topic Re: Arlo Go in Arlo Go

Arlo Go long term ac power question

Vikingcaptain — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 21:21:35 GMT

Will it harm the batteries or the camera to leave it plugged in over the winter where temperatures may reach 30 below zero? I realize the performance may be affected or it may not work at all in the extreme cold.

Re: Arlo Go

jguerdat — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:51:50 GMT

No harm. The camera knows not to charge when temps are below freezing. The camera will continue working off the AC power so the battery is just a backup for power loss anyways.

Re: Arlo Go

StephenB — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:27:41 GMT

@jguerdat wrote:

No harm.

-30 is really cold, and well outside the specs. Some posts here suggest the cameras will stop operating at around -10F. Though I agree it shouldn't hurt the cameras.

Re: Arlo Go

jguerdat — Sat, 23 Nov 2019 14:17:18 GMT

If it hurts anything, it's likely to be the battery. However, the fact of having the camera plugged in means the camera has some heat being generated. That may be enough to prevent any such harm. I haven't tried this on a Go but an Ultra remained charging at 0F due to the warmth caused by being plugged in. YMMV