Great tip about wiping down the solar screen! Idk why I never thought of that lol. Now I know why my ring floodlight batteries were not charging. TY!!

I just watched 3 of your solar panel / ring camera vids. Very helpful. I just received my ring spotlight plus and 4 watt solar panel and got a second battery. I did see your video with 36 set up using non ring panel. But I will try this. Only thin its almost always cloudy here in NY. Hoping I (like you) will not need to charge batteries.

@TechWinnerCC

4 ай бұрын

Keep me posted. I’d love to hear how things turn out!

@yobabybubba

4 ай бұрын

@@TechWinnerCC 👍

Yep have a spot light cam and solar panel charging it works great in my back yard, love that I can zoom in with the cam!

@TechWinnerCC

2 жыл бұрын

That’s great!

Great review and very helpful.

Kool information especially about length of the cord of the panel witch the box don’t specify and intel about battery life

@TechWinnerCC

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Have 2 of them on my property (3rd one going up soon). The one on the back of my property hasn't dipped below 98% all year. I have 1 in the front of my house that ranges around 50%-60% during the fall. It just gets more traffic. In the summer time, this thing is constantly in the high 90s for battery life. I think it's a great solution.

@TechWinnerCC

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting!

@natalie7759

Жыл бұрын

Hey, can i ask to make sure? You dont need to ever take your batteries out to charge them? Ive bought this but unsure if where i live means could need charged alot of the time since its mostly cloudy and no sun here. Thank ya

@eastcoastgaming8652

Жыл бұрын

@@natalie7759 hey, I've only had to change the battery once this year in the winter for one of my cameras.

Thanks Donnie. Question - Can I set the spotlight on my ring solar panel camera to stay on for a set period of time (i.e., 30 minutes if I need the light while doing something outside at night)?

@TechWinnerCC

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! You can create light schedules that will force the lights to stay on for a set amount of time. Go to the camera settings for the camera you want to set > Device Schedules > Light Schedules, and you can set it from there.

mine two brand new Ring solar panels stopped charging the cameras in a month!

Enjoyed your post. One question, how does your video camera pick up WiFi, so far from your house?

@TechWinnerCC

2 жыл бұрын

I have two Google WiFi hubs inside of weatherproof boxes in my yard. One in the front and one in the back. These devices are not designed for the outdoors, but the boxes protect the from the elements. I’ve been running this way for well over a year with zero problems.

not related to the solar panel itself but how far from your router is that stick up cam? how many walls between the router and the cam? what router are you using? im asking cus i want to put some cams a distance from my house in a similar way and want to gauge the distance i can possibly put it at

@TechWinnerCC

Жыл бұрын

So I’m using the Google WiFi mesh system, and I actually have a hub located in a weatherproof box outside in the front yard. Maybe I’ll do a video in the near future that highlights this mesh setup.

Question: our Ring Video doorbell 2 indicates a 3% charge. Power is verified. Now charging battery indicating green light only with an instantaneous flicker of the red light. Green is steady. This unit is about 5 years old. Is battery toast needing replacement? Thx

@TechWinnerCC

Жыл бұрын

I would try taking the battery pack out and charging it to full via its usb cable. That should tell you if the battery is bad or not.

I have a very important question ,I have five wyze V3 cameras that I cannot use motion detection at night because any change in light whether it's my security lights or a car coming around the corner shining lights near the camera it will set off a motion alert . Now my ring stick up cam battery does not do that thank God that was my goal and the ring camera is absolutely amazing in detection but my question is if I got a wired stick up cam will it detect like the wyze camera. I know the wired camera and the battery camera has different detection what do you think?

@TechWinnerCC

2 жыл бұрын

The wired cameras have better motion detection that the battery powered versions in my experience.

I have a southwest facing solar panel for my Ring Stick Up cam. However in the Pacific Northwest it can't keep the battery charged during the short, dark days of the winter months. I bought an A/C cable to power it instead. I was wondering if I could combine the A/C and solar panel via a Y-cable and mitigate the draw on my house power during sunny days.

