Grinding noises from motor
My camera has been making grinding noises when the motor is operational from the day it was first plugged in. I installed it for the first time only very recently. are these noises normal?
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Hi,
1. Please check if there are foreign objects on the camera that might cause the unusual sounds when you pan & tilt the camera.
2. Would you please send us a video showing the reported phenomenon for analysis? You can upload the video to your cloud server (such as Google Drive), generate a download link, and send it to me (@Solla-topee) via a private message.
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@Solla-topee many thanks for your replies. I have tried to email you as requested, and send you a link to a video clip, by replacing "community" in the tp-link notifications email address with "solla-topee" as I thought you were requesting, but the email bounced back to me. For now, here is one section of it:
1. Re:Grinding noises from motor
Grinding may have been the wrong adjective – probably more a buzzing/squeaking but it only really seems to be an issue at the commencement and end of a horizontal pan movement with no sound when tilting. I have uploaded a cropped playback clip to google drive which was recording during manual pan/tilt movements.
At the commencement of this clip there is some silent tilting, and then the noises which I am trying to describe with the horizontal movements. The auto pan/tilt full readjustment selected from the menu options in the app generally operated very smoothly with just a normal whirring of the motor during the horizontal panning and no sound during the tilting phase – apart from a little at the maximum tilt position as though further movement is being resisted. However, the first time I tried the pan/tilt auto readjustment there was a “clunk” after the first horizontal motion. I am guessing this is because the camera position did not begin in its default position, as when I tried the pan/tilt auto readjustment a second time, this did not happen. Would this be a correct assumption?
Assuming you still need further information, please let me know how to email you further details and the link to the video. Kind Regards.
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Hi,
In your situation, we recommend sending an email to support.forum@tp-link.com with the following information for further analysis.
Subject: [Forum Escalation][ID 850124] Grinding noises from motor
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Thread URL: https://community.tp-link.com/en/smart-home/forum/topic/850124
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1. The video showing the reported phenomenon.
2. The camera's MAC address.
3. Additional information you want to explain about the video or the phenomenon you encountered.
Once sent, a ticket will be created in our support system, and a member of the team will follow up to assist you further.
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