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Nest Cam: Cut and repair the power cable to the outside nest cam?

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 06:06:02 -0700

I bought the outside nest cam but the connector is like 3/4 around. Trying to fish that through the soffit is quite hard. I'm pretty technical but cutting the power supply and repairing on a $250 camera seems somewhat risky if I mess it up. My question is on the line that is connected to the camera if I cut it is it easy to repair?

⟐ Commented December 13, 2023 at 6:06 MST

Nest Cam: Nest Cam IQ - Using low voltage wiring instead of included wall plug

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:35:56 -0700

Hi There! Im new to the forums but looking for help with my security cameras. I have old security cameras on my house hard wired via low volatage (network cabling it looks like) to a central multi-channel power supply in my bedroom closet. I want to replace the cameras with Nest Cam IQ Outdoor cameras, so I purchased one to see what I could do. My hope was I could splice the included USB-C cable to my existing low voltage wires, supply the correct voltage at the multi-channel power supply box and be on my way.

No such luck. I'm afraid that Nest has done something special with it's wall adapter, requiring the third, yellow wire, to be attached - possibly to tell the wall adapter how much voltage is needed?

To test this theory, I took both parts of my my newly cut USB-C cable, and connected only the red and black wires to each other. The camera had a red light ring, indicating "Your camera is plugged in but there’s not enough power for it to work correctly. The small status light will be off. Make sure that you plug the camera into a standard household socket." When I connected the yellow wire back up, the camera functioned properly.

Here's a picture of the wall adapter, note that it's output is 5V-2A OR 9V - 3A OR 15V -1.87A.

I'd rather not have to run the included cables/wall adapter through my walls, any help/ideas would be appreciated.

⟐ Commented June 09, 2022 at 10:35 MST

Nest cam outdoor: Hardwiring the Nest Cam Outdoor

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:06:36 -0700

My house is new construction and has a low voltage hardwire in place for a security camera. I want to wire the Nest Cam Outdoor to this hardwire. Any thoughts on how it should be spliced and attached. Could I just cut the USB cable and attach the power wires directly to the house hardwiring?

⟐ Answer edited January 17, 2026 at 12:06 MST

Nest Cam Outdoor: condensation appearing inside lens interior

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 05:26:57 -0700

Last week (after about 26 months of functionality) condensation appeared on our Nest Outdoor Cam. Any ideas how to remedy?

⟐ Answer edited November 13, 2024 at 5:26 MST

Nest Cam Outdoor: Nest Cam Outdoor has died - no power light at all

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 09:16:02 -0700

Anyone tried repairing one of these?

⟐ Commented July 27, 2025 at 9:16 MST

Nest IQ Outdoor Camera: no longer powers on

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:04:26 -0700

My Nest Outdoor wired Camera has stopped turning on. Wire is good and power adapter is good. Can it be fixed?

⟐ Answered March 25, 2024 at 0:04 MST

Nest outdoor cam s: How do I open up the Google Nest Cam Outdoor Weatherproof Cable

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 06:37:51 -0700

I am trying to insert the wire through an exterior wall and want to make the smallest hole possible. I can't find a way to open up the plug to remove the wire. Can anyone help? Thanks!

⟐ Commented August 02, 2023 at 6:37 MST

Nest outdoor cam s: The old owners of the house left the nest cam but cut the cable

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 02:23:35 -0700

I recently moved into a house and the old owners left their nest cam above the garage but have cut the power cable close to the cam. Is this salvageable or only good now as a deterrent?

⟐ Answered June 25, 2023 at 2:23 MST

Nest Cam Outdoor: Google Nest Cam will not connect

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 09:48:01 -0700

I have tried every way possible but I cannot get it to connect. I have a second nest cam that works perfectly. The next cam with the problem is fairly close to my router. I have done a factory reset and still nothing. The set up process goes well until the final phase and it just then says that it "encountered a problem". The camera worked well for over a year until one day it stopped connecting. All effort to reconnect have failed. :-(

Nest Cam: Cut the weatherproof cord for our google nest battery camera

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:31:12 -0700

Help please … I cut the weatherproof cord for our google nest battery camera to shorten (I need 1’ to power) and there are 50 silver thread wires inside. No coloured wires. Not what I expected at all! What do I do?

