Can you use your meter to check whether there is a
current drain when you place in the batteries? Is the
drain very high? Anything above 4mA is too high. Try
to check whether there is a loose connection from the
wires to the button outside. Try to jerk the cables
and press the button outside a few times to determine
there is connectivity. 

John

--- Lindy Mayfield <lindy.mayfield@ssf.sas.com> wrote:

> What would you do in my situation here?  We bought a
> door bell that runs on batteries and I connected it
> to the wires that lead to the button outside. 
> Within a few days the batteries are dead, so it
> seems there is some sort of short or something like
> that.  We just found out the previous owner had a
> problem with the door bell, too, probably the same
> thing.
> 
> I'm kind stuck about how to figure out the problem
> and fix it.  Would anyone mind please giving me some
> hints?  
> 
> Thanks!
> Lindy
> 
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