (call sign Dink).
You are a jerk, this guy takes his time to help and you complain.
Thanks, that gave me the confidence to do the job. 73 M0XMX
Poifekt. The exact video I wanted. Thanks. It's appreciated. 73s. KG5AMY
Thanks It works. I brought the new battery from Amazon for my 1st Generation ring doorbell. Which is no longer supported by ring. However the battery won’t stay in place. I discovered my old battery had died because either corrosion or something wet hit the slots while taking it apart to replace it with the new one. After wiping the old one off with alcohol and a q-tip the old one worked again😂. However 😅that won’t snap back in either. So my problem is 😢neither battery will stay put inside the ring camera bec whatever piece to hold it broke I guess?