⟐ Edited March 24, 2023 at 21:31 MST

Nest IQ Outdoor Camera: My NEST IQ outdoor cam stopped turning on, can you fix it?

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 07:39:09 -0700

my NEST IQ outdoor cam stopped turning on, can you fix it? it is not a power issue as I know for a fact that it makes it to the inside of the camera after checking. thanks

⟐ Commented September 05, 2022 at 7:39 MST

Nest Cam: Nest outdoor camera power cable got yanked from actual camera device

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 21:26:40 -0700

I come home to find my nest camera on the floor the actual camera itself is intact and the slot where the key will was inserted the cord is intact but separated from the camera and they’re in your wires are exposed how can I open up the camera and rewire the original power cable

Nest Cam: Why won't the Nest Cam stay on?

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 15:14:08 -0700

I have the camera set up, and the app is working with the camera. However, the camera will not remain on for more than three minutes or so. What am I doing wrong?

⟐ Answered April 25, 2018 at 15:14 MST

Nest Cam: Why is my Nest Cam's status light still orange?

Mon, 25 Sep 2017 07:29:09 -0700

I can't tell what's wrong with my nest cam, it only indicates orange and I'm not sure what it means.

⟐ Answered September 25, 2017 at 7:29 MST

Nest Cam: How do I control my Nest Cam?

Wed, 13 Sep 2017 12:58:55 -0700

I have my Nest Cam and it's plugged in, but there is not buttons or switches, I'm not sure how to control, change settings or even view what's happening. What am I missing?

⟐ Answered September 13, 2017 at 12:58 MST

Nest Cam: My QR code has faded how do I add the device to my google home?

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:02:30 -0700

The QR code on the back has faded. I need to add this device. How can I do so?

⟐ Answered September 29, 2025 at 0:02 MST

Nest Cam: Which red wire to splice to a red wire

Sun, 27 Oct 2024 12:01:35 -0700

On my nest cam i have 2 red wires ,1 green and 1 white. My dog chewed thru the cord and i want to rewire buy splicing the wires. But my question is why are there 2 red wires and how to find the right red wire on the other piece that I'm trying to splice.

⟐ Answered October 27, 2024 at 12:01 MST

Nest Cam Outdoor: How do you get into the camera piece to re hook the wire connectors

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 21:17:01 -0700

camera wiring was pull out of the camera housing. need to re attach...how do you open the camera housing to get at the inside\

⟐ Answered January 15, 2024 at 21:17 MST

Nest Cam Outdoor: Our camera doesn’t have power anymore, do you repair them?

Tue, 23 May 2023 11:53:04 -0700

We have a wired outdoor google nest cam. It just stopped working after 1.5 years. Do you repair them?

⟐ Answered May 23, 2023 at 11:53 MST

Nest Cam Outdoor: Power Cable was ripped out.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 19:59:23 -0700

My Outdoor Nest Cam power cord was yanked out of the sucket from a farming accident.

I opened up the cam to see about re-wiring it back up but realized there was a whole section of the power cord missing (not likely a planned thief it's very high up and in a goat pen).

I have the USB section with the Red and White wires, but inside the nest cam there are several (Red, white, green and black) connected to the removable slot on the mother board. How would I wire this up.

The wires are super short inside of the cam and I'm not sure if I can strip them and use then. Are there any ways to replace the wires in the socket? Or Know of any companies that make 3rd party parts

This would be the 4 pin harness connector that would be required to replace the stripped original.

⟐ Edited by author September 10, 2021 at 19:59 MST