# Wyze Outdoor Cam v1 - dead? already?

**URL:** <https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-outdoor-cam-v1-dead-already/260661>\
**Category:** Cameras\
**Tags:** cam-outdoor-v1\
**Created:** [February 28, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-outdoor-cam-v1-dead-already/260661 "2023-02-28T20:53:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-outdoor-cam-v1-dead-already/260661/7 "2023-03-02T21:59:54Z")

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I posted my disassembly here:

> [@Outdoor camera disassembly](https://forums.wyze.com/t/outdoor-camera-disassembly/225476/6):
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> I didn’t know that Wyze would allow break-downs of their hardware, otherwise I would have posted my breakdown. LOL Thanks for your post. I too broke down my Wyze Outdoor cam v1 because the battery died (after only 2 weeks of use!). Here is my interpretation of the battery circuitry. I was going to replace the battery, but the only suitable replacements cost about 1/3 the price of a new v2 outdoor. So, I decided that I am going to bypass the battery and power the camera directly to t…

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