https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Magnetic-field-and-the-batteries/m-p/997897#M16527 <P>If it does, the amount is prob so small it doesn't make a diff.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>My OEM batteries run 3.5 months always on best video at about 5 mins per day.&nbsp;&nbsp; Two cams used under spec (&lt; 2-4 mins per week ) lasted 7 months on OEM.</P><P>( used only for motion detect inside )</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Problems with short life of batteries fall into a few categories; 1) excessive use 2) bad set up or location 3) defective.</P><P>1 and 3 are&nbsp;obvious... 2 is a bit harder to explain but can be interference, base drop out, distance from base, excessive IR activating motion, etc.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:51:26 GMT TomMac 2015-10-27T13:51:26Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Magnetic-field-and-the-batteries/m-p/997737#M16526 <P>I was wondering if Netgear or whoever magnufactured/designed the Arlo camera, performed a study on any possible negative consequences of having the mount magnet so close to the batteries? Perhaps this is currently draining the batteries a tiny faster than usual?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>Electricity and magnetism are closely related through Ampere's Law: the physical law that describes how electromagnets are created by running current through a wire to create an electric field. The reverse is also true: a magnetic field can also produce a current via induction, which has the potential to overdraw a battery of an electronic device. However, though any current is capable of generating an magnetic field, only a change in magnetic force -- otherwise known as "flux" -- can produce a current, as per Faraday's Law. A static magnetic field will only produce a drain for a split second.&nbsp;</SPAN><BR /><BR /></P> Tue, 27 Sep 2016 17:58:47 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Magnetic-field-and-the-batteries/m-p/997737#M16526 ronnedith 2016-09-27T17:58:47Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Magnetic-field-and-the-batteries/m-p/997897#M16527 <P>If it does, the amount is prob so small it doesn't make a diff.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>My OEM batteries run 3.5 months always on best video at about 5 mins per day.&nbsp;&nbsp; Two cams used under spec (&lt; 2-4 mins per week ) lasted 7 months on OEM.</P><P>( used only for motion detect inside )</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Problems with short life of batteries fall into a few categories; 1) excessive use 2) bad set up or location 3) defective.</P><P>1 and 3 are&nbsp;obvious... 2 is a bit harder to explain but can be interference, base drop out, distance from base, excessive IR activating motion, etc.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:51:26 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Magnetic-field-and-the-batteries/m-p/997897#M16527 TomMac 2015-10-27T13:51:26Z