# Cam V3 Lost connection and has static sound

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**Category:** Cameras\
**Tags:** cam-v3, iphone-ipad\
**Created:** [August 2, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/cam-v3-lost-connection-and-has-static-sound/272904 "2023-08-02T22:38:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![bryonhu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/bryonhu/32/122736_2.png) [@bryonhu](https://forums.wyze.com/u/bryonhu)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/cam-v3-lost-connection-and-has-static-sound/272904/5 "2023-08-04T17:06:07Z")

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Last place you would want to put any usb adapter let alone a Wyze power adapter.

Do a Search on this forum —\> USB fires  
Bet you will reconsider putting them up there

Here is one out of that search:

> [@Wyze USB power adapter Caught Fire and Melted AC Prongs](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-usb-power-adapter-caught-fire-and-melted-ac-prongs/200798/6):
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> Wyze USB adapter Fires have been happening for over 2 years exclamation Not the first time a Wyze USB adapter has done this: [USB adapter fire](https://forums.wyze.com/t/has-anyone-else-experienced-a-fire-like-event/51931) Another link on Reddit [Yet another Wyze USB Fire](https://www.reddit.com/r/wyzecam/comments/keh5rx/fire_hazard_wyze_cam_power_adapter_shorted_out/) I have 8 out of 24 wyze cams still on those dangerous USB power supplies, I guess I will soon have all 24 cameras on my own power systems. Currently 14 of my outside cams are on this setup: [Battery Backed-Up 14 V3 cams and Internet Communications](https://forums.wyze.com/t/battery-backed-up-14-v3-cams-and-internet-communications/181545) And 2 at driveway on similar setup …

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