topic Re: Batteries in Arlo

Batteries

Bill7337 — Thu, 25 May 2017 23:35:45 GMT

I have had my system for nearly a year and have a total of 4 cameras and the base station. I have tried all kinds of rechargeable batteries, including those recommended for the Arlo system. None of them last for longer than 2 days. The indoor cameras last for 3 days and no longer. What can I do to make these batteries last longer and still have the security of the cameras?

I sure hope there is an answer to this problem as it is a really troublesome to have to keep changing and rechargeing the batteries so frequently. If I was to take a weeks vacation I would have not camera coverage for 5 of the 7 days after spending several hundred dollars on this system. Help.

Re: Batteries

manfredz — Thu, 25 May 2017 23:46:18 GMT

i use the Tenergy gold colored 3.7v and do heavy recording, 25-35 x 120sec recording yet I still get 2-3 weeks off a charge (also hourly brief live viewing)

To only get 2 days how many, how long recording as well as how much live viewing are you doing?

Re: Batteries

TomMac — Fri, 26 May 2017 01:05:28 GMT

PS to above,

OEM cells last almost 4 months in my usage.....rechargeables run almost 2.

What amount of viewing and recording are you doing?

Re: Batteries

fototx — Fri, 26 May 2017 15:15:50 GMT

Wow, your spending a fortune on batteries! Tell us your viewing habits.

FYI. My batteries in my 5 arlo wireless cameras read about 65% almost 6 months in to their replacement.

During this time, I was mostly gone, system was always armed and my viewing habits were 1-2x per day for about 10-20s along with a dozen or so false alarms. Camera set for optimized and those using night vision exibit more battery drain, as expected.

Ive been very pleased with the battery performance. Using Duracel Ultra Lithiums here. Generally 1 fresh set per year for me.

Scott