Arlo Solar Panel Not Working

Update on my 4 solar panels not working.

Arlo solar panel not working.

As i said before one of my cameras and solar panel works fine it s the other two that are giving me problems. When the panel is working for those 5 hourse it stays at 100. I also have purchase some new one in the past two weeks. The most my battery level drops in a day is to about 95 to 97 then morning comes and the solar panels does its work and fully charges them batteries to 100 at about noon time.

The arlo solar panel harvests power from the sun and with only a few hours of direct sunlight keeps your arlo battery charged. All of this took me half a day. I have 2 solar panels and 1 works fine and the other always comes up with the red exclamation. The problem is the solar panel works for a day then it stops working and either shows the red.

At around 4 or 5 pm the charging icon on my batteries are gone since there s no adequate power supplied anymore so it reverts back to using battery power. Yes i have tried pulling battery out. The solar panel is a great low maintenance solution for outdoor camera installations in hard to reach areas. Weather resistant design and adjustable mount for simple installation.

Of course you want to be make sure the arlo solar panel is direct sunlight when trying this. If i disconnect the panel from the camera and charge the camera the solar panel works for about 5 hours and then i get the message again. A if you try to plug the arlo solar panel male connection into the arlo camera female connection when the camera is not mounted it is easy and you can check if the solar panel is working. If you see this icon in the arlo app while your arlo camera is connected to the arlo solar panel your camera is not registering the arlo solar panel as a compatible power source.

I received the 4 replacement solar panels after month of dealing with support and getting them replaced. Please use an arlo power adatper. It says the the charging source connected to the camera cannot charge battery. 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.

For example my camera before sunrise had a battery charge of 91 i was using the live feed and it was on all day too and by the time sun rays were out of the cameras arlo solar panel view the charge was at 94 it is working really good the most important point i am getting across to you guys is the battery charge percentage did not drop. The 3 kit of the pro 2 s. Although the arlo solar panel is designed to keep your arlo camera s battery fully charged heavy usage of your. I have to same the new ones work.

These are the ones that i purchase in the last quarter of 2017. Connecting the solar power panel to the camera isn t the problem. Or says to use an arlo power cord. If you see this icon or if the solar panel does not charge your arlo camera battery follow the troubleshooting steps below.

Tested on cameras that worked with the other working panels even resync cameras.