topic Re: battery charging in Arlo Ultra

battery icon flashes while charging

LandJS — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 21:54:47 GMT

Is there a reason the battery icon would flash on and off when plugged into a usb socket rather than through a charger. Most devices today can plug into any usb outlet to charge. It may well be charging fine but that's the only time it flashes.

Re: battery charging

brh — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 11:31:18 GMT

@LandJS,

Are you using the Arlo Power Adapter. If not, see this article:

https://kb.arlo.com/1152208/What-is-Quick-Charge-and-why-does-my-Arlo-Pro-Wire-Free-or-Arlo-Go-camera-use-it

Brian

Re: battery charging

LandJS — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 14:35:01 GMT

Thank you for the link, I do have the adapters but was hoping to eliminate a piece. Now I'm wondering if a regular usb will operate the camera OK since I'm wiring them my understanding is a battery isn't even needed.

Re: battery charging

TomMac — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 15:00:31 GMT

The cameras without the battery will run on a 5v usb of about 2a or better

it will not charge a battery at 5v cause the battery gets charged to 8.4v

Re: battery charging

LandJS — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 15:22:45 GMT

Thank You

Re: battery charging

LandJS — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 18:47:11 GMT

confused - so I thought if the cameras work wired, why not just forget the batteries so I plugged them back into the outlet usb's and no flashing batteries this time and they all charged fine.

Re: battery charging

LandJS — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 19:12:36 GMT

Well I thought things were OK but then the batteries were almost full at the time of my last post. Now not only do the battery icons flash but the batteries also discharge. OK so to check it out get out the step ladder and the charger and cable I've been using for 4 months now issue free on all six cameras and same thing. Stick in an Arlo charger and it's fine.I've been using this for 4 months just fine and faster than my Arlo chargers, it's appearing more like Arlo might have done a software change to prevent using things not produced by them. If this is the case it could be the same thing Apple just lost in court. IF

Re: battery charging

LandJS — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 03:12:13 GMT

after further research not only does the Ultra run on 5 volt 2 amp, that is also what the power adapter that comes with the cameras for charging is rated at and it works so there is no reason for mine suddenly not to.