topic Arlo battery drained to less than 70% within 12 hours of setup? in Arlo

Arlo battery drained to less than 70% within 12 hours of setup?

ACEinhibit0r — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 20:58:51 GMT

I was quite dishearted when my new Arlo camera with new batteries drained to 68% within 12 hours of setup. I'm confident that wifi range/signal strength should not be the problem as an older Arlo camera mounted at the same spot did not have the same issue post setup. My library only showed a 10sec video recorded by this unit during the entire 12 hour period in "Armed" mode. The unit is outdoor. Any suggestions please for how I should investigate or should I just return the Arlo camera?

Re: Arlo battery drained to less than 70% within 12 hours of setup?

jguerdat — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 00:37:12 GMT

I'd swap at the store.

Re: Arlo battery drained to less than 70% within 12 hours of setup?

JamesC — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 17:39:34 GMT

ACEinhibit0r,

It could have been a problem with the batteries (1 or more depleted cells) upon setup. Consider a fresh set to see if you experience the same behavior.

JamesC

Re: Arlo battery drained to less than 70% within 12 hours of setup?

ACEinhibit0r — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 21:32:06 GMT

Thanks jguerdat and JamesC. I might give the fresh batteries a go and see if it makes a difference. The drainage does not have seem to have persisted into the second day of use. We'll see.