Mounting a solar panel—ideas?

@general_kaos​ Hi,  I'm new inside the community.  I'm having issues with not getting the sun to hit the entire panel because I guess on where I thought was the best option.  So the solar panel is not charging my outdoor camera.  SimpliSafe doesn't provide much help or instructions for those who have eaves/soffits where the solar panel can stick out far enough to capture the sun on the entire panel.  I'm thinking I'll need someone to help me attach a board like you did, but I'm trying to visualize what that looks like?  Are you able to attach a picture of what you did as a solution to this issue?  Thanks much!

Thanks for the comment - yes, that is exactly the problem!  Getting the disk to lay flat against a brick surface is impossible.  In hindsight, I could have mounted a plate (wood or whatever) and put the mounting disc on *that*, but ultimately using a different mounting system was easier.

@MBrew610​ I am very sorry to hear about that experience, we absolutely want to help you set up your Solar Panel.

Where are you trying to install it? The Solar Panel comes with a 13-foot power cord so it doesn't need to be installed right next to the camera itself. This is helpful in case there's a better area around the camera that gets more sun, or an easier place to install it.

If there's a brick, stone, or stucco surface where you can install the Solar Panel, you can use a 1/4" masonry drill bit to drill two holes into the surface and then use the anchors and included screws to attach the Solar Panel to the wall.

If there's a wood surface you'd like to install the Solar Panel on, you can screw the self-tapping screws directly into the wall with a handheld screwdriver - no drill required. 

Unfortunately we do not sell any gutter mounts for the Solar Panel itself, but I have seen some available on online retailers like Amazon.

@MBrew610​ Hi, I was looking at gutter mounts for my situation where I'm not getting enough full sun on my solar panel as it's located on the northside corner of my house.  Whenever I talk with a Simplisafe tech support person, they give zero help on what is an alternate to mounting the panel for my application.  I wish the arm of the solar panel was longer as that would help me angle it to capture more sun, but it's not.  The location of where my camera is just around the corner on the northwest side where there's a gutter.  I would appreciate knowing which gutter mount you purchased as there's so many to choose from.  When reading some of the descriptions of many different gutter mounts on amazon they reference many of the various outdoor & solar panels like Ring, Arlo, Eufy, Wyze & more, but strangely never reference Simplisafe solar panels or outdoor cameras.  Which gutter mount did you get that works with the Simplisafe solar panel on your gutter?  Thanks in advance for any info you can share.

@emily_s​ what a crap response for SS; someone in the organazation needs to step up and figure this out instead of sending to competitor or the hardware store. Seems Ring has figured this out?????? maybe they are better option??