Battery drain when camera has been off?

[Kevin63]

Last week I charged the battery on one of my cameras. I have not turned it on to use it. It’s the closeted one to WiFi. 
Yet, it’s down to 38%??? Plus my other cameras Barrie’s seem to be draining faster within the past week?

[jguerdat]

"Off" does not mean off. It obviously still has to maintain connection so it can be turned back on. "Off" means it's not detecting or recording.

[Kevin63]

It’s turned off as in it’s not detecting & not recording. 

[StephenB]

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@Kevin63 wrote:

It’s turned off as in it’s not detecting & not recording. 

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One possibility is that the wifi signal is weak, so the camera keeps disconnecting and reconnecting.  The camera will use quite a bit of power when it is actively looking for the wifi network to re-join it.

[Tedato · Accepted solution]

consistent theme and Arlo know the issue the outer cases terminal connections short due to electrolysis and prevent charging and drain battery very quickly. hence they sell the cases separately - crap design easy to test with meter and will find with nothing connected between the terminals have a resistance reading when they should be open circuit- Great product which would need a design tweek to easily solve- heaps of posts all been closed by forum moderator

[Kevin63]

Yes, I know it takes a lot of power to go on and off. But just recently it’s been draining.

thank you 

[StephenB]

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@Kevin63 wrote:

Yes, I know it takes a lot of power to go on and off. But just recently it’s been draining.

thank you 

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Maybe try moving it closer to the wifi (6-10 feet away) and see if the drain stops.