Thanks!
parts list & wiring diagram… I’m not real good with power supplies…
The parts are all shown in post #15 above. There is a link to a schematic diagram in post #55.
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Tried it. Solar panel not powerful enough to keep it powered constantly.
cool…Thanks
Sorry it didn’t work out. I was sure the panel would not keep up with the camera’s power draw. You could buy a smaller (than my design) panel/battery/controller to keep it humming along on a daily basis. I oversized mine to provide a few days of extra power for stormy days etc. If you get regular sun each day you could plan for a day and a half and reduce the cost and size a bit…
2020 update… All is well, battery is still somewhat healthy and the camera is still intact after 1 1/2 years.
One of my .5 watt LED lights burnt out however and I’ll be replacing as soon as my Amazon order arrived…
The LED was the last thing I thought that I would have to replace first. Go figure!
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Great timing. I sent someone a link to this thread today.
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I got notified of your post. That’s why I provided an update. It wasn’t sheer coincidence, although that would have been pretty cool. I am also about 90% complete with my solar pergola project which also integrates several Wyze cams. It’s a substantially larger project and took a long time to complete (due to competing priorities such as replacement of central AC and several large home appliances), but is/will be worth it in the long run. Look for a new thread soon if you’re interested! Spoiler alert, ~500 watts solar, 12v LifePo4 100AH battery, multiple 12v motion detector floodlights, multiple .5w LED lights, multiple 5 Watt landscape lights, 12v Exhaust fans for the BBQ Grill, and of course, multiple Wyze cams.
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Tere is Outdoor Battery operated Wyze Cam for $49 available to preorder now.
Oh, that’s right. I grabbed the link from your original post rather than just using the URL.
Do you happen to have a pic of your setup?
Scroll up to posts 1, 11, 12 & 15.
I love it, I have a small workshop and am trying to learn woodworking. How much more solar panel would be needed to have 4 cameras? One fore each side view of road traffic, one to show house/driveway, and one set to snap an image any time the mailbox door is opened? I would love your plans for this but worry as I know nothing of electrical wiring. Is everything handled in the Wyze app?
Great design. Hey, please post your pergola design when you’re done. I was thinking about something like that but I am not an engineer.
Will do, I’ll post something weekend…
Sorry I didn’t reply sooner, I didn’t know I had a reply…For an update, I have a solar charge controller that has two usb ports that run directly off the battery. I had been powering the three Wyse Cam V2’s for 24 hours for several months, without issue, but when winter months came around, battery was dropping too low and charge controller was cutting power, so I disconnected 2 cams and was able to power 1 through winter, it is one that has lower traffic compared to the others. When daylight hours became longer, I plugged other two in, but after a few weeks, my battery was draining again. It will still power the 1 cam with the summer sun, but the battery is over 3 years old (it was 2 years old when I first started this project), so I think it’s useful time is up. A new battery has just arrived, and I have another cam v2 in that area, so once installed I will be plugging 4 cams back in and will be interested to see how long it will go starting with a fresh battery. I’ve also installed another 100 watt panel on the roof on a separate circuit, for doing device recharging, so there will be less use on the cam battery.
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Sorry, I have been absent for a while. I made some modifications to my mailbox (added an additional cam and changed charger/battery to LifePo4). I also have completed 2 additional projects in my backyard. Two solar pergolas powering several wyze cams. One houses my BBQ Grill and the other is for relaxing at night or drying off from the pool. Ill put up photos tomorrow night and or this weekend with details.
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