@Slabslayer did some power testing with the Floodlight V1 USB auxiliary port.
I was able to test this using a NIB Floodlight V1, an OG-S Cam, and a V3 Cam.
First, a load test of the Floodlight V1 Auxillary USB-A port on the back of the PIR Sensor.
Operating without load, the port produces 4.92V.
Under load at 2.2 Ohms, the port drops Voltage to approximately 3.9V while allowing between 1.6A and 1.8A current draw.
Under load at 4.7 Ohms, the port drops Voltage to approximately 4.2V while allowing between 0.8A and 1.0 A current draw.
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@Carverofchoice also managed to use a splitter to power a Eufy cam and Wyze V2.
Unfortunately, not this time because for this one I used a splitter that I’ve had for a long time and don’t even remember where I got it from.
The problem to keep in mind is that a lot of splitters have a big plug, and the Floodlight USB needs a smaller plug to go inside of it, so a lot of them won’t work natively. What I ended up doing was plugging in a short micro-USB cable into the floodlight, then using a “Coupler” to connect from the micro-USB cord to give me a new female USB-A port that …
In theory, you should be able to power a OG, V3 or V4. However, Wyze mentioned here that V4 is not supported with the Floodlight V1. Also, @bassoprofundo confirmed that he had issues powering up the V4 with the Floodlight V1 USB port.
Do we know why? The specs for the power adapters (5v/1000ma) are the same for the v3 and the v4, and the v3 works fine off the floodlight. I just came out to post the fact that my new v4 locks up within 10 minutes or so of powering up. I dropped it in place of the v3 that was attached to my original floodlight. I guess I have my answer as to why it’s locking up. UGGGHHHHhhhhhh
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