topic Re: Arlo Pro 2 cables in Arlo Pro 2

Arlo Pro 2 cables

6-6 — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 00:43:12 GMT

I'm looking for 25 foot cables to plug in my Arlo 2 pro cameras and cannot find them anywhere!!

Re: Arlo Pro 2 cables

michaelkenward — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 08:55:30 GMT

@6-6 wrote:

I'm looking for 25 foot cables to plug in my Arlo 2 pro cameras and cannot find them anywhere!!

Have you looked at third party brands? Non Arlo?

Perhaps they don't exist. There are limits to cable lengths before the laws of physics start to intervene.

Re: Arlo Pro 2 cables

xuville — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 07:20:05 GMT

USB 2.0 has a limit of 16ft. However you can break the limit by using an extension cable with active repeater. You can find them at Jeff Bezo's online storefront.

Re: Arlo Pro 2 cables

michaelkenward — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 08:34:51 GMT

@xuville wrote:

USB 2.0 has a limit of 16ft. However you can break the limit by using an extension cable with active repeater. You can find them at Jeff Bezo's online storefront.

Is that for signal? Power? Both?

There is no "signal" on the USB cable for a charger.

Re: Arlo Pro 2 cables

xuville — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 22:37:34 GMT

USB spec is for both. For power only, you have to account for resistance of the wire. Arlo pro uses 9v quick charge. So if your wire is long enough to cause voltage to drop significantly below 9v, I'm not sure if it will charge. When I plug in my 5v/2A ipad charger to the camera, the app says it won't charge, although technically quick charge spec allows slow charge by dropping to 5v, I haven't tested that. You could certain try a smaller wire gauge but I'm not sure if anyone makes anything thicker than 24 AWG which is typical for a fast charge cable.