peteherbst
Well-Known Member
They are really expensive. I run cheap cams ($20-$60), so these batteries end up costing close to what I paid for the cam. BUT, I run all my cameras the entirety of the season so I need to run lithiums. Especially in the Wisconsin cold.
Years past, I would simply run batteries and toss them assuming they were done.
This year, I decided to test them before tossing and found that they are not all bad. Out of 56 or so batteries from last year, 7 were bad. Some zero voltage or some less than 1.5 volts. Each camera that died had at least one bad battery.
That’s not to say the used batteries were perfect. Baseline new, they run 1.8 volts. Used good batteries are considered higher than 1.5. Majority of the batteries I pulled after 4 or more months had 1.65 volts or higher. A majority still carrying more than 1.74 volts.
Take this information for what it’s worth. But I will no longer be blindly throwing these in the trash as I once did. I’ll use them in kids toys and reusing them in trail cams this year. Either way, if you run these expensive batteries, it might be worth buying a multimeter and testing them if you don’t already have one. Hope this info helps someone!
Years past, I would simply run batteries and toss them assuming they were done.
This year, I decided to test them before tossing and found that they are not all bad. Out of 56 or so batteries from last year, 7 were bad. Some zero voltage or some less than 1.5 volts. Each camera that died had at least one bad battery.
That’s not to say the used batteries were perfect. Baseline new, they run 1.8 volts. Used good batteries are considered higher than 1.5. Majority of the batteries I pulled after 4 or more months had 1.65 volts or higher. A majority still carrying more than 1.74 volts.
Take this information for what it’s worth. But I will no longer be blindly throwing these in the trash as I once did. I’ll use them in kids toys and reusing them in trail cams this year. Either way, if you run these expensive batteries, it might be worth buying a multimeter and testing them if you don’t already have one. Hope this info helps someone!