Just looking for feedback on my setup; if I should be concerned. My entire internet/network system is on UPS battery backup. Even if I have a power outage, I am still good for a couple of hours. And if I am home and it looks like power may be out for a bit, I have a generator that can run my house. (Yes, it’s correctly wired in, just not an automatic transfer switch). But with occasional power bumps, brown outs, spikes, etc. devices like the Wyze V3 camera will most times wind up rebooting itself. And depending on the power, this could happen often. Not being a fan of electronics taking surges, bumps, brown outs, reboots, I did the following.
I am using Battery Banks (Small battery packs about the size of a cell phone). These are normally used to recharge your phone, tablet, ear buds, etc. when on the road and you need more power. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. Anyway, the ones I have, have all the safety protection in them. They protect against overcharging, overvoltage, overcurrent, overtemperature. So, instead of using the Wyze power pack that comes with the V3, I have the V3 plugged into the battery bank; and it in turn is plugged into it’s power pack. The USB output is more than capable of running the V3 camera. (The provided V3 power pack output is 1000ma/1amp) and my battery banks can handle an output of up to 3 amps/3000ma. So, having this setup, the V3 camera NEVER, EVER, sees a bump in power. Never sees an outage, brownout, surge, etc. And while I said the battery bank could keep the V3 operational for a couple of hours… being I don’t continuously record (only events), the battery bank probably will keep the camera good for quite a few hours.
So, does anyone see any negatives to this setup. Battery banks are inexpensive, small, and ensure the camera gets constant smooth power. Any input???
Thanks
Mike