USE an MPPT charge controller to squeeze out every last drop of energy produced. I put the adjust times in my online calendar as a reminder. The hard part is remembering to change it. It’s pretty easy to make adjustment holes in angle iron mounts (or some other clever contraption). Google solar panel orientation via zip code. Mount your panels so you can tilt them at least three times per year. Go with Mono PV Panels as they are more efficient in low light conditions Of course, if it’s working for you just ignore this Only trying to help… A few things I’d consider which you may be doing but I can’t tell from your details. Once again, if you live where it’s cloudy often, you have to go big I suppose. With a 4- 5 peak solar hours a day, that should be enough to charge that battery at close to the optimal rate. On a decent 120 watt panel you should be pushing an average of 6 Amps to the controller and 5-6 to the battery. I’m not sure where you live, but I think you may be losing some efficiency with your setup. The problem is finding one that will recharge and provide power at the same time most don’t. There are devices that combine the battery and solar panel into one unit. You can use a calculator such as this:Īlternatively, you could power from a USB power brick recharged by a solar panel. If you are going to run longer than that, be sure that the power wires of the cable are of sufficient gauge. These cables from Monoprice are inexpensive and of sufficient gauge for an up to 15’ run: The reason is, if you run a very long USB cable with thin gauge wire, you could end up with a large voltage drop which could damage the camera’s electronics. If running power to the camera, it is better to run 120VAC closer to the camera and then a shorter USB cable from there, relatively speaking. Security cannot really be improved because one could always just unplug the cable at the camera (or just rip the camera off it’s mount and take it). If you already have a WyzeCam, then you know they are powered by 5VDC provided through a micro-USB cable.
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