Arlo Solar Panel Not Working
The problem is the solar panel works for a day then it stops working and either shows the red.
Arlo solar panel not working. Yes i have tried pulling battery out. As i said before one of my cameras and solar panel works fine it s the other two that are giving me problems. Although the arlo solar panel is designed to keep your arlo camera s battery fully charged heavy usage of your. If you see the lightning bold charge indicator then the arlo solar panel works fine.
Connect the cable to your arlo camera. Tested on cameras that worked with the other working panels even resync cameras. All of this took me half a day. It is recommended that when you purchase the arlo solar panel make sure you test the arlo solar panel connected to the camera while you are on the ground and when the sun is present and warm enough first.
My solution was to charge the battery with the supplied wall charger. Having same issues with using solar panel to charge arlo pro cameras. If you see the lightning bold charge indicator then the arlo solar panel works fine. To troubleshoot problems with your arlo solar panel.
It has been three days now since i placed the camera back up with no solar panel and starting with a 100 charge. It says the the charging source connected to the camera cannot charge battery. With the arlo solar panel connected to the camera and receiving average sun exposure your camera battery stays charged so you don t need to worry about recharging it. I have 2 solar panels and 1 works fine and the other always comes up with the red exclamation.
Unplug and reinsert both ends of the solar panel charging cable. Make sure that your arlo pro wire free or arlo go camera battery is fully charged. If i disconnect the panel from the camera and charge the camera the solar panel works for about 5 hours and then i get the message again. Make sure that your solar panel is pointed toward the sun and is not obstructed by trees buildings or other obstacles.
Or says to use an arlo power cord. Please use an arlo power adatper. So after the battery was showing fully charged using the wall charger i have placed the camera back up with no solar panel to see how long the actual battery will last. It is recommended that when you purchase the arlo solar panel make sure you test the arlo solar panel connected to the camera while you are on the ground and when the sun is present and warm enough first.
To unplug the charging cable and reinsert it into the. The solar panel is a great low maintenance solution for outdoor camera installations in hard to reach areas. The solar panel simply cannot catch up ang charge the batteries that are under 90 to 100 before the sun s power becomes to weak to provide adequate power thus the error popping up. When the panel is working for those 5 hourse it stays at 100.