100% Solar Powered Wyze Cam Pan

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to ensure you are getting power.
I’ve tested some cables

How is the battery attached to the inside of the box?

I’ve been looking at ways to reduce the cost of this build and making it more simple.
Do you think the following setup would work? It eliminates the need for the solar charge converter.

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Seems you and I discussed the amperage needed for an extended run once… I’ve read somewhere that the Pan Cam does require more amperage than the V2… Makes sense to me as it does rotate thus has a motor draw… 'nuff said?

I am in the process of doing something similar. My plan was to use a solar panel and connect it directly into a cell phone brick charger and then connect the Wyze V2 into that. I could use the battery as overnight power until the sun came back up for recharge. Do you see any limitations with this idea?

Are you converting solar to 120v then plugging in a phone charger to convert 120v to 5v USB?

Hmmm, Solar :arrow_right:︎ Brick :arrow_right:︎ Wyze sounds nifty, I assume that the brick charger has it’s own internal battery storage like my power bank does…but isn’t some regulator involved in this regarding the solar panel and brick???

I bought a solar panel with a 5V USB built in:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TYTRSPL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00

My thought was to plug it directly into the battery:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077CY4M8P/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title

And then plug the Wyze into the battery. Thoughts on that?

Since it is the same voltage (5V) I don’t anticipate a problem but I am NOT an electrician. I had to basically re-learn high school science class to start this project :). What do you think?

Beware, not every power brick can do double duty, that being able to take AND deliver a charge at the same time. Many power bricks cut the output when being charged

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You are correct; that in fact did not work. Are there some power bricks that allow input and output simultaneously?

Yes there are but I don’t know which ones off hand. There is a thread on the forum where people posted a battery that would work.
I have one with a solar panel built in that works. It’s about 3 years old and not on Amazon any more. It is called DCAE Solar Charger 12000 mah.

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That stinks, especially after following the link, one customer commented the pack does charge & output at the same time. Possibly the company changed suppliers. The one I have that does it is the samsung brick.
It’s this one
10,000 mAh Portable Battery with Micro USB Cable, Silver


EB-P1100BSEGUS

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I am hoping to hook up multiple cameras at varying heights and angles. Not having enough power is my biggest concern because I will not have access to it for three years. (I am buying property in the US and then moving overseas and want to be able to keep an eye on my land).

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This is a good thread:

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Sounds good To me, hope it works out and you post about it

First test was successful. I used the solar panel and plugged it directly into the V2 and it worked great when there was full sun. The battery pack arrives tomorrow and I am going to run a V2 and a Pan (daisy chained) over it and see if it in fact matches my figures. I wish there was a way to get an accurate power reading on my power brick.

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Hi;
Would this work with the wyze cam v2 units this setup???

Yes, any WYZE cam would work, the V2, V3, and pan cam all run on 5 volt with micro-USB connections