[HH] the problem with consumer security cameras

[Peter (peabo) Olson]

On April 18, 2014 at 5:19 PM Tom Metro <tmetro+hhacking at gmail.com> wrote:

> To mitigate some of the reliability issues with consumer cameras, I
> actually power them through an appliance timer that power cycles them
> periodically. As Drew points out, even that can't easily be done with a
> cell phone, due to the internal battery.

I assume you want the battery to bridge AC power outages.  If not, take it out.
 Otherwise, hack the connector with a thin mylar film with copper on both sides
and figure out how to shut the battery off for as long as you need.

peabo