Arlo Accessory - Solar Panel | Compatible with Pro, Pro 2 | (VMA4600)

Keeps my Arlo battery always 100%. Unfortunately its not recognized as permanent power connection so movement recognition is not working the same way as with socket charger.

Bought 4 x solar panels where only one was working properly and charging camera. There is a series of them which is faulty.

I have 2 and am going to get another one. They work perfectly even the one on the E. side of my house which gets very little sunlight. When placed in direct sunlight allows activity zones

Tenía dudas de si este panel me serviría por las reseñas que leí pero lo puse en mi azotea viendo hacía arriba (que es donde tengo mi cámara) y no he tenido ningún problema, mi camara siempre está cargada al menos al 98% y la tengo configurada para que grabe en caso de movimiento y/o audio. Mi camara está ubicada en CDMX por cierto

12/19 UPDATE: Charge fault error, fixed!With the winter sun lower in the sky, the solar panel on the north side of the house was not getting enough light to charge. So, I replaced the standard mount with an Acetaken Arlo Mounting Bracket mount, a 23" long mount that allows me to extend the Arlo Solar panel over the roofline to face south from a north-facing garage.When I plugged everything back in, I got the dreaded "Charging Fault" error telling me that the Arlo Solar Panel was not compatible with the Arlo Pro camera. I went through all the troubleshooting steps, including: remove the battery, wait 10 minutes, re-insert the battery; remove the camera from the Arlo App and set it up as a new camera; reset the entire Arlo network; reset my modem. Nothing worked. I was just about to give up and call technical support but decided to do one more thing.We had just had an enormous winter thunderstorm come through the area, so wondered if there was a problem with the electronics in the camera, like, perhaps, some moisture got inside. I brought the camera inside, replaced the battery with another freshly charged battery, then let the camera sit inside for a day.Not sure which of my activities did the trick, but the camera is mounted, operating, and again charging with the Arlo Solar Panel. The problem seems to have been with the camera battery, not the solar panel. All five of the Arlo Solar Panels in my security network remain operational after eight months of testing; so, the Arlo Solar Panel keeps its five-star rating from me.6 MONTH UPDATE: ONE MORE PANEL, ALL GOODAfter six months of testing and gradually installing one Arlo Solar Panel at a time, I just installed my fifth solar panel. I now have an Arlo solar panel powering each of my perimeter cameras, and all continue to work flawlessly. As before, I installed this final panel on a battery that had been entirely drained. After one hour, the battery is 20% charged and will be fully charged by tomorrow.Considering a 100% success rate with six Arlo Solar panels after six months of testing, I’m increasingly puzzled by the negative reviews. Maybe people are not removing the plastic protective barriers, installing the panels in the shade, or not securing the plugs into the camera. Anyway, initially skeptical, I am a strong advocate of the Arlo Solar Panel for anyone tired of climbing the ladder every few months to charge their cameras.I’ve decided to NOT buy solar panels for the six Arlo lights I have on the property. After five months of operation, they remain fully charged while lighting the path whenever they are approached. Thank you, LED technology, super-bright with almost no energy. Cool.Because of all the warnings and negative reviews, I held off on buying the Arlo Solar Panel, hoping to find a viable alternative. Ironically, the other options proved less viable, so I took a slow approach to deploy Arlo panels. After four months of testing one installation at a time, I’m happy with the results and wondering why others have had so many problems.SEPTEMBER UPDATE: DO NEGATIVE REVIEWS SAY MORE ABOUT THE USERS THAN THE PRODUCT?Four months ago, I bought one and installed it with the Arlo Pro camera over the garage door. Installation was easy, and it worked like I would expect it to work.Testing one of the common complaints that the solar panel drains the battery, I plugged the panel into a camera with a depleted battery. Not only did the panel keep the camera operating while the sun was shining, it fully charged the battery over two days, and has flawlessly worked for four months. The only maintenance has been to brush it with a broom to remove spider webs lightly.After a month of operation, I bought a second Arlo to mount with the Arlo Pro camera monitoring our back yard. Same results. Easy installation, easy setup, zero maintenance.——-With another month of successful testing, I bought a third Arlo Solar Panel for the Arlo Pro camera monitoring the side gate. This one triggered the well-reported error of an incompatible power source. I thought this might be the end of the test, with the worst and most common complaint confirmed: the Arlo Pro Solar Panel is not compatible with the Arlo cameras it is made to power. Fortunately, the solution was easy: I made sure the cables were securely connected and reset the Arlo Pro Base station. Since then, two months now, everything has worked flawlessly.With another month of successful testing, I bought a fourth Arlo Solar Panel for the camera monitoring the front door. Same results, flawless operation.One slight problem on the front door unit: the cord is too short. All of the other panels are installed next to their respective cameras with the extra cable stuffed under roof tiles. With the front door camera mounted above the door and the solar panel on the side of the house, the wire has to stretch across an open area over the front door to reach the camera, not attractive. I am now in the market for an extension cable so I can tack the cable to the wall rather than have it hanging over the open area between the column and the door.As with the other three Panels, I’m also testing the fourth panel with a depleted camera. With today’s sun, it’s charging at a rate of about 10 percent per hour.——-With four months of successful testing on four units resulting in a flawlessly operating, no maintenance video monitoring system around the property, I’m wondering why others are having problems.I’m in Phoenix, Valley of the Sun, so have substantial exposure all day every day. I saw a picture in one of the negative reviews that showed the solar panel mounted on a tree. Solar means sun, folks — no solar no charge. Mounting a panel in the shade of a tree or in an area that does not have direct exposure to the sun will not work. For a couple of the panels, I bought a special mount that is about a foot long that allows it to reach around or over the house so the panel can get optimum southern exposure, even from the north and east sides of the house. Other reported issues may be fixed by making sure the connections are secure and resetting the base station.Occasionally, I get so much sun that the cameras shut down because they overheat. This seems to have been resolved by removing the black rubber protectors from the problematic cameras but may result in my moving the cameras under the shade roof rather than on the exposed side of the house. But, even when our temps hit 118 F, the solar panels have remained operational.I’ll keep testing to see if I can confirm the warnings and fears from those with the negative review. Meanwhile, four months of gradual deployment and testing of four Arlo Solar Panels has resulted in smooth operation and low maintenance for me.

