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Battery Drained after 2 months, not much motion and recording detected

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korn_bo2
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Hi,

 

I recently replaced my arlo batteries with energizer CR123, all original ones and purchased from a hardware shop here in Sydney.  I noticed that my battery after 2 months is almost drained or about to go into low battery.

 

I'm pretty sure there was not a lot of motion detection or recordings during this period.  Is this an issue or anything I can check? Has anyone encountered this issue before?  

 

Thanks

 

 

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jguerdat
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Live viewing also gets in there - do you use it much?  The other likely candidate is WiFi strength and/or interference.  How's the signal strength percentage in Settings, My Devices?  Are there other 2.4GHz devices nearby ( wireless phones, microwave ovens, neighbors' equipment, etc.)?

TomMac
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As mentioned, more than one thing can effect battery life....

There are also three settings for batteries... Best video, Optimized, and Best Battery  will / can make a little difference.

 

Live view and recording use the same power... detection mode little and sleep mode ( off) almost none.

But remember, that to reach the life mentioned with battereis, the spec usage is < 5 mins per day.

 

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