Dealing with a solar panel that isn’t charging can be irritating. There could be a few reasons why your Ring solar panel isn’t charging: Let’s go over each of these reasons and suggest some solutions. First, make sure your Ring device’s battery isn’t fully charged. Ring solar panels are designed to stop charging once the battery hits 90% capacity.
You may see the solar device’s status as “Not Connected” in the Ring app when your battery is over a 90% charge, and this is normal. Your Solar Charger or Solar Panel will only show as connected in the Ring app when it has stored power.
Your Solar Charger or Solar Panel will only show as connected in the Ring app when it has stored power. If the device is out of the sun long enough to completely run out of power, it will show as “Not Connected” in the Ring app. Once the device is exposed to enough sunlight to charge up, the status will return to “Connected".
Typically, when you connect a solar panel to your Ring device and the solar panel is successfully installed, the Ring app should reflect that. Under Device Health in your Ring app, the camera’s solar status should say Connected.
A: Yes, Ring solar panels require direct sunlight to charge effectively. Direct sunlight provides the necessary energy for the solar panel to convert into electrical power, which then charges the connected Ring device.
Both of these solar panels are compatible with basically the same Ring devices, so you can basically choose one or the other. Here are a few things to consider before choosing one of these, though: While both solar panels would get the job done, the 4W solar panel is larger than the 1.9W panel.