topic Re: Arlo Pro 5 Batteries in Arlo Pro

Arlo Pro 5 Batteries

Bspyers — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:23:06 GMT

Batteries are lasting 10-14 days versus 120-180 days when new! What is the life expectancy of these batteries?

Re: Arlo Pro 5 Batteries

jguerdat — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:26:31 GMT

That sounds like there's a change in either the wireless environment (something new added or get moved?) or the camera is recording more. Are you using activity zones? You may need to delete them temporarily so the cloud will not discard them after being detected as out of zone - you can then see if there's a big spike in recordings. If you have local storage set up on a hub you can just check that since all recordings will be there - the discarding is done via the servers and affects only the cloud.

Re: Arlo Pro 5 Batteries

StephenB — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:31:19 GMT

@Bspyers wrote:

Batteries are lasting 10-14 days versus 120-180 days when new! What is the life expectancy of these batteries?

Time between charges depends largely on

the amount of video activity
quality of the wifi signal

It's helpful to start by estimating the video activity. Do that by first disabling activity zones, and then totaling up the approx. number of seconds of recording over a couple of days. If you do a lot of livestreaming, estimate how many minutes per day you are doing that.

The battery life estimates are based on a particular usage profile

4000 seconds of streaming/recording per month
10 seconds per recording
30% of the recordings made with the spotlight on.

FWIW, I am finding that the Pro 5 battery life is much better than my Pro 3, Pro 4, and Ultras.

Re: Arlo Pro 5 Batteries

Bspyers — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:32:05 GMT

Thanks, do you know the life expectancy of these batteries??

Re: Arlo Pro 5 Batteries

jguerdat — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:33:39 GMT

Properly handled (not letting them fully discharge, etc.) they will last years. YMMV.

Re: Arlo Pro 5 Batteries

Bspyers — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:34:11 GMT

I stopped the spotlight, no audio and set recordings to ten seconds only.

Re: Arlo Pro 5 Batteries

jguerdat — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:35:25 GMT

But how many total minutes per day of recording are being used? Add them up over several days to get a sense of activity.

Re: Arlo Pro 5 Batteries

Bspyers — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:35:45 GMT

Thanks, mine are 3 years old.

Re: Arlo Pro 5 Batteries

Bspyers — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:36:20 GMT

Thanks,

Re: Arlo Pro 5 Batteries

StephenB — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:38:40 GMT

@Bspyers wrote:

Thanks, do you know the life expectancy of these batteries??

Do you mean how long they last before they need to be replaced, or the time between charges?

I have Ultra batteries (same as in the Pro 5) that have been in service since 2018. Not 100% sure (as I have some older cameras with different batteries), but I don't think any have failed yet.

General expectations for lithium batteries is 300-500 charge/discharge cycles. Assuming 300 and recharging every 10 days suggests they could last 8 years or longer.