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Trail cam Batteries

I have a buddy that ran those boxes. I think he had 5 boxes, squirrels, mice, or rats got 4 of them the first season. He had booster antennas on them they didn't mess with those wires. It looked like the animal sat right on top of the box and gnawed away until they got shocked. Then rain and dew got on the wires and fried them.
 
Loopwing said:
I have a buddy that ran those boxes. I think he had 5 boxes, squirrels, mice, or rats got 4 of them the first season. He had booster antennas on them they didn't mess with those wires. It looked like the animal sat right on top of the box and gnawed away until they got shocked. Then rain and dew got on the wires and fried them.
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The cases I got from Herd360 are very tough and similar to a Pelican case. The wires are covered by a protective chew resistant metal shield. I usually sit the box at the base of the tree and cover it with limbs, leaves and other debris so it blends in and coil the cable around the trunk as well. I have not had a single incident of chewing or any other damage in a year and my cams are out year round. My issue is bears trying to eat the camera itself. I’ve had them break antennas off and break the cases on the back where my python locks go through. All cams have survived those attacks, just replace the antennas and the ones with broken lock cable loops get put in the metal security boxes they sell
 
I just bought a 24 pack of Duracell AA for $30. I’m gonna look into rechargeables / make some changes to my system because batteries have become way too expensive. My cameras are in deep woods and the batteries will last an entire year. Granted my cameras don’t take pics above 90 degrees or below 10.
 
bowhuntr09 said:
The cases I got from Herd360 are very tough and similar to a Pelican case. The wires are covered by a protective chew resistant metal shield. I usually sit the box at the base of the tree and cover it with limbs, leaves and other debris so it blends in and coil the cable around the trunk as well. I have not had a single incident of chewing or any other damage in a year and my cams are out year round. My issue is bears trying to eat the camera itself. I’ve had them break antennas off and break the cases on the back where my python locks go through. All cams have survived those attacks, just replace the antennas and the ones with broken lock cable loops get put in the metal security boxes they sell
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Nice, knowing this guy, he probably went with the cheap cables! They didn't touch the boxes.
 
bowhuntr09 said:
I went to external 12v batteries in a box from herd360.com on mine. Get a long life out of a single charge and when its dead just charge it up and put it out again. Its not expensive at all when you consider you can quit buying batteries over and over.

Box I used

battery I use
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Looks like those boxes are sold out now. (Saddlehunter effect?)
I was looking at the HME solar boxes for my Tactacam, but I'm not sure if I'll have to change the end to a 4.0mm x 1.7mm?
Definitely going to have to find a different solution this year with the price of lithiums....
 
avgjoe said:
Looks like those boxes are sold out now. (Saddlehunter effect?)
I was looking at the HME solar boxes for my Tactacam, but I'm not sure if I'll have to change the end to a 4.0mm x 1.7mm?
Definitely going to have to find a different solution this year with the price of lithiums....
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The rechargeable Tactacam battery packs are cheaper than that set up and cheaper than 2 rounds of lithium.
 
This one says it will work. Check for yourself though. TACTACAM Reveal Lipo Lithium Battery Pack for Reveal X Gen 2.0, SK, XB, X https://a.co/d/3Nmrg60


That is comparable to a pack and a half of lithium.
 
avgjoe said:
Mine are the gen 1 reveal x, so I don't think they will work.
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they do work. same pack works in all X, XB, X2.0 etc. they occasionally go on sale for $40, but that's the lowest I've seen.
 
This is the ticket…

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I made my own battery boxes by buying the stuff off Amazon. It’s very easy to do. The Tactacam battery packs look pretty good but an external battery will last longer. The solar panels work but limit where you can put them.
 

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John 35 said:
I made my own battery boxes by buying the stuff off Amazon. It’s very easy to do. The Tactacam battery packs look pretty good but an external battery will last longer. The solar panels work but limit where you can put them.
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Be careful when you are making up the + and - wires. If you cross them you will burn up the board in the camera. One of my buddies did this to a brand new cell cam.


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avgjoe said:
That's what I was thinking. Has anyone tried these with the reveal gen 1 without modification?
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I can’t remember if the gen 1 is 6v or 12v. If it’s 12v it should just plug right in.


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Exhumis said:
I run rechargeable eneloops in my cams. If set to pictures only I get about 9 months and that’s on a ranch with livestock walking around, I average about 30 livestock pics to every 1 of a deer and about I dunno, 400-500 a month.
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Good to know. I have an extensive collection of eneloops because kids, but I’ve never tried them in a trail cam. I’ll give them a shot. Thanks!
 
going to make a box this weekend. I already have the herd 360 cable. Just need the box and battery.
 
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