Cuddeback Expert battery issues
 

Has anyone had issues with their Cuddeback battery compartment ? I've noticed that on several occasions that the unit will lose power and all I have to do is push up on the metal plate. Does anyone have a cure for this issue ? I wish Cuddeback had some other way of mounting the batteries. Thanks

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what is Cuddeback???

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It a digital trail camera...

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Are the batteries making good contact with the the terminals?

if they arent make proper adjusmets

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Unfortunetly, the terminals are way up inside the unit and I can't get a pair of needle nose pliers up thereto pull them down a tad. I'm just trying to figure out how to "shim" the metal plate to apply more pressure to the terminals.Thanks for the question though...

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will a peice of cardboard,paperbag, piece of cloth from old shirt.......work if that is even the proplem. it could be abad sauder(not spelled right) somewhere in the unit. if shim dont work take the unit back if possible or take it apart and get the soder'n gun out if your handy at that stuff.

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I'll give sodering a try if the other "shimming" ideas don't work. Thanks for the reply.

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Call Cuddeback and complain. I'm a huge Cuddeback fan and have three of the older models, but the redesign this year is awful. I bought the no flash and returned it due to the battery problems. Last time I checked you could still get the older models at Archery Experts.

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I believe I'll take your advice...

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The metal plate needs to go 'behind' the plastic rim that butts up to the battery.
If the plate is in front of that rim it will not make proper contact, thus the reason for the power on/off condition.

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I recently bought a new Cuddeback No Flash and after owning one of the older 3MP units, they really screwed the pooch with this new case design. It's terrible.

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Mike, I support ya 100%. I also have an older 3.0 MP Cuddebackand was quite disappointed when I received the No Flash--No locking cable, no padlock. The eye bolt that it comes with cannot tighten all the way down and replacing the batteries, while holding that blue plate and trying to slip the battery metal plate in place is a real head!!
Onewould think that models should 'improve' with time--Cuddeback obviously doesn't see it this way.

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Yeah, no locking cable, no USB cable and with the new case design, the batteries are a pain to keep in and you have to choose to either screw it to the tree or lock it with the cable but not both like the older models. Also, it's darn near impossible to get a lock installed on the cover.[:@]

I like the pictures it takes but hate the new case.

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For a $400+ camera the battery compartment is a joke. I bought a couple hoping that they would siut my needs.Wrong....after wrestling with the batteres, big exposure differencesand not being able to get the flash to work on one of them I returned them. I wound up getting some Cabela 4.1's and am pleasantly supprised on the good pictures and ease of operation with them. Moultire and some others have external 6 and 12 volt operations as an option, I wonder what is keeping Cuddeback from catching up with em. Just some of my thoughts.

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Well !!!!!!!, I am finally done with the cuddeback expert. Batteries won't last more than 3 days and thats with the unit off. I am even using Industrial strength Energizer Akalines too !!!!! I am sending my unit off to Cuddeback for the last time and no telling how much they'll charge me this time. There has got to be something better on the market....

Battery Life
 

I have one of the older units and had the same problem with the unit loosing power. I have it on the tree right now with a screw jammed in there but before the week is over I will have a external battery hooked up that should last 4-6 weeks between charges. I am so tired of buying throw away batteries that lasted a week or so and the rechargables dont last a week so I had to get creative. If anyone wants to know how it turns out let me know, I'll be testing one here at the house soon.