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Why can’t the Arlo 3 do continuous recording via a solar panel for power?

NAMM — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 17:37:16 GMT

Why can’t the Arlo 3 do continuous recording via a solar panel for power?

NAMM, The Arlo Solar Panel provides a slow trickle char...

JamesC — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 18:56:25 GMT

NAMM,

The Arlo Solar Panel provides a slow trickle charge. Continuous Video Recording (CVR) consumes too much power for the Solar Panel to keep up.

For more information on this, take a look here: How does the Arlo Solar Panel work?

JamesC

Re: NAMM, The Arlo Solar Panel provides a slow trickle char...

NAMM — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 19:05:37 GMT

So can you design better software that would not drain the batteries? Having the solar panels is a waste of money. I bought the arlo system cause it seemed as I could go 100% and still record 100% of the time. Now all I get is little snips of video when a leaf blows by. I wish I could return the whole $600 system.

Re: NAMM, The Arlo Solar Panel provides a slow trickle char...

dcfox1 — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 19:20:23 GMT

@NAMM You can use CVR with when plugged into AC power. The solar panel is just a charger as JamesC said.

Re: NAMM, The Arlo Solar Panel provides a slow trickle char...

NAMM — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 19:35:02 GMT

Yes I have heard that. But why have to run power to a wireless camera? If I wanted a wired camera I would have chose a different camera.

Re: NAMM, The Arlo Solar Panel provides a slow trickle char...

dcfox1 — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 19:39:25 GMT

For other options you can run wireless just not CVR. The battery would die in a day.

Re: NAMM, The Arlo Solar Panel provides a slow trickle char...

NAMM — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 20:02:17 GMT

Yes that’s what I’m doing now. But sometimes the little recordings I’m getting is not enough recording.