@TechWinnerCC

2 жыл бұрын

I have not heard of anyone trying this. I would think you would need some kind of voltage regulator to control the current between the two sources. It sounds like more trouble than it’s worth, in my opinion. These devices only draw 5V, so any potential savings is probably not offset by your equipment spend. If AC power is an option, choose AC power 10 out of 10 times.

@jeffparks6371

2 жыл бұрын

@@TechWinnerCC Thank you for the feedback.

I had an Arlo battery camera system and I had to replace the batteries every couple of months in the winter when it got close to freezing. It just doesn't work long term and I gave up after a while. I now use ring cameras that are all wired or plugged in. The solar stuff is intriguing, but I doubt its usefulness in the pacific northwest during the gloomy winters. Anyone had a good experience with these solar cameras in the Seattle area? Do you have to manually recharge anytime?

My ring spotlight has 2 batteries. Solar panel shows its connect. Panel is pointed to sun, and both batteries are almost drained. Turned off monitoring thinking the solar panel could eventually recharge them back to green. Panel is not dirty and it still is not recharging the batteries, I see nothing changing and the battery icon does show the little sun so I know it knows of the solar panel. No idea what the problems is, it’s not topping my batteries off

@TechWinnerCC

6 ай бұрын

Are your outdoor temps consistently below freezing right now? Lithium Ion batteries (including ones in Ring cameras) don’t recharge well in freezing temperatures.

Does the plug in model have a battery that’s used as a backup in case of main power failure ?

@TechWinnerCC

Жыл бұрын

The stick up cam can be switched between wired and battery mode. The same hardware does both. In theory, if you had it in wired mode and the power went out, it would continue to just use the battery to function. I tested this once, and it took about a day for the battery to drain. Your mileage may vary.

Will the solar panel work with the ring doorbell

@prettytootsies6406

2 ай бұрын

Yes. They link together

I have a ring 2 doorbell and added a solar panel for charging. Do i have to change my settings from battery to hardwire?

@TechWinnerCC

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t do that.

@tinathorp6085

Жыл бұрын

@@TechWinnerCC thank you

I have stick up cam gen 3 - can i use all the features of wired (motion warning) with the solar power

@TechWinnerCC

2 жыл бұрын

I tried this once, and the battery died after about a day. It’s just not practical to run it in wired mode.

@Da_Crow

2 жыл бұрын

@@TechWinnerCC thanks! I got a hold of Ring support and they confirmed that motion warning feature does not work with solar, has to be be outlet plug in or else camera dies like you said, in a day or so.

I have three ring cameras with solar panels attached. I'm in the South East of the UK, the panels are angled so the winter sun will strike them at 90 Deg. Seems to work OK only puzzle is I can't work out the charging logic, they all have two batteries sometimes I will get an alert saying one battery is low when the other is over 90%? Still none of the cameras, so far, has exhausted both batteries over a few dull days before getting enough sun to top them up again.

@TechWinnerCC

8 ай бұрын

Things start getting weird when temps approach freezing. I've observed that my Ring cams just won't charge at all. I think it's a safeguard to protect the Lithium Ion batteries.

What batteries do u use with the solar panel the original batteries??

@TechWinnerCC

4 ай бұрын

Yes. The aftermarket options are very hit or miss. I've never had an issue with the Ring branded ones. amzn.to/3VherDe

Is it okay to leave the solar panel plugged in the camera all the time? Won't it overcharge the batteries?

@TechWinnerCC

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not any more risky than leaving them plugged in once charged. These packs have enough smarts on board to stop accepting charge when full.

You mentioned solar panels facing South and West, if I have the panel facing up and to the North and West will I get enough sunlit to sufficiently charge my batteries?

@TechWinnerCC

2 жыл бұрын

Depends on the time of the year and where you’re located in the world. If you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, northwest is a good idea. If you’re in the northern hemisphere, it will probably work okay in the summertime, but I would not expect great performance in the winter months.

@curtbauer9790

2 жыл бұрын

@@TechWinnerCC Thank You've saved Me a lot of headaches!👍

@curtbauer9790

2 жыл бұрын

P.S. I live in Florida, is that considered Southern Hemisphere?

@TechWinnerCC

2 жыл бұрын

No, you’re in the northern hemisphere (all of the United States is).

