Covert Camera and Solar Panel Setup

[CastAndBlast]

I got my Coverts setup with a Moultrie 6v solar panel, and figured I would show the setup for anyone trying to do the same.

Parts: Screw in tree game camera mount (Academy - $10 if I remember correctly), Moultrie 6v Solar Panel/battery combo (Academy - $36 I think), Covert Camera, 5.5mm female to 4mm male DC jack adapter (ebay - 12 for around $10 I think)

I did have to make to hole in the camera housing a little bigger to fit the DC Jack adapter.

The solar panel with mount as high up in the tree as possible, and the camera will have 4 rechargeable batteries.

[Keith]

Very cool, I need to do this with mine.

[Blue Tick]

Did you seal up the hole you drilled or was it a tight enough fit?

[CastAndBlast]

Did you seal up the hole you drilled or was it a tight enough fit?

It is a very tight fit.

[Luck_of_the_Draw]

Why use a moultrie solar panel over a covert panel that is just plug n play?

[CastAndBlast]

Why use a moultrie solar panel over a covert panel that is just plug n play?

Because of posts like these

[unclefish]

Good post. Thanks for the info.

[berto]

So it's working better then the covert setup?

[Luck_of_the_Draw]

Because of posts like these

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There's a firmware update that takes care of that issue

[CastAndBlast]

There's a firmware update that takes care of that issue

That's great to know now after I have everything already....

How much were the covert solar panels?

[CastAndBlast]

That's great to know now after I have everything already....

How much were the covert solar panels?

Nevermind, I looked them up....about $15 more than the Moultrie and adapter.

How do they mount? That is another thing that I liked about the Moultrie. I could use the game camera tree mount to fix it to the tree the camera was in. I couldn't find enough info on the covert solar panel to see how I was going to mount it.

[Luck_of_the_Draw]

They have a clip.

What's the milliamperes rating on the moultrie?

I almost doubled the milliamperes on my setup. The covert is 2600 and my upgrade is 5000.

[CastAndBlast]

They have a clip.

What's the milliamperes rating on the moultrie?

I almost doubled the milliamperes on my setup. The covert is 2600 and my upgrade is 5000.

I'm not sure what the mAs are on the moultrie. I can't find it anywhere. What upgrade did you do?

[Luck_of_the_Draw]

I changed out the battery pack.

[CastAndBlast]

Covert Camera and Solar Panel Setup

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