topic Re: Batteries below 50% after less than 18 hours! in Arlo

Batteries below 50% after less than 18 hours!

Pemuteran — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:11:21 GMT

Just installed 2 wireless Arlo cameras late last night. Set both to motion in separate rooms. I need motion 12/7 because I have Nurse care coming into the home throughout the day. One room caught less than one minute of video and is currently down to 69%. The other one caught more action those still not much and is at 49% currently. I have done probably a total of 30 seconds live video. It appears battery life is a big problem with this product so I will probably be taking it back

Re: Batteries below 50% after less than 18 hours!

frankie1v — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 23:13:38 GMT

Hello there,

I have currently around 12 Arlo camera's. I am changing batteries about every 3 months. I've never had a battery drain dramitically like that. I can say, its a pain changing batteries every 3 months. If i only needed 2 cameras i would buy the new arlo cameras that use rechargable batteries.

Re: Batteries below 50% after less than 18 hours!

jguerdat — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:02:40 GMT

How much live view is being used? That gets in there with recording time. Also, WiFi strength and 2.4GHz wireless interference, not necessarily WiFi, can also be an issue.

Re: Batteries below 50% after less than 18 hours!

TomMac — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 03:12:10 GMT

Pemuteran wrote:
Just installed 2 wireless Arlo cameras late last night. Set both to motion in separate rooms. I need motion 12/7 because I have Nurse care coming into the home throughout the day. One room caught less than one minute of video and is currently down to 69%. The other one caught more action those still not much and is at 49% currently. I have done probably a total of 30 seconds live video. It appears battery life is a big problem with this product so I will probably be taking it back

You type of usage sounds like it would be better suited with a Q cam...Q cam is AC powered and also has a 24/7 record option ( paid) called CVR.

Re: Batteries below 50% after less than 18 hours!

Pemuteran — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 03:49:02 GMT

Thank you for this info. I was going to start looking into an A/C powered unit, but am unfamiliar with this technology. I like the sound of this Qcam/CVR!

Re: Batteries below 50% after less than 18 hours!

Pemuteran — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 03:54:57 GMT

Sensei, I have done literally seconds worth of live viewing. Only enough to set up the camera angles where I want them. My Wi-Fi strength is good and my cameras are located not very far from the base unit. I'm not sure about interference though? How what I know about that?

Re: Batteries below 50% after less than 18 hours!

Pemuteran — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 04:02:01 GMT

12 cameras! I actually thought I could use rechargeable batteries in the cameras I have but only after reading the literature inside the box did I find out I cannot with these. Don't think I want to go that route now anyway. 3 month change over I could deal with though. after these past 24 hours that sounds quite good!

Re: Batteries below 50% after less than 18 hours!

jguerdat — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 13:16:33 GMT

Interference is tough to discern since it can be any 2.4GHz device (cordless phones, etc.). Blockage of the signal due to walls, mirrors, ductwork, etc. can cause WiFi strength issues - move your cameras temporarily to see if the batteries last longer.

Netgear is now selling Tenergy rechargeable batteries but many of us are using similar competing brands with good luck. You want to stay away fromcheap eBay one that are above 800mAH since 1) they're not that powerful at all and 2) they lack the prtection circuitry found in the better batteries. There's a huge thread here with suggested brands and chargers.

Re: Batteries below 50% after less than 18 hours!

frankie1v — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 19:32:27 GMT

You can now use these rechargable batteries for the first generation of Arlo cameras. check out this link.

https://www.arlo.com/en-us/products/arlo/tenergy_rechargeable_battery_charger.aspx?cid=amb

Re: Batteries below 50% after less than 18 hours!

frankie1v — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 19:37:30 GMT

this question is for jguerdat:

I know Arlo came out with Tenergy rechargable batteries.

What rechargable batteries do you use? if any?
not really to fond of rechargable batteries. I am currently using Panasonnic i bought on Amazon.

Re: Batteries below 50% after less than 18 hours!

jguerdat — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 21:33:14 GMT

I happen to use Eagletac rechargeable batteries in all of my non-Pro wireless cameras. I've had no problems with them.

Re: Batteries below 50% after less than 18 hours!

Wudoc — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 05:45:32 GMT

Of the 20 Batteries that came with my Arlo Package - only 14 were decent. Suspect you might have had dead batteries to start.

I ended up buying a set of new batteries since ARLO/netgear customer support was not helpful.