Wyze cam v3 suddenly stopped working. It keeps repeating some crackling noise every 10 seconds. I tried unplugging and restarting again, the crackling goes on for about 3 seconds, LEDs/IR are flickering with the crackling sound. Everything goes quiet. back to the crackle every 10s.
Tried flashing new firmware, Doesnt do anything. I think it started failing after updating to the July 13th Firmware.
Any ideas on what i can do?
Have you tried flashing to older v3 firmware? All of my v3 cameras are on 4.36.10.4054 and are working fine. There are two newer v3 firmware available, but I will not update until I read positive forum comments. You can find older firmware here.
Before you do anything drastic… swap out the Power Adapter with one that you know works. You can probably use one from a cell phone charger. It only needs to be 5V 1A minimum.
I have had several go bad and what you are describing is exactly how mine reacted.
Yep, sounds exactly like a power issue, either in the power supply or on the internal camera circuit board.
Same suggestion - try a different (known good) power source.