Ring Doorbell Solar Panel Battery Pack Modified

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  • sam_sam_sam
    Badcaps Legend
    • Jul 2011
    • 6023
    • USA

    #1

    Ring Doorbell Solar Panel Battery Pack Modified

    I bought a Ring Doorbell 2 during Black Friday sale for my drive way but there is no wall outlet near unless I drill a hole in wall

    So I did a google search and found they have a non vendor solar panel and a battery pack but the reviews all said the same thing about about the solar panel connector going to the battery pack that it is easily broken because it is made on plastic circuit board which is very thin the battery pack is a hole another story in it self

    The batteries are a non brand battery that I have never heard of but the battery case was done very nice in that the circuit board snapped into place and the battery connector also snapped into place the down fall was that this connector was also made with plastic circuit board

    So here is where the hack comes in play I remove the batteries from the battery case and ran the wires to the outside of the case and ran the solar panel wires in side the battery pack case

    I took the the plastic circuit board from the solar panel plastic circuit board which went to a very small regulator circuit board which has a diode which I put in the battery pack case as well

    Once I made sure that the solar panel worked the protection board and would change the batteries and the USB charging cable would charge the batteries and that the Ring Doorbell 2 unit worked I hot glued the battery pack case back together with plenty of hot glue and made it weight almost as much as it did before I took it apart

    Now I have to find a waterproof 18650 battery pack case

    Does anyone know where I can find a two cell case I can find a 4 or a 6 cell case but not a 2 cell one unless I want to use a 2 cell 26650 battery cell pack case which would rather not do unless I have too

    I will show a couple of pictures later on today unfortunately I did not take pictures of the inside of the battery pack case but I do have another battery pack that I going modified as well and when I do this one I will show pictures of it
    Last edited by sam_sam_sam; 12-09-2019, 05:12 AM.
  • stj
    Great Sage 齊天大聖
    • Dec 2009
    • 30928
    • Albion

    #2
    Re: Ring Doorbell Solar Panel Battery Pack Modified

    just set it up, press the button and ask the NSA to come round and fit it for you!!!

    normally when government wants to put a camera on your property they pay you btw - you dont buy it from them!!!

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    • sam_sam_sam
      Badcaps Legend
      • Jul 2011
      • 6023
      • USA

      #3
      Re: Ring Doorbell Solar Panel Battery Pack Modified

      This is my project not the government mandate if that were the case I would have told take this request and shove it were the sun dose not shine

      Lately I have had people come down my driveway when not invited and I am not home and I can not see who it is until they get to the front door and trigger the alarm door bell camera and it alerts me
      Last edited by sam_sam_sam; 12-09-2019, 11:03 AM.

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      • budm
        Badcaps Legend
        • Feb 2010
        • 40746
        • USA

        #4
        Re: Ring Doorbell Solar Panel Battery Pack Modified

        I never setup Ring or Arlo before. Do you have to do any port forwarding?
        Never stop learning
        Basic LCD TV and Monitor troubleshooting guides.
        http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...956#post305956

        Voltage Regulator (LDO) testing:
        http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...999#post300999

        Inverter testing using old CFL:
        http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...er+testing+cfl

        Tear down pictures : Hit the ">" Show Albums and stories" on the left side
        http://s807.photobucket.com/user/budm/library/

        TV Factory reset codes listing:
        http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24809

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        • sam_sam_sam
          Badcaps Legend
          • Jul 2011
          • 6023
          • USA

          #5
          Re: Ring Doorbell Solar Panel Battery Pack Modified

          No all you have to do is put the app on your phone or tablet and it take a few steps and you are ready go

          One note you do have to setup an account with Ring but this is pretty easy to do as well

          You might have to play with the setup of the WiFi a little bit on a Android phone because it gives a little trouble but even that was not to bad
          Last edited by sam_sam_sam; 12-09-2019, 03:12 PM.

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          • redwire
            Badcaps Legend
            • Dec 2010
            • 3900
            • Canada

            #6
            Re: Ring Doorbell Solar Panel Battery Pack Modified

            Something is storing the video...
            Ring Ltd. shares package thieve/porch pirate video to law enforcement, so it is getting popular. They want to add AI for facial recognition.

            There's lots of "18650 waterproof case" used for bicycle lighting and camping, if if this will work.

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            • sam_sam_sam
              Badcaps Legend
              • Jul 2011
              • 6023
              • USA

              #7
              Re: Ring Doorbell Solar Panel Battery Pack Modified

              Originally posted by redwire
              There's lots of "18650 waterproof case" used for bicycle lighting and camping, if if this will work.
              I have looked but I can not find any 2s battery waterproof case
              I can find a 26650 2s battery waterproof battery case

              I would rather find a 2s battery waterproof case for 18650 but I might have to settle for a 26650 battery case

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              • eccerr0r
                Solder Sloth
                • Nov 2012
                • 8665
                • USA

                #8
                Re: Ring Doorbell Solar Panel Battery Pack Modified

                "they" are storing the video, your equipment does not hold onto the video past a short while... No port forwarding needed, everything is out to their server "just to be convenient" ...

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