Arlo Pro Charging Station - Arlo Certified Accessory - 8 ft, Works with Arlo Pro, Pro 2, and Go 1 Cameras Only - VMA4400C
Brand | NETGEAR |
Color | white |
Product Dimensions | 1.69"D x 4.33"W x 1.98"H |
Item Weight | 2.72 ounces |
Input Voltage | 240 Volts |
About this item
- Charges your Arlo rechargeable camera batteries
- Dual charging bays allow you to charge up 2 two batteries simultaneously
- Get up to 4X faster charging with fast charging technology
- Official certified accessory – designed and developed by Arlo
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Easy to use | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | — |
Battery life | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | — |
Value for money | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | — |
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input voltage | 240 volts | 12 volts | 5 volts | 5 volts | 110 volts of alternating current | 240 volts |
specification met | — | fcc,ul certified | CE, FCC | — | fcc,rohs | MFI |
weight | 0.17 pounds | 6.1 ounces | 140 grams | — | 0.14 kilograms | 0.75 pounds |
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 4.33 x 1.69 x 1.98 inches |
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Item Weight | 2.72 ounces |
ASIN | B01LXPAY47 |
Item model number | VMA4400C-100NAS |
Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #1,113 in Surveillance Housing & Mounting Brackets |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | October 11, 2016 |
Manufacturer | Arlo Technologies, Inc |
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With the dual-bay Arlo Charging Station, you can charge up to two Arlo batteries at the same time, allowing you to swap out your batteries and power up your Arlo Pro cameras in seconds while minimizing your camera downtime. The Arlo Charging Station supports fast charging technology, so you can spend less time charging and more time protecting what matters most.
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Customers like how easy it is to set up and use the battery charger. They say it is convenient and does a good job of quickly recharging the batteries. However, some customers feel the value is poor for the price. They also disagree on quality, charging, and battery life.
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Customers find the battery charger easy to set up and use. They say it's convenient and a good option for charging multiple batteries. Customers also say it was packaged well with directions and cords, and is a handy thing to have.
"Works with my batteries that I have had since 2017. Fast and easy to use." Read more
"...It requires no real set up, is a must have with the system, and makes life much easier than charging 1 battery at a time...." Read more
"...Simple is good (see the newest Pro 3/Ultra charging station). And why is the Pro 2 station priced higher?......" Read more
"...It is convenient and easy to use but my experience is you never know what you are going to get...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the battery charger. Some mention that it functions quite well, has no problems, and works well and quickly, while others say that it's an unreliable piece of plastic that falls apart easily. The parts that hold and release the battery seem to be fragile, and broke as they took the battery out the first time they used it.
"Works with my batteries that I have had since 2017. Fast and easy to use." Read more
"Hopefully you've read the reviews that complain about the cheap chargers not working...." Read more
"...Easy to use and no instructions needed.- Reliable, durable, and well-designed.Cons:-..." Read more
"...It is a cheap design for the mechanism relying upon easy to fail weak plastic pieces...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the charging of the battery charger. Some mention that the batteries for their cameras charge really fast, it makes charging them so much easier, and there are no issues with charging. However, other customers say that it was defective and wouldn't charge the batteries, it never charged, and one side doesn't fully charge the battery.
"Works with my batteries that I have had since 2017. Fast and easy to use." Read more
"...an issue with the initial purchase, it was defective and wouldn’t charge the batteries...." Read more
"...This product comes with the charging station itself, plus a single 'wall wart' charger that appears to be identical to the charger that came with..." Read more
"...The batteries still only charge one at a time, so it doesn't drastically increase efficiency with the charge time or the convenience...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the battery life of the charger. Some mention that it keeps extra batteries ready to go and fresh, while others say that it drained the battery again.
"...Loved it and was so amazed by the battery life. Got two more cameras, this Charging Station, a spare battery and some mounts...." Read more
"...It is important to point out that this product does NOT come with batteries, so you need to buy one or two Arlo batteries along with this product if..." Read more
"...purchased my Arlo Pro 3-Camera system from Costco because it came with a spare battery...." Read more
"...charger long enough after it was completely charged, the battery will be drained again although the charger would have the green light on...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the value of the battery charger. They mention that it's really poor value for over $50, the price is high for a charger, and the knockoffs batteries don't last long. Some say that the charger wouldn't fully charge their Arlo. Overall, customers are not happy with the product and the value it provides.
"Had an issue with the initial purchase, it was defective and wouldn’t charge the batteries...." Read more
"...Apparently, one or more cells in that defective battery were either bad, or not connected properly internally, in such a way that the charger though..." Read more
"...Pretty Sucky for the money and not worth the huge hassle!!" Read more
"...quality seems good, but I think this charging hub is a little high on the price side...." Read more
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With any other rechargeable battery powered equipment I own, whether it is a handheld drill or a digital camera, I usually have one or more spare batteries, and keep at least one battery always plugged into the charger and thus instantly ready for use to keep the equipment operational. I inquired of Arlo/Netgear if they had a similar accessory for the Arlo Pro system, and they pointed me to this "Arlo Pro Charging Station".
