topic Re: Weatherproof USB Cable in Arlo Pro

Weatherproof USB Cable

Tish86 — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 01:19:10 GMT

I know NetGear is releasing their own weatherproof plug and cable but I can't wait. I have two Arlo Pro chargers and cables, the charging brick will be inside my garage, I need to weatherproof the Micro USB going directly into the camera or has anyone found a weatherproof cable?

Re: Weatherproof USB Cable

jguerdat — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 03:05:09 GMT

Nope. The folks who are doing this are weatherproofing the connector on their own using silicone rubber or other material.

Re: Weatherproof USB Cable

Drake3287 — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 18:24:17 GMT

That's what I did. I purchased a 15' microUSB cable off Amazon and simply put a small bead of silicone caulking around the connection. Silicone caulking is also easy to take off if needed.

Re: Weatherproof USB Cable

Tish86 — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 19:07:32 GMT

Do you keep the battery in or take them out

Re: Weatherproof USB Cable

Drake3287 — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 19:28:04 GMT

For me I left it in, sort of by mistake. The only reason I don't take it out is because then I have to spend the time making sure my camera's pointed in the exact same location. It took me forever to get it just right in the first place.

At some point I'll take it out as a spare.

Re: Weatherproof USB Cable

jguerdat — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 22:29:43 GMT

Don't forget that having the battery installed is good for flying through power outages, as long as you have a UPS on your modem, router and base(s).