Arlo Pro Drains Through Solar Panel

I m having the same problem started at about the same time as this post with one of my arlo pro 2 cameras and an arlo security light.

Arlo pro drains through solar panel.

Just to ensure i had set it up correctly after seeing issues. Heavy usage of your camera can drain the camera battery faster. I thought the issues were with firmware but it seems that there is a hardware issue that allows the solar panels to drain the batteries. Reduce your camera usage for a day or two and note your camera s battery level.

The solar panel is a great low maintenance solution for outdoor camera installations in hard to reach areas. Although the arlo solar panel is designed to keep your arlo camera s battery fully charged heavy usage of your camera can drain the camera battery faster than the solar panel can recharge it. The solar panel charges the battery but it can t power the camera if no battery is inserted. With the arlo solar panel connected to the camera and receiving average sun exposure your camera battery stays charged so you don t need to worry about recharging it.

Please note that water rain is not in the picture so water is not a factor and the results are not promising. I have 2 cameras with the solar panel connected to each. Can t believe all 3 solar panels i originally bought were defective. Make sure that your camera s battery is fully charged when you connect the solar panel to your camera.

Both arlo is the world s first 100 percent wireless high definition smart home security camera. The arlo solar panel is designed to provide trickle charging to keep your camera battery charged not to charge your camera battery from low to full. Just to ensure i had set it up correctly after seeing issues. However 3 are high up painful to get down hence i bought 3 x arlo solar panels to plug into.

However 3 are high up painful to get down hence i bought 3 x arlo solar panels to plug into. Model vms4430p arlo pro 2 with 4 1 hd camera installed all 4 without issues used to get at least 1 to 1 5 months until charging batteries. I think the arlo solar panel drains the battery. I will now unplug the solar panel to compare battery life loss.

The impacted camera is able to maintain a charge for 1 month if it s not plugged into the solar panel so it has nothing to do with signal strength or activity levels. Battery life at the end of today is now at 58. The new replacement solar panel direct from arlo had an older serial number than the 3 solar panels i had originally bought. The other will keep the camera charged to 100 during the day but once out of the sunlight will drain the battery down to zero overnight.

Model vms4430p arlo pro 2 with 4 1 hd camera installed all 4 without issues used to get at least 1 to 1 5 months until charging batteries.