Battery Life
05-31-2007, 07:26 AM
#1
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: North East Texas
Posts: 3,925
Battery Life
hey guys, i have a Moultrie Game Spy 100 2.1 Megapixeland my uncle has a Moultrie Game Spy 200 3.1 Megapixel Digital Game Camerathat we use on our ranch. i cant seem to keep the battery to last more than 24 hours on eathier one of them. i use a regular 6 volt duracell. any ideas on what might be be causing them to go dead so quickly. i am about to throw them in the pond and just go buy a dang cuddyback.
06-03-2007, 08:35 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fulton county IL USA
Posts: 4,271
RE: Battery Life
You guys obviously never read the mans thread! He says he has cams that are eating up a 6V battery in only 24 HOURS!!! I'd say something is obviously very wrong. My best guess is that the units have some sort of short in 'em. I've had a trailcamthat did that once and sent it in for repair and have had no problems since. Contact Moultrie before wasting money on any rechargables?
06-03-2007, 08:42 PM
#6
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 576
RE: Battery Life
They must have a problem, it is kind of strange that they both have this issue at the same time however and I have never read or heard anything about this kind of problem with the moultries. On my moultries honestly I counld'nt keep a regular battery in there for much longer.
06-03-2007, 11:00 PM
#7
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Southeast, TX
Posts: 818
RE: Battery Life
That does seem a little short for battery life, but how many pics is it taking? Are they mostly night time pics? I have a Moultrie and that big flash eats a battery in no time. I set mine out a coulpe weeks ago and in about 5 days it took 95 pics mostly at night and when I checked it, the battery was low. I didn't have my rechargable in there at the time but I do now, along with a solar panel. I'll be checking it this week sometime to see how it did. Try calling Moultrie customer service, they are very good to deal with, maybe they can help you out. (800) 653-3334
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06-04-2007, 02:46 PM
#8
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Chatham, Ohio
Posts: 8,834
RE: Battery Life
IL-Cornfed,
I read the thread, my camera used to do the same thing until i got my solar panel and it is now fine. If it is true that wires were shorting out then i must have offset the problem with the solar panel becouse my battery hasnt run dead since.
I read the thread, my camera used to do the same thing until i got my solar panel and it is now fine. If it is true that wires were shorting out then i must have offset the problem with the solar panel becouse my battery hasnt run dead since.
06-05-2007, 11:16 AM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Posts: 1,401
RE: Battery Life
Either something is wrong with the camera or something is wrong with the batteries you are using.
I have a Moultrie that has been out for over 3 months and the battery is showing to be at 99%. It has taken well over 1,000 pictures in that time. I use the rechargeable 6V lantern battery from Moultrie and a solar panel on it. A while back I switched the solar panel to a different camera for a few weeks and it took 400 pictures and the battery dropped to 85%. Put the solar panel back on and it climbed back to 99%.
I have a Moultrie that has been out for over 3 months and the battery is showing to be at 99%. It has taken well over 1,000 pictures in that time. I use the rechargeable 6V lantern battery from Moultrie and a solar panel on it. A while back I switched the solar panel to a different camera for a few weeks and it took 400 pictures and the battery dropped to 85%. Put the solar panel back on and it climbed back to 99%.