This product comes with the charging station itself, plus a single 'wall wart' charger that appears to be identical to the charger that came with the original Arlo camera kit. The wall-wart charger plugs into the center of the charging station, and the rest of the charging station is really just a pair of receptacles into which Arlo batteries may be plugged (or docked). One battery can dock with each end of the charging station. Pressing the battery into its dock, it locks in place, and pressing it again lightly it is released and a spring pushes it out of the dock so you can grab it to pull it out the rest of the way. This is pretty much the way you can press an SD memory card into a digital camera, and press again to extract it.
The top of the charging station has two LEDs, which show the charging status of the two batteries. If only one battery is docked, it charges at the same rate as it would if you just plugged a camera with a depleted battery into the charger that came with the Arlo kit. If you dock two DEPLETED batteries into the charging station at the same time, they charge at about half the rate they would charge individually. You can leave one or two batteries in the charger at all times, topped off and ready to be used in an instant (I verified this with Arlo/Netgear tech support, because the product literature and specifications don't mention this).
It is important to point out that this product does NOT come with batteries, so you need to buy one or two Arlo batteries along with this product if you wish to use it as intended. It does not make a lot of sense to buy it if you do not have at least one spare battery on hand to charge, and keep charged, while each of your Arlo Pro cameras are using the main fleet of batteries that came with the Arlo product in the first place. So please keep the cost of those in mind when deciding if you would benefit from buying this product.
Now, when I get an Arlo alert that a battery in a camera is depleted, I pop one of the two charged batteries out of the charging station, take it to the camera, swap it for the depleted battery and pop the depleted one into the charging station so it will be ready when needed for the next camera. This takes only a minute or two, and sure beats the alternative. But of course such convenience comes at a monetary price.
A few comments. I bought this with two new Arlo batteries, of the same model as the ones that came with my camera. I bought all of this when I got a low battery alert, and because of Amazon Prime I had it all a couple days later, and the low battery still had enough juice to keep the camera operating over that time period. I let both new batteries charge overnight in the charging station, and both indicated FULL on the LEDs. But when I went to swap out one of the two new, fully charged batteries into the camera in question, it was in operative after the battery swap, and the Arlo app indicated that the battery was registering as empty. There followed some experimentation, and eventually I was able to ascertain that one of the two new batteries was defective, even though the charging station indicated that it was full. I used the charging station to recharge the originally depleted battery, which then worked properly with its original camera, and I marked which of the two docks on the charging station I had used to charge that battery. Then I used the Arlo app to determine which of the other three cameras had the next most nearly depleted battery, and charged that battery in the other dock on the charging station, then put it back into service. This proved that both docks of the charging station were in fact capable of fully charging their respective battery. Then I took the apparently defective battery and tried charging it 'in camera' using the single wall-wart charger that originally came with the camera 'kit', and that battery failed when placed back into service. I checked with Arlo tech support, who agreed with my troubleshooting methods and analysis, and asked me to mark the defective battery in a certain way, then return it to Amazon for a replacement; presumably the special marking would be used when Amazon ultimately returned the defective battery to Arlo. I mention all this because A) although the Arlo batteries (and Arlo product in general) seem to be of a high quality, defective batteries are not unheard of, and B) this charging station might indicate that a battery is fully charged even when a faulty battery is not actually charged up fully. These batteries, like many (most?) Lithium Ion batteries, have multiple pins on their electrical charging connectors, because each individual cell in the battery is charged and monitored (as opposed to treating all cells in the battery as a whole). Apparently, one or more cells in that defective battery were either bad, or not connected properly internally, in such a way that the charger though all was well when it was not, at least according the camera.
My second comment is that I rather wish that Arlo had provided some simple means to indicate which of the two battery docks should preferably be used the next time that a charged battery is needed, so the user does not just always use one side of the docks and possibly ignore/neglect the battery in the other dock. It would be human nature to habitually use the same dock all the time, or forget which one had most recently been used. Absent such a feature, I laid a small plastic piece on top of the dock that I want to use the next time a charged battery is needed, and then move that plastic piece to the other dock every time I swap out a battery.
My third comment I think it is advisable to mark each battery in your fleet (in my case, I numbered the four original batteries 1 through 4, and the two newer batteries were marked 5 & 6; I used a black Sharpie pen for this purpose). You could optionally keep a record of battery use, but at least if you start suspecting a problem with a battery or a charger, having the batteries numbered would be useful.
Overall 5/5
Pros:
- Charges Arlo camera batteries over an hour or two.
- Easy to use and no instructions needed.
- Reliable, durable, and well-designed.
Cons:
- Price is $10 - $20 too high but it saves time from charging one battery at a time.
- This charger should come with the base & cameras or at least have an additional bundle that includes this.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2022