Hi, I have a Moultrie 100 (oldschool) trail cam that I picked up at Cabela's bargain cave last year. Believe it or not, it's been working great. I like it because it uses a 6V battery rather than D cells and with a solar panel stays well charged. The only problem is that it is now giving me a message that says, "Battery On" and won't take pics when it says this. I talked with Moultrie and they said that it is probably because the flash capacitor has gone out. So, I can just turn the flash off and use it as a daytime only cam. But, I would rather fix it if I can (it is way out of warranty). Does anyone know about changing a flash capacitor. They appear to be pretty cheap, but I don't know how hard it is. Any help would be appreciated.
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It shouldn't be too hard. Take it apart and find the cap. You should be able to look at it and decide: 1, if you think you can replace it and; 2, determine if you can locate an exact replacement.
A little desolder braid or a solder sucker, a good iron and you should be good to go.
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Fairly easy to resolder.
But you'd better hope the capacitor is discharged before you grab hold of the contacts. Or you could find yourself flinging a camera across the room.
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