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Tired of Jeff Bezos controlling your doorbell cam? I made a privacy focused one that's based on an ESP32 with local Home Assistant integration. (tristam.ie)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
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[–] 7 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Sounds like a much more complicated problem… maybe resistive heater would be enough? I’m assuming there isn’t any problem with the cold other than the whole thing icing over.

Better optics/camera is probably where it all falls apart… you’re not getting it out of a pre-made $8 dev board any time soon.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    It’s the battery. A lot of doorbell cameras have an internal battery to keep the camera powered when the chime is rung. A few of my friends have to replace their unifi doorbell cameras once a year after winter

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    If they used electrolytic capacitors they can freeze, and in areas with hot cold night cycles moisture can condense inside the unit which cause problems. It really comes down to some component selection and design.

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