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Post by kooch on Apr 2, 2019 15:00:18 GMT -6
So I got one of these from Santa and just hung it up at my camp last weekend. It's a fancy camera with cellular to transmit pictures to my phone. It works. I put regular old AA batteries in it, 8 of them, energizer. It's already run through a lot of juice. It's showing 64% battery left in my phone app. I will replace them with lithium next time I'm up.
Does anyone have any experience running trail cameras off 12V? I've got the adapter. I don't want to go solar for this (Sorry SD) because I need to keep this camera at least a little bit hidden. I mean, it's not hidden. But it's not super easy to see if you don't know it's there. A solar panel would ruin that for sure. I think a skinny cable down the back of the tree with a 12v battery in the weeds would be OK. I'd pick up two batteries and alternate.
Which battery?
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Post by Tooln on Apr 2, 2019 16:36:17 GMT -6
Small lawnmower battery?
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Post by sd51555 on Apr 2, 2019 17:18:23 GMT -6
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Post by biglakebass on Apr 2, 2019 19:39:22 GMT -6
So I got one of these from Santa and just hung it up at my camp last weekend. It's a fancy camera with cellular to transmit pictures to my phone. It works. I put regular old AA batteries in it, 8 of them, energizer. It's already run through a lot of juice. It's showing 64% battery left in my phone app. I will replace them with lithium next time I'm up. Does anyone have any experience running trail cameras off 12V? I've got the adapter. I don't want to go solar for this (Sorry SD) because I need to keep this camera at least a little bit hidden. I mean, it's not hidden. But it's not super easy to see if you don't know it's there. A solar panel would ruin that for sure. I think a skinny cable down the back of the tree with a 12v batter in the weeds would be OK. I'd pick up two batteries and alternate. Which battery? Simple. Gell cell batt for ice fishing graphs. Been there. Done that. Wait. What voltage is that cam? |
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Post by biglakebass on Apr 2, 2019 19:41:06 GMT -6
Reason i ask is some bushnells are 6v... yet they have 8 batts... they will run on 4 though.
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Post by batman on Apr 2, 2019 19:49:05 GMT -6
Reason i ask is some bushnells are 6v... yet they have 8 batts... they will run on 4 though. Damn it Mark stop. Is your wife a Bushnell? Even if she is a Bushnell stop pushing your family on the forum. There is a line. |
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Post by biglakebass on Apr 2, 2019 19:57:05 GMT -6
Reason i ask is some bushnells are 6v... yet they have 8 batts... they will run on 4 though. Damn it Mark stop. Is your wife a Bushnell? Even if she is a Bushnell stop pushing your family on the forum. There is a line. I am not sure how to respond. Haaaa |
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Post by kooch on Apr 2, 2019 20:01:00 GMT -6
Well, they sell 12v cables on their website, that are "compatible with all spypoint cameras" so I'm guessing 12v. Gell ice fishing battery. Got it. Thank you.
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Post by batman on Apr 2, 2019 20:42:22 GMT -6
Art owns a spy point but if he told you he would have to kill you. Jack Russian collusion type shit. Gives me the chills.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Apr 2, 2019 21:15:15 GMT -6
Art has a special prototype trail camera that looks like an Apple. The deer never suspect a thing.
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 7, 2019 19:31:38 GMT -6
Art has a special prototype trail camera that looks like an Apple. The deer never suspect a thing. But they ate it and all I can see is shit! |
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Post by kooch on Apr 11, 2019 12:20:27 GMT -6
Well the batteries didn't die as quickly as I'd thought. The % remaining actually went UP. And the camera was sending pictures every day like it was supposed to, until yesterday. Last night at 7PM it was programmed to take three photos and send them. I got two. It was supposed to send again this morning at 7AM. It didn't.
I hope it magically starts sending again. Otherwise, It'll be a week or two before I get up to see if it's still there or not.
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Post by kooch on Apr 12, 2019 15:52:20 GMT -6
Then just like that I start getting pictures again. It's a mystery boys.
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 12, 2019 18:15:13 GMT -6
Signal is getting weak? Cloud or storms block the signal?
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Post by kooch on Apr 12, 2019 18:30:20 GMT -6
Probably.
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