Rechargeable Batteries

[Vallorie]

The Arlo manual says they STRONGLY RECOMMEND using the non-recharging batteries - they discourage using rechargeable batteres as they pose a fire or burn hazards.  That they can damage your camera.  PLEASE ADVISE.

Vallorie

[TomMac]

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Vallorie wrote:

The Arlo manual says they STRONGLY RECOMMEND using the non-recharging batteries - they discourage using rechargeable batteres as they pose a fire or burn hazards.  That they can damage your camera.  PLEASE ADVISE.

Vallorie

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Yes, in the beginning rechargeables were ok... since then, to many counterfit or poor quality batteries out there cause problems.... they changed their minds and now ( prob rightly ) 'strongly recommend' the regular oem primary cells.

It is not the fact that a properly operating battery will hurt the camera, just that sometimes batteries go bad... think of the problems with cell phones, laptops, those roller wheels a short time back... all at one time with li-ion had a heat/fire problems

Li-ion cells can put out a large amount of current in a short time ( = heat ) , much more than primary cells and that's the main reason...safety

[Vallorie]

So with all the prior discussions on buying rechargeable batteries I brought a bunch of batteries and now I should use them?  You guys said at first it was ok when I raised this before I brought them.  Someone posted if it were not for rechargeable batteries they would have returned these cameras a long time ago???

Vallorie

[TomMac]

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Vallorie wrote:

So with all the prior discussions on buying rechargeable batteries I brought a bunch of batteries and now I should use them?  You guys said at first it was ok when I raised this before I brought them.  Someone posted if it were not for rechargeable batteries they would have returned these cameras a long time ago???

Vallorie

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I was just giving you Netgear's view on the rechargeables..... which I thought you were asking.

Read Netgears policy info on them

As to usage, that's a decision you have to make for yourself, no one else can make it for you.

I can say I and many others do use them and I haven't had any problems...you just have to be aware of the possiblity ANYTIME you use any device be it phone, laptop, etc that uses li-ion cells.

I run GOOD NAMED BRANDED batteries and a quality charger... the batteries have a PCB to prevent possible problems as such and quality batteries do have better QC right off the bat.

I sleep well at night 🙂