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Current Draw for Arlo camera

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engineerwolf
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What is the current draw from the batteries for the Arlo camera for the following 2 modes:

  1. Camera waiting for motion
  2. camera activated by motion and actively recording and uploading to the cloud

this way I can determine the lifetime from different lithium batteries based on the manufacturers datasheets.

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TomMac
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engineerwolf wrote:

What is the current draw from the batteries for the Arlo camera for the following 2 modes:

  1. Camera waiting for motion
  2. camera activated by motion and actively recording and uploading to the cloud

this way I can determine the lifetime from different lithium batteries based on the manufacturers datasheets.


1) very low prob on order of 10 ma +

2) ( you don't say with IR illuminators on).. But around 150 + without to 250 max on

 

there' s plenty of info already , no need to vet the cams...read the rechargeable thread.

 

what are u looking for?

 

In the real world can say I've hit 8 months ( primary ) cells on very low use cam...just basically armed now and then

Hit just about 4 months on spec use cams with primary cells....

 

Rechargeables run about the same , for their true rated capacity ( as compared  to primaries )

 

But your also forgetting the change in draw due to signal strength and other factors

 

 

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