I hope I don’t jinx it! ;-)- Bought 3 of these and use them with Arlo Pro cameras.- Been using them for 1 & a half years or so.- Live in a sunny climate so sun almost all year round, a little less in winter.- Solar panel charges to100% by 0900 in the morning.- I get around 30 activations a day depending on the sensitivity setting on the camera and still get a 100% charge rate.- Charge drops to around 95% at night.- Used an app called ‘Simply Solar’ (as recommended in the Arlo manual) to set the exact angle of the panel.- Make sure you allow for the distance between the panel and your camera determined by the length of the panel cable.- Has worked in rain, wind and 36c sun, even a little hail in winter.- Recommend putting a cable cover over the solar panel cable to protect it from the elements.Don’t know how long they will last but it’s great not to have to get up on a high ladder and fiddle around with batteries every so often especially with 3 cameras.And of course no electricity used, a little pricey purchase but for me definitely worth it.You may struggle a bit if you don’t set it up properly as it will not achieve it’s full charging capability but easily done with the app mentioned above.I got a much much better charge when I later adjusted their position.So far extremely pleased with them.

Facile à installer, produit très performant, reste un problème, installer cet été rien à redire mais voilà l'hiver l'ensoleillement est insuffisant dans la région et donc les batteries se déchargent. J'ai donc effectuer un branchement direct de mes camérasJe suis actuellement en train de les revendre sur Ebay, alors n'hésitez pas à faire une offre.