Ring Super Solar Panel, 5W, Barrel Plug Connector - for Spotlight Cam Battery and Stick Up Cam Battery - White

Placed a Ring spotlight camera battery at the apex of the roof gable over my garage, overlooking my driveway. I do not have an electrical outlet or junction box at this location, so I bought the regular Ring solar panel for the camera to keep the battery charged, hoping it would keep me off ladders to recharge.My house is in the woods and my house faces northwest, so direct sunlight is tricky, and typically only in the afternoon. I get maybe 4-5 hours of direct sun (through trees that are missing leaves). I mounted the first panel (the regular-sized one) on the roof facing south. That panel was unable to reliably charge the battery on the camera, but did seem to help keep it from discharging as quickly. At most, on a sunny day, it would pick up 4-5% charge at most, but overcast days saw no gain. Realizing that, even with the regular panel, trips up the ladder every few weeks to retrieve and charge the battery in the cam would be necessary, I returned the smaller panel and ordered this larger one.What a difference! The panel is much larger than the regular one (about twice the size), but this made a HUGE difference in charging the camera's battery. I measured a 16% battery gain in one day of clear skies, and the battery, which had been at about 70% when I installed the new panel, was at 100% in 2 days. It even charges on overcast days, and my camera has been sitting at 98-100% every day since. No more ladders. My wife would say the $100 price tag is worth it...my getting onto the roof makes her extremely nervous.Would recommend this to set-and-forget your Ring spotlight battery camera...it works great.

I bought an outdoor battery ring for elderly parent, then decided I couldn't be constantly charging so bought the solar panel. Easy to use - just plug into the ring. Works great for the house for extra peace of mind. I love being able to see the charge level in the app!

These work great for keeping my cameras working all the time.

The Ring Super Solar Panel keeps my Ring Spotlight Cam fully charged. With just perhaps 2 hours of morning sun, the Super Solar Panel tops off my Ring Spotlight Cam battery to "Full". It goes from say 96% to 100% in perhaps an hour. In my installation, the Ring Spotlight Cam uses about 4-5% of battery capacity per day, which is much, much less than I suspected.Now that I have observed the Ring Super Solar Panel in action, I suspect I could have gotten by with the standard Ring Solar Panel for about $50 less.Installation of the Ring Super Solar Panel was really easy. The wire plugged right into the back of the Ring Spotlight Cam. Plan on having more robust tools than come with the Ring Super Solar Panel. You will need a ladder to get to the recommended 9-foot above the floor installation height, a drill to drill pilot holes, and a good screw driver to drive the screws, assuming the device is being mounted to wood or masonry. This shoudl be no problem for a handy-man or handy-woman, but maybe a challenge for a dandy, urban tool-less individual, and if you are one of them, consider hiring installation out or using a lot of duct tape.

In summary, this thing is a BEAST!I recently got this for a stick-up cam I installed on the front of our 2-story townhouse (yes, the super solar panel DOES work with the stick-up cam). The camera is under the first-floor overhang near the front door, facing the street and the solar panel is mounted to the rain gutter at the second story (purchased the gutter mount separately here on Amazon). The cable had sufficient length for this install, with about a foot or so to spare (it measured 13 feet long and has the weatherproof right-angle barrel plug.)I went with the super solar panel thinking that the smaller one might not be able to keep up since that camera gets a good amount of motion events all day (and even a good bit of the night). In short, I probably should have got the smaller one as it more than likely would have been sufficient since we get unobstructed sunlight all day and the panel is mounted directly south. However, I can tell from the first few days experience with this thing that it would work well for people who may have less than ideal sunlight, like more trees or cases where you can't get optimal placement of the panel.I first installed the panel late in the evening, after it was nearly dark and camera battery was at 95%. The next morning by around 8AM, before the sun had even come up the battery was back to 100%. It stayed that way all day. The next night the battery only dropped to 99% and again as soon as the panel got some daylight it was back to 100%. From this experience I'd say it could handle just about anything, almost like the camera is plugged in and no worry about the battery running down. I have all motion settings set to their maximum levels (120 second max recording length, highest sensitively level, the entire view as a motion zone, and snapshot capture every 5 minutes).I haven't tried the smaller one yet, but will probably get that one for the back yard camera, which gets very little motion. I'm also fairly sure the smaller one would have been more than enough for the front camera, given that we do get excellent sun exposure, but it's up there now and I figure you can never have too much power. It will probably work just fine, even if we have a series of cloudy/rainy days.Also, for those who have questions or concerns about the type of plug this has, please see attached photo.In general, I am extremely impressed with this product, as well as all the Ring products I have. Every one of them has been extremely high quality and they really seem to put a lot of time into their development. Everything just works and works well.

Was looking for something to reduce down time while the battery was recharging. Problem solved. This keeps it fully charged all the time. No more wondering if camera is still on line.

So far, battery charge levels have varied from 98% to 100%, and this in mostly rainy, gloomy weather. I was able to mount the solar panel facing south, which I'm sure helps.

UPDATE 14/07/22:The larger solar panel compared to the smaller panel is absolutely a substantial difference, still no issues with the panel. Spotlight camera running on maxed out settings and still stays fully charged or at least within 95% - 100% throughout all 4 seasons.I recommend this solar panel, you legitimately won’t have to worry about it anymore (once it’s properly installed facing the correct direction of the sun.)

Works great, has kept batteries fully charged since install.

Great product. Keeps my two batteries in the spotlight cam fully charged at 100% so far. I'll report again in winter but I can also record longer videos and use the better settings for better security rather than skimping and use lesser ones to save battery power. No more climbing ladder every 2or 3 weeks to change battery.