Covert Newbie Question

[gingib]

I just ordered the panel from trailcam pro.com. They said to run with lithium for 20,000 pics.

You CANNOT run regular AA's(non rechargeable) with a solar panel!

The manual warns you that several times

[dustinztx]

I am actually looking at doing the custom1enterprise 12V to 6V cable, 12V 9run hour battery, and a 12V Mono-Crystalline Solar Panel. Then I will use 12 NiMh rechargables internal which may be overkill. I have heard with this setup you will only need 4. I have read were someone has had this setup out well over a year and battery indicator still shows 9.

[gingib]

I am actually looking at doing the custom1enterprise 12V to 6V cable, 12V 9run hour battery, and a 12V Mono-Crystalline Solar Panel. Then I will use 12 NiMh rechargables internal which may be overkill. I have heard with this setup you will only need 4. I have read were someone has had this setup out well over a year and battery indicator still shows 9.

THis is what I was thinking of doing myself

[Mike D]

Covert Newbie Question

No need to go through all that. Mine has been running for 10 months on 12 AA rechargeable internals and the Covert solar panel. The only time I see a drop in battery level is if I have a LOT of night time pics. My camera is set up to take 3 shots with a 1 minute delay between bursts.

[gingib]

No need to go through all that. Mine has been running for 10 months on 12 AA rechargeable internals and the Covert solar panel. The only time I see a drop in battery level is if I have a LOT of night time pics. My camera is set up to take 3 shots with a 1 minute delay between bursts.

What brand batteries?

ANd you havent recharged them at all? I have a Moultrie Feeder PowerPanel on mine instead of the COvert Panel and have results nothing like that.

I am jealous

[kenfa03]

aa rechargeables, 2 6v external batts and 2 6v solar panels.

[SaltwaterSlick]

for those who are getting months on your camera batteries, what time delay are you using on your photos?

I have mine set for a 1 minute time delay

Weird. I have had my NIMH's in for 5-6 months total and now they wont hold a charge over 7 which is to be expected I think. They will last 2-3 weeks before I need to recharge them BUT I have it on a 30 second delay and get 100 pics a day.

It is also in direct sunlight and still cant keep up.

I would assume yall have a lot less pics being taken?

I get probably a dozen pics every morning and every evening. I do NOT have rechargeable batteries in mine. Between Labor day and September 19, it sent me 355 pics. Since then, I've gotten 4 or 5 hundred more. Batteries still are showing "9" on the last pic I got about 10:30 this morning.

The camera is not on a feeder. It is set up on a trail down in a pretty dark bottom. I didn't think a solar panel would work in there so I just went with regular batteries (DuraCell's).

The NiMh's will not last as long as a good alkaline battery set up, but IF you are using a solar panel set up the NiMh's will hold up better than NiCad's.

[gingib]

I have mine set for a 1 minute time delay



I get probably a dozen pics every morning and every evening. I do NOT have rechargeable batteries in mine. Between Labor day and September 19, it sent me 355 pics. Since then, I've gotten 4 or 5 hundred more. Batteries still are showing "9" on the last pic I got about 10:30 this morning.

The camera is not on a feeder. It is set up on a trail down in a pretty dark bottom. I didn't think a solar panel would work in there so I just went with regular batteries (DuraCell's).

The NiMh's will not last as long as a good alkaline battery set up, but IF you are using a solar panel set up the NiMh's will hold up better than NiCad's.

Very soon you will notice it drop from 9. I get a lot more pics daily so that is why I am worried about better alternatives.

For your setup, alklaline batteries work well. For me getting 100 pics a day at a feeder they will only last 2-3 weeks

[RevMS]

Have mine set up with a cheap 6v Moultrie Solar Panel (changed out the connector to a 4mm size needed for the Covert) and Panasonic NiMH batteries. It ranges between 4 and 7 on the battery indicator, but it's been running all summer and has sent me thousands of pictures with no signs of giving up.

[jaspermac]

Will lithium batteries work as well as rechargeable with solar panel?

[Luck_of_the_Draw]

Put rechargeable AAs inside the camera and use their solar panel. Mine has been out for 10 months running strong with this setup.

X2

[kenfa03]

Will lithium batteries work as well as rechargeable with solar panel?

No.

[Mike D]

What brand batteries?



ANd you havent recharged them at all? I have a Moultrie Feeder PowerPanel on mine instead of the COvert Panel and have results nothing like that.



I am jealous

The batteries are eneloop batteries. I had to recharge them one time because a coon unplugged the solar panel.

Other than that I have not touched it. I get between 100 to 150 pictures texted to me a day from it.