Ring Spotlight Cam Solar Panel Not Charging

Though ring sells other solar panels like one that charges the ring stick up cam the spotlight solar panel only works with the spotlight cam.

Ring spotlight cam solar panel not charging.

It seems to work best in full bright sunlight. Easy to hook up to our ring spot light camera. Check the following items. I have had to change the battery twice this week already.

The stick up cam isn t working after i insert the battery plug in the solar panel. At first we had it under the eve of the house but it still received light. Note that the spotlight cam solar panel is unique to the spotlight cam. Remove the center plug.

Initially it was jus one of my spotlight cams bit now both cameras i had to change the battery amp. There are several possibilities. Mount the spotlight cam. The spotlight cam solar panel is a small device that can be mounted outdoors and connected to your spotlight cam or stick up cam battery with a cable.

The solar panel is on toof top getting at least 12hrs of sun daily. The panel has a long cord which helped with the install. The micro usb cable can be plugged into any usb power source such as a computer. My panel is not a ring branded one so they did not want to replace it although i already had the company send me a new one initially thinking that was the issue but it was not.

With just a few hours of direct sunlight per day it will keep your spotlight cam or stick up cam battery fully charged. Ensure your camera s battery is 100 charged prior to installing it. Plug the solar panel charging cable into the spotlight cam. Charge the battery for five to 10 minutes then reinsert it.

Your battery will take around five to 10 hours to fully charge depending on whether the usb cable is plugged into a usb port or into a wall outlet. Your spotlight cam battery is charged using a common micro usb cable an orange one is included in your ring box. The solar panel which sells independently for 49 00 is weatherproof and connects to your spotlight cam battery using a 13 foot. Plug the snap ring barrel charging cable into the power connector on spotlight cam.

Route the charging cable from your solar panel into the power connector on spotlight cam. This solar panel and the spotlight camera use the round plug instead of the micro usb plug the older ring cameras used. They said per the logs it is charging but i see it dropping 7 8 battery everyday with only a few motion triggers per day it should be able to keep up.