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I want to install a solar panel charger on the North side of my house, and have the panel face South. From what I can see online, the solar panel assembly cannot do that, ans Arlo provides no guidance.
Has anyone determined how to make such an installation?
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Thanks: I never could figure out how to post photos. I gave up and installed solar charher with a wood bracket extending above the roof.
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@ecwhitby wrote:
I want to install a solar panel charger on the North side of my house, and have the panel face South.
The panel has to be close to the camera - the cable is only about 8 feet.
Some third-party panels might have longer cables - but not a whole lot longer. There's too much voltage drop (e.g. power loss) in the cable to get a really long run. (Arlo doesn't support third-party panels, and I haven't used one - so this is not a recommendation).
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Understood. I was hoping for a way to mount the Arlo solar charger on the North face, with panel facing south. A custom bracket or adapter.
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@ecwhitby wrote:
Understood. I was hoping for a way to mount the Arlo solar charger on the North face, with panel facing south. A custom bracket or adapter.
The panel has it's own mount (separate from the camera mount). So as long as the cable reaches the camera, you can do this.
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I know that the solar charger has it's own mount. I see nothing in the solar charger product literature that makes me believe that the bracket can be fastened to a North facing vertical surface and have the panel face South.
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@ecwhitby wrote:
I see nothing in the solar charger product literature that makes me believe that the bracket can be fastened to a North facing vertical surface and have the panel face South.
I am confused on what you are asking. Maybe a photo or diagram would help.
But the mounts use a standard screw thread, so any third party mount should be compatible.
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Trying to attach sketch, to no avail. 😞
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@ecwhitby wrote:
Trying to attach sketch, to no avail. 😞
jpg/jpeg and png should both work.
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Thanks: I never could figure out how to post photos. I gave up and installed solar charher with a wood bracket extending above the roof.