Battery Question
07-15-2010, 08:05 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Battery Question
Has anyone had a battery from their trail camera reverse polarity?
Recently I've had three Wild View EZ Cam trail cameras shut down. Checking the batteries for voltage using a multi meter I have found all four as this is the number of "C" batteries this camera uses are reading slightly below 1.0 volt. One battery out of each camera has a negative reading. I checked the test leads from the meter to make sure they were not put on the battery in reverse. All was as it should be. I am using rechargeable batteries and usually have good success. It may have happened before using not rechargeable batteries, but I am not sure. Those batteries would just get thrown out. I also plan to email the battery company to see if anyone has had a similiar problem. Installing another set of recharged batteries, all seemed okay.Thanks for any help.
Recently I've had three Wild View EZ Cam trail cameras shut down. Checking the batteries for voltage using a multi meter I have found all four as this is the number of "C" batteries this camera uses are reading slightly below 1.0 volt. One battery out of each camera has a negative reading. I checked the test leads from the meter to make sure they were not put on the battery in reverse. All was as it should be. I am using rechargeable batteries and usually have good success. It may have happened before using not rechargeable batteries, but I am not sure. Those batteries would just get thrown out. I also plan to email the battery company to see if anyone has had a similiar problem. Installing another set of recharged batteries, all seemed okay.Thanks for any help.
