Flood light constant power

[macnmore]

I'm looking at replacing the Arlo Pro 2 camera I have that covers the driveway and 4 way stop at our house.  Right now It's on the 2nd floor of our house and I've hard-wired it through the wall to have constant power.  With the flood light, I won't be able to do this right?  I tried the solar panel before hard wiring and it was a failure.  The camera would constantly die and I had to get my ladder out to charge it every couple days.  It was like the solar panel wasn't even there. 

[StephenB]

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@macnmore wrote:

I'm looking at replacing the Arlo Pro 2 camera I have that covers the driveway and 4 way stop at our house.  Right now It's on the 2nd floor of our house and I've hard-wired it through the wall to have constant power.  With the flood light, I won't be able to do this right?  

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No.  You can, but you'll need to hard-wire it with the outdoor charger (9 volts).

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@macnmore wrote:

 I tried the solar panel before hard wiring and it was a failure.  The camera would constantly die and I had to get my ladder out to charge it every couple days.  It was like the solar panel wasn't even there. 

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I've seen some recent issues reported here with the Pro 2 panel - don't know what's going on there.  

That said, if there is a lot of camera activity (perhaps masked by activity zones), the panels can't keep up.

[Dannybear]

Just to add further, ensure you have the correct panel from arlo, third party solar panels can drain the battery outside of daylight. I suspect that the cable contains a back stop.