Powering the Aqara G410 doorbell: transformer or solar instead of batteries?

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Hi all, I have the Aqara G410 video doorbell on Apple HomeKit, and the batteries keep dying on me. Since I switched to lithium batteries I don’t get a low-battery warning any more, presumably because lithium cells hold their voltage until they suddenly drop off, so the doorbell just goes dead without notice.

I’d like to stop relying on batteries altogether. Has anyone powered their G410 with a plug-in transformer, or with a solar panel and battery pack? I’d love to know:

  • which transformer or adapter you used, and its voltage and VA rating
  • whether you kept the existing chime wiring or ran new cable
  • how solar has held up through UK winters, if you’ve tried it

Any photos or product links would be brilliant. Thanks!

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I have mine powered off my doorbell transformer, which is working fine (12vAC 1A), and am mounting another on another entrance on a generic 12VDC 1A supply that I stripped the barrel jack from. The G410 doesn’t care which side is positive. Both seem to work fine so far, I don’t think they’re all that fussy as far as I can tell? I only wish the speaker/base station also had an option to power off 12v so I could avoid the USB hanging out the side.

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I’ve been waiting for this for a long time, too.

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I’ve also had the same experience with lithium batteries. They last a long time, but once they start getting low the performance just nosedives rather than receiving a notification about the battery.

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I use a transformer, formerly used for the door bell. It works perfect. I have no batteries in at all.

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I tried some generic solar panels and finally ended up with an transformer - almost all ring bell compatible transformer are compatible and you can get them with very long wires. Solar panels also have some issues with outside temperature…

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Hi!

I have the G410 wired. No batteries inside.

First I installed a 12V transformer, and the G410 behaved perfect in normal conditions, but did not perform well in complete darkness (I believe it was because the infrared turning on was more energy demanding).

To solve it, I changed to a 24V transformer, and now it is fully stable and working well.

I guess that if the camera has both a 12V transformer AND the 6 AA batteries inside, the latter can supply the extra energy in case of need.

Regards!