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Game camera battery charger
Posted on 4/22/24 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 4/22/24 at 3:49 pm
Does anyone have a good multiple bank battery charger to charge 12v batteries for game cameras. I have one that will charge one battery at a time with a 6v/12v selector switch. It has no indicator on it to show if the battery is charged. I have 12 batteries to charge, and would like a better mousetrap.
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Posted on 4/22/24 at 5:07 pm to Semper Gumby
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better mousetrap
Start buying solar
Posted on 4/22/24 at 5:27 pm to DownSouthDave
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better mousetrap Start buying solar
This is the way. I run about 10-12 cameras on 3 different properties and it’s expensive but worth it if you want reliable pics if you’re using cell cams.
Basically it’s about $250 to $300 per setup if you do the revel pro with the rechargeable battery pack, solar panel and 32GB memory card.
They used to come in a set with the rechargeable pack and solar panel built on top. Assholes quit doing that package and now it’s all separate and $12 a month per cam for subscription
OP I guess you’re running the feeder batteries to power the cams? If so I’d get on Amazon and buy 12 volt solar panels for each cam. They are probably way less expensive than the ones dedicated to cams which typically run $60 to $100 per solar/battery setup.
This post was edited on 4/22/24 at 5:35 pm
Posted on 4/22/24 at 5:32 pm to Semper Gumby
Depends on the type of battery. If they’re the normal SLAs, you can jump them together in parallel wiring and hook up to any “dumb” charger that supplies a normal current. Smart chargers and lithium batteries are gonna struggle with this unless you pay for multiple banks.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 5:51 pm to Rize
They still have that bundle from time to time.
One thing you need to realize though, the solar panel doesn’t recharge the pack, it just delays the camera running it down. The solar panel has its own small battery it charges, so what we were finding is that cameras with solar would be dead later at night, all morning, and then kick on about noon just soon enough to make us think it was working fine. With lithiums no matter what you set it to it will show 100% until it’s stone dead. The ideal solar setup has a larger battery and can recharge that, but it has to be DIY’d. I’ve played with it a can’t find a solar controller that can take high temps, and don’t have the balls to connect an unregulated panel directly to a lithium battery and cam cause that’s asking for a fire.
That’s why we use lithium boxes unless it’s a wide open field with a direct view south, those a solar panel can keep up with a lot of pics and we change the pack every couple months.
One thing you need to realize though, the solar panel doesn’t recharge the pack, it just delays the camera running it down. The solar panel has its own small battery it charges, so what we were finding is that cameras with solar would be dead later at night, all morning, and then kick on about noon just soon enough to make us think it was working fine. With lithiums no matter what you set it to it will show 100% until it’s stone dead. The ideal solar setup has a larger battery and can recharge that, but it has to be DIY’d. I’ve played with it a can’t find a solar controller that can take high temps, and don’t have the balls to connect an unregulated panel directly to a lithium battery and cam cause that’s asking for a fire.
That’s why we use lithium boxes unless it’s a wide open field with a direct view south, those a solar panel can keep up with a lot of pics and we change the pack every couple months.
Posted on 4/22/24 at 6:11 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
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They still have that bundle from time to time. One thing you need to realize though, the solar panel doesn’t recharge the pack, it just delays the camera running it down. The solar panel has its own small battery it charges, so what we were finding is that cameras with solar would be dead later at night, all morning, and then kick on about noon just soon enough to make us think it was working fine. With lithiums no matter what you set it to it will show 100% until it’s stone dead. The ideal solar setup has a larger battery and can recharge that, but it has to be DIY’d. I’ve played with it a can’t find a solar controller that can take high temps, and don’t have the balls to connect an unregulated panel directly to a lithium battery and cam cause that’s asking for a fire. That’s why we use lithium boxes unless it’s a wide open field with a direct view south, those a solar panel can keep up with a lot of pics and we change the pack every couple months.
That’s good to know. I’ve got 9 Tactacam’s and 4 Stealth cams currently. I found that some of these stealth cams quit working with the solar panel/battery backup so I switch to lithium AA and set the sinc to send pics 2 times a day instead of instant.
Stealth cams solar panels are junk and the Tacatcam seem to work better.
This post was edited on 4/22/24 at 6:12 pm
Posted on 4/22/24 at 6:44 pm to DownSouthDave
I use the solar panels from ASF along with their brand of batteries on 2 cameras. They take pics all day, every day and still show full.
ASF Solar Panels
ASF batteries
ASF Solar Panels
ASF batteries
Posted on 4/23/24 at 2:58 pm to Semper Gumby
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Start buying solar
This, all my cameras have a browning solar panel. Batteries last all year. They get week after about a year. That's a huge savings.
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