That does work IF you get a power bank that does “passthrough charging” (allows it to charge and power something at the same time).
It is difficult to find one that works well at this. If you do find one, make sure to get a large solar panel that will add enough power to keep it running for 24hours.
Sometimes it’s easier just to make your own solution. Check out some of these successful options:
You could also consider using “Low Voltage Wiring” and burying the wire from an A.C. power outlet (indoors) power supply to the cameras. Then use a 12 volt to 5 volt micro-USB regulator adapter and install to camera.
The power Supply mounts indoors but the cable to camera can be longer as the 5 volts is regulated at the camera. And Voltage drop due to cable length is not an issue as the regulator will work with as low as 9 volts input.
I have ran over 180 feet of 2 conductor cable to camera wi…
Dear Fellow Wyze Community Members,
INSTALLATION PHOTOS
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I am sharing my progress on my 100% solar powered Wyze Cam Pan. I have decided to power Wyze Cam Pan via solar power as the nearest outlet is around 600ft away from the gate where it’ll be placed. I will be installing it this Mother’s Day weekend, so far progress is good. I did a lot of research before purchasing the equipment.
05/10/2019:
All equipment arrived (all purchased from…
Check these out… Tons of really technical stuff!
Here is where I landed. 50W panel, single battery. Tested the load and the battery supported 2x V3 cams on its own for approximately 30 hours with no solar input. I was anticipating two batteries so found a different tray to support two. With real life load figured out I might just add a second battery and do some additional stuff using this setup. Maybe some LED lights.
Anyway, I get a bit OCD so did some cable management for now and cable pass through and such.
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