@prettytootsies6406

2 ай бұрын

​@@TechWinnerCCMan, ppl nowadays 😢😅

Will the solar panel work with ring doorbell

@TechWinnerCC

2 жыл бұрын

Ring has a doorbell-specific solar panel that fits around battery powered doorbells. I’ve heard mixed reviews on it.

Why doesn't my solar ring panel charge my spot cam ?it's hooked up and only says battery power not solar , can you help please

@TechWinnerCC

2 жыл бұрын

Have you tried the tips I mentioned in the video?

I use baby Wipes to clean everything 🤣🤣🙌🏻🙌🏻

@TechWinnerCC

2 жыл бұрын

Right?!? They’re amazing!

I have had a solar panel on my Ring Spotlight Cam Solar that I purchased in August of 2021 and all of the sudden I see that it's offline. When I take a look, one battery was at 3% and one at 0%. This is a south facing wall, great sun throughout the day, and the batteries have never been under 100%. There is no issue with the wiring to the panel, the panel is clean, on the app I see the battery with a sun and a lightning bolt, but the batteries are still not charging. Is there any way to check if the batteries are bad, the solar panel is bad, etc? Have never had issues with this device.

@TechWinnerCC

Жыл бұрын

Ugh that’s frustrating to hear. I would start by bringing the batteries in and charging them back to full. You’ll know shortly if they’re the problem or not. If the problem persists, you may have a panel that’s gone bad. I’d unplug the panel from the camera and plug it back in just to make sure the connection is well seated. Beyond that, I recommend contacting Ring support. Best of luck, and thanks for commenting!

@frannyjeffers6875

Жыл бұрын

OMG same has just happened to me. Both cameras approx 4 years old and been on solar since we moved about 2 years ago. We are in peak summer, and both panels south facing, and they have both depleted at the same time to zero. The only other time 1 of them went to zero was one winter when I was doing lots of work in the garden and triggering the camera too frequently. I have manually charged 1 overnight and placed it back in the camera this AM. After 5 hours it's still on 100%. I'm going to put the other one in half charged and see if the solar can do the rest. Very odd!

So the solar panel will keep both batteries in my camera charged?

@TechWinnerCC

9 ай бұрын

A lot of variables to whether that’s a yes (as I mentioned in the video), but it’s very possible.

I've had my ring camera with the panel a solar panel a solar panel a solar panel a solar panel for about 2 years maybe a year and a 1/2 will these batteries get exhausted where they won't charge I just had to charge mine because it said I had a low battery now I have to charge it again because 2 weeks later it said it again

@TechWinnerCC

2 жыл бұрын

How much direct sunlight is your panel getting a day?

@thaiblkman1

2 жыл бұрын

@@TechWinnerCC Well I live in Florida so I should get tons of sunlight maybe I have to redirect my panel because the sun comes up from the East from the back of my house so the solar panel is in the front it's in the front so maybe I need to re adjust the panel. Thanks for replying I'll make that move once I Get home

@TechWinnerCC

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds good. Since you’re moving the panel, it’s probably a good time to clean it as well.

So how did you you put it to your phone ?

@TechWinnerCC

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure what you mean. Can you elaborate?

MY RING SOLAR KEEPS SAYING ITS NOT CONNECTED! WHEN IT IS PLUGGED IN TO THE BACK OF THE RING STICK UP CAMERA! WHY DOES IT KEEP SAYING THAT THE SOLAR STATUS IS NOT CONNECTED?

@TechWinnerCC

Жыл бұрын

If you’ve gone through steps to clean the panel and ensure it’s getting direct sunlight (not shade) and you’re still seeing issues, you probably have a bad panel. Contact Ring support.

Do you have great wifi at your home? It seems like the camera is pretty far away from your house.

@TechWinnerCC

2 жыл бұрын

I have Google WiFi. Working on a video that walks though my setup. :)

@onedayatatime4113

2 жыл бұрын

@@TechWinnerCC Thank you so much!

My solar panel quit working after maybe 9 months!

@TechWinnerCC

2 жыл бұрын

That’s sad man.

