What external power supply for avd1001 Doorbell?

[Almacmichael]

I have a situation where the voltage in the existing chime doorbell is low (rental property) and therefor the Arlo doorbell doesn't even power up to give any LED's. Therefore I deduce that an external (plug in) power supply might solve the issue. I don't want to route around the house to locate the doorbell transformer etc and upgrade that. 
So questions:

1. Am I doing the correct thing by using an external power supply
2.  What supply do I need? There seems to be hundreds out there but I am unsure of their validity
3. Anybody else do this ?

Thanks in advance

[StephenB]

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@Almacmichael wrote:What supply do I need? There seems to be hundreds out there but I am unsure of their validity

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Something between 16 and 24 VAC.  Arlo says it should be ar least 1 Amp.  https://kb.arlo.com/000062414/How-can-I-install-my-Arlo-Video-Doorbell-without-an-existing-doorbell-...

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@Almacmichael wrote: Anybody else do this ?

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Yes.  I believe @jguerdat has.  Perhaps he'll share his model info.

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@Almacmichael wrote: Am I doing the correct thing by using an external power supply

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Hard to say.  You will lose the chime functionality.  It is possible that the wireless model (AVD2001) would work, it can charge down to 8 VAC.  But the details matter - not all chimes are compatible, and some use DC (which definitely won't work).

[jguerdat]

I happened to use this one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VT6ZH5R/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

ANything that supplies the proper voltage and current will work, just as with the typical house transformer.

[Almacmichael]

Thanks - I will let you know what I end up doing