problem with my trusty cudde
06-11-2008, 10:49 AM
#22
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 334
RE: problem with my trusty cudde
What the heck was your other one doing. Would it even power on? Or was the motion sensor not sensing? I can't imagine what ants could have done, unless they are jumping some circuit somehow. may be worth getting crazy and tearing it apart.
06-11-2008, 11:41 AM
#24
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Northwest Missouri
Posts: 830
RE: problem with my trusty cudde
We had ants in our cameras and what we do is take a large quantity of petroleum jelly and smear around the area just below and abovethe camera. We put it on pretty thick then we spray the petroleum jelly with bug spray. Worked for us.
06-11-2008, 01:33 PM
#26
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Crab Orchard, WV
Posts: 823
RE: problem with my trusty cudde
WELL IF SUPER FAST TRIGGER IS YOUR GOAL...THAN ONLY A FEW ARE OUT THERE...RECONYX, PREDATOR AND OF COURSE CUDDE. ALL THREE HAS 2008 MODELS HITTING THE MARKET RIGHT NOW. I HAVE TWO MOULTRIE I40'S, I LOVE THEM, BUT FOR THE $200 RANGE THE NEW SCOUT GUARD IS HARD TO BEAT WITH A 1 SECOND TRIGGER COMPARED TO THE I40 WITH A 1.5 TRIGGER. THE I40 IS KNOWN FOR WHITE OUT PHOTOS....GOOD LUCK WITH WHAT EVER YOU BUY. THE NEW CUDDE LOOKS LIKE A GOOD DESIGN OTHER THAN THE VERY SMALL AREA FOR LEDS., LOOKS TO BE LIMITED IN FLASH RANGE-AROUND 25FT I THINK
06-14-2008, 10:48 AM
#28
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location:
Posts: 124
RE: problem with my trusty cudde
I just took down an old cudde yesterday that was full of ants. It has been on the same tree for over three months with no problems. When I took the cover off the power was on but the camera was not working. I brought it home took the batteries out and let all the ants get out of there. When a put the new batteries in a couple of hours later she worked fine. Also, I have five old cuddes and five new ones. I just started running the new ones at the end of turkey season (May here in Kansas) so far I haven't noticed a real difference in their performance. I guess the real test will be this fall.
06-18-2008, 04:40 AM
#29
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Lake County, Florida
Posts: 3,313
RE: problem with my trusty cudde
ORIGINAL: heavy hitter
so what do you suggest fellas? should i get a moultrie? i know you guys rave about the i40 but i'd like a flash camera. is that the m40? is that a good camera? let me know.
siman, is that you that has the stealth camera that takes sweet pics? what's the trigger like on that camera?is it a flash camera or ir?
so what do you suggest fellas? should i get a moultrie? i know you guys rave about the i40 but i'd like a flash camera. is that the m40? is that a good camera? let me know.
siman, is that you that has the stealth camera that takes sweet pics? what's the trigger like on that camera?is it a flash camera or ir?
06-18-2008, 06:59 AM
#30
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Central, WI
Posts: 1,860
RE: problem with my trusty cudde
Hey HH, I went out to check my cuddeback too this past weekend and found a ton of ants in there making a nest. I blew it out lightly with an air compressor and let it sit for a couple hours and it seemed to work fine and it took pictures. I put it back out and hopefully everything is OK.