I have two batteries, one in the ring camera and one charging inside. I have a solar ring panel outside that is connected but does nothing, directed towards the sky about 5 feet from door ring camera. I switch batteries every 5 days cause thats how long the charge lasts on one battery. There is no battery topping off from solar panel at all, but is technically connected. I could never get away with 1 battery.

@TechWinnerCC

Жыл бұрын

Is this a stick up cam? In your power settings, do you have it in battery mode or wired mode? I have mine on battery mode and see easily 40-50 motion events a day, if not more. My solar panel continues to keep the battery topped off. I did test it on wired mode one time. Ring will let you do that, even if it’s on a battery. It lasted maybe a day and a half. That’s why I’m asking.

@robmetaldeth1889

Жыл бұрын

@@TechWinnerCC It looks like the one you have, got it on Amazon($50, I think). My buddy originally hooked it up out there so I'll go and check the modes myself today and let you know. Thanks TW.

@robmetaldeth1889

Жыл бұрын

@@TechWinnerCC No, I'm sorry, the solar panel is from amazon. The cam itself I'm not sure of yet, i thought it said spotlight cam, but i'll have to confirm that.....

@robmetaldeth1889

Жыл бұрын

@@TechWinnerCC Product name: Spotlight cam solar.

@robmetaldeth1889

Жыл бұрын

Solar status: Connected.

6 months of good use and now 2 dont charge anymore

@TechWinnerCC

11 ай бұрын

Hmm, sorry to hear that. Have you reached out to Ring support?

Solar panel does not charge my ring doorbell.

@TechWinnerCC

Жыл бұрын

I’ve heard similar experiences from others about the doorbell solar panel (I assume you’re talking about the one that wraps around the doorbell). It seems the general consensus is that it slows the drain of the battery, but isn’t able to keep it fully charged. I advise anyone who has the ability to hardwire a doorbell to do so, if at all possible. Best of luck, and thank you for commenting!

@joanbarber5384

Жыл бұрын

@@TechWinnerCC no it was the solar panel but I did buy the one your talking about a few years and it was a huge waste of money too.

@TechWinnerCC

Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry to hear you experience has been poor.

@joanbarber5384

Жыл бұрын

@@TechWinnerCC what I’m going to do is get a very long charging cord and plug it in my door bell and run it to the closest outlet and plug it in once a week. Staple it down the wall frame and across the base board to outlet. May have to make a very small dent across frame where the door closes. Should of thought about that before now because I know that will work. Things like outside Wyze cams take a very long time to drain. So that should work with solar panels. Tried two different ring doorbell solars and each was a waste of money.

Ring solar panel sucks I have spotlight cams with double battery and panel and on frequent motion with us in backyard constantly setting it off we can drain both batteries in like 4 days and solar can't counter for shit....But that's where ring gets you makes you buy super solar Panel for $100

@TechWinnerCC

2 жыл бұрын

You might want to check out my Ring Solar DIY video. For $34 I’m getting more wattage than the $99 Super Solar Panel: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rKmrp82lZL2zpLQ.html

@mikeferretti7422

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like your settings are too sensitive to be sucking that much battery power so quickly.

@screamofitness

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikeferretti7422 well I have frequent motion with 30sec clips and takes pictures every 5min and in like 4 days 1 battery will be like 9% and other like 13% pretty much just killing my batteries.

Hey guys he's wrong. Today's ring camera's and solar panels don't charge them. They simply give the same power that it's losing so your cameras battery just breaks even during the day and loses energy during the night, meaning that it's in a deficit. Check out landpets video on it where he goes in depth.

@TechWinnerCC

Жыл бұрын

That hasn’t been my experience. Ring solar panels do more than just make up for the “deficit”. Everyone’s mileage may vary based on the factors I outlined in the video.

@paulperez2005

Жыл бұрын

​@@TechWinnerCChey after getting a spotlight cam, I can say that the solar panel does indeed work. Here's the thing, the stick up cam alone will not work. You need a camera with two batteries. A single battery camera needs to be kept in a low traffic and with the lowest motion capture settings so that the power lasts. With the two battery cam, the solar panel keeps up the battery power while the other battery is being used.