Despite some of the issues with the WYZE cams, I’m happy with what they do for the price. Now that I have them set up I’m thinking about a new application.
I’d like to place a ‘monitor’ in my kitchen and one in a room on the 2nd floor to allow me to view a blind spot at my house instantly. Maybe an old iPhone dedicated to just the WYZE app?
repurposing old phones is fun, i have a few old ones i used as makeshift security cameras for a while…the only problem with that is the battery, do i let the battery run down and recharge or leave it plugged in and risk overheating…I was also thinking of something similar to this and thought about getting a cheap tablet so i have a bigger screen, but then i have the battery issue again.
I have not found something that was a good enough option to pull the trigger yet, and will probably keep looking. Has anyone tried any of these options out yet? Or have any other ideas?
I’ll probably look into using an old phone and go with it left plugged in. I can monitor the overheating issue with a smoke detector located near by along with a WYZE cam to watch the old phone and send me an alert if the smoke detector goes off. Simple.
I have a old samsung smartphone that had a removable battery, removed the battery and soldered wires to the battery contacts.
Ran the wire to a voltage regulator (sold on e-bay < $5) and set the regulator to 3.7 volts (or whatever the battery voltage was labeled) phone is happy and thinks it’s a battery.
Search on e-bay for “Adjustable DC-DC LM 2596 Converter Buck Step Down Regulator” for the adjustable regulator. I have noticed quality varies from vendor to vender and the green connectors were of better quality than the blue ones…