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This trail camera solar battery pack will power your cellular game camera or regular trail cameras 24/7 with renewable energy! Many hunters are looking for better powering options to power their fleet of trail cameras and now the more popular cellular trail cameras.
Having long term renewable battery life for your cameras means that you don’t have to visit your hunting spots as often to change out game camera batteries, etc. With the newer cellular game cameras like Spartan trail cameras and Spypoint cameras, which transmit wildlife images by cell signal, the need for backup extended battery life is even more important. With these new cellular trail cameras a hunter can run their cell camera 24/7 using this solar pack and manage the SD card from their phone so in theory one would never have to visit that hunting spot after setting up the cellular game camera! Amazing how times have changed!
The newer game and trail cameras have become more efficient regarding battery consumption but the price point of good cameras has dropped to a point where hunters are now buying more cameras. More trail cameras means more battery management. Managing the batteries across a fleet of trail cameras, and keeping up with which ones needs replacing, can be a lot of work. Having each camera hooked up to an extended battery source or a 24/7 renewable energy solar trail camera pack will reduce the workload of managing a fleet of game cameras.
This extended battery pack includes a very small 12 volt battery that is charged by a 2 watt solar panel. This trail camera solar panel charges the battery through the day so that it can power the game camera, wireless game camera, or cellular game camera throughout the night.
The solar panel in this video is an amorphous style panel which generates energy in low light conditions making it perfect for the shaded wood areas where hunters hide their cameras. Solar panels ranging from 1.5 watts to 2 watts should be fine for this type of application.
Good luck in getting your trail cameras, wireless game cameras, and cellular trail cameras switched over to renewable solar energy. Spend more time hunting and less time managing all the small stuff!
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How did you terminate the wires to the regulator? Iv tried a couple things and broke a leg off of the regulator. Thanks
Love the videos. Did this setup last yr had zero problems but putting them back out now my batteries wont keep a charge or something is going on. I charged them up outside for a few days and set them out,now dead just got them back home and will diagnose in spare time!
Can I just buy a bigger 12v battery like for deer feeders and wire from it straight to camera
So if I’m using a solar panel like yours with a 12v battery do u gotta have the 12 volt regulator if camera is 12v
I love your videos! I just set up my first solar panel just like yours. I have two questions. One my battery drained down in less than an hour without a load, could the 7812 thing be bad? Two, do I need a Schottky diode(mentioned by matt wheaton in a comment he made to this same video) wired into the circuit?
You wouldn't happen to know the size of the plugs that fit Cuddeback cameras would you?
where did the frame on the solar panel come from?
Probably a dumb question but could you use 2 amp inline fuse instead of the voltage regulator?
Hi! Great Video, Thank you for posting! Quick question should a diode be included in this setup like your other trail cam video?
is there any way you can do a video on how to install the voltage regulator? from start to finish with external battery and solar panel? awesome videos!
Have you done any kill lights using a dusk till dawn switch
are those solar panels watrerproof?
Using a 12v battery does ah have any effect on which to choose
I would like to get sone of the tree spikes you mount your solar panels to. Also, I would like to see if you could make some of the solar panel mounts. Happy to discuss offline.
Hell, great info! Would this (have you tried it) be the same as using a 12v battery setup? I think it will but was curious if you think it would really even need to be an otpion with that type of setup
Thanks so much for your videos – they've been a real inspiration for so many projects! I recently found rechargeable 1.5 v Lithium AA batteries on Amazon and was able to eliminate the external battery packs. Now I'm planning to hook my voltage regulated solar panels up directly to my cameras. Do you see any potential problems in doing this?
Verified and they were 100% dead from the one. I added a solar panel with internal batteries like big foot but the one with a 8000mah batteries. I just have a feeling it’s not enough juice to keep both up. I may have to mount it higher on the tree or get the 12v batteries that fit in an Ammo can with a bigger solar panel. See if that works.
The camera that said 90% went dead shortly after. Experimenting is getting expensive now
how did this set up work for you. I just built one, wont be able to get it out until spring. just curious how this AA pack held up. thanks.
Would this same setup work with a 12v 7ah battery (like the 12v external battery pack video)? or like the one in this video that I did a few years back: https://youtu.be/kIvj9zihbWY
Pretty cool stuff.
Now that you have gotten some usage time on that battery, what is your opinion. I'm far from an electric expert and I am setting up some solar panels on cameras like you have. I was thinking the more Ah in a battery the better, so I was looking at batteries such as the Expert Power 12v 7 Ah (1270). Do you find the need for more Ah on your batteries or is 2 Ah enough like the battery in the video? Thanks for the great videos and the time you take in responding!
-Additionally, it looks like you use 1/2" pipe quite a bit. Do you just buy fittings to put together some of your set ups where you have panels sliding on and off or do you buy larger pipe? Thanks!
** This DIY Solar Battery Pack works excellent with BIGFOOT 3G Cameras!! Literally better than the one BigFoot sell!!
I’m definitely going to build a couple of these for the cellist cams I am running
How do u keep the leg bolt from turning inside the pipe when screwing into tree?
Is it conduit with tack weld or is that pvc pipe?
I’ve been trying to figure out how to mount a solar panel and 12v on a tree for a awhile n stubbled onto this video. I’ve been carrying a racket and socket with me to screw in my leg bolts lol silly me
Keep up the good work
This man is genius! Just found your channel. Super excited. Where are you located?
I think that would probably be fine without the regulator. Not sure what voltage that solar panel puts out in full sun. Probably not over 14V. Thanks for the video. Update- I just watched another one of your videos and that solar panel isn’t a 12v panel, I think you said it was putting out 18v. so yeah, you would want the regulator. 👍👍
Had a stealth cam go bad (3 actually) and have an external 12v battery and a solar charger that i figured would be trash since it wont fit my cuddebacks. But after seeing your videos i see that it can be converted to fit the cudde. Thanks so much and great videos and also paont jobs. Have you ever considered doing a how to build on a wireless trigger for a hog trap? Ive built a drop gate but have never understood folks explanations on building the wireless trigger because their descriptuon aint detailed enough for how little most know about the components.
How can I take an electric heater and run it from a solar panel?
Link to buy one please
I think you can find good solution on Avasva
Out of curiosity, how well do these batteries fair in the summer heat? From what I understand with NiMH batteries drain faster when heat is over 80 degrees. What is your experience with this setup, also have you had to replace the batteries yet?
I purchased the same harbor freight solar panel. Are you concerned about over charging the battery without the use of the solar charge regulator that they recommend between the panel and the battery? I ask because I don't want to spend the extra $20 if I don't have to.
Do you need a diode for this application?
I see this is not your first barbecue have you had many problems chewing on wires or equipment I know rodents love new plastic or rubber keep up the good work did u do a video of your method of painting
Awesome project. You still having good luck with these? Would a 2.5 watt panel be to much? Also if I was to use a charge controller would I need the regulator?
Great video, thank you for recommendations. I have a Covert Wireless camera, and they offer an adapter which includes a 6V regulator, will this work with this setup?
Made one tonight and added a second battery pack and two 12 volt plugs to power Moultrie Mobile and a trailcam. Both plugs put out 11.98 volts.
Great video, thanks!