how strong is your signal in some of these areas? i hunt some of the same type of cover and my signal is kinda poor sometimes, and it does kill batteries fairly quick. so i built a box this year to see how much longer i can get photos without draining a battery. also i added a couple harbor freight solar panels with regulator. the lack of sun under the dark canopy will hender the charge process. but it wont hurt either, by the way thanx for sharing the video ..it really got me going on this.

@oakironoutdoors2436

Жыл бұрын

My signals have actually improved in the past year and not sure why. Other than that, the batteries have all held up well.

When you use box for power. Do you still leave AA within the camera(as backup), or do you remove the AA since using battery box

@oakironoutdoors2436

8 ай бұрын

It all depends on the location. On public land I leave AAs in.

DO i have to run the 12 aa batteries also when using the 12v external battery?

@oakironoutdoors2436

Жыл бұрын

No, you can run the camera without the internal AA’s.

Everyones so concerned about a seal around the cord... The battery is sealed. A few drops of water won't hurt a thing. I just run a hole through the edge where the lid closes up around the cord and I still have yet to have any water in any of my boxes. No concern about a seal.

Do the reveal X pro cameras also have the 12v external port at the bottom?

@oakironoutdoors2436

5 ай бұрын

Yes.

Was your Tactacam battery % accurate on the app for your cameras running on the battery boxes? I ran mine on just the external battery and it still showed 100% when it died..

@oakironoutdoors2436

Жыл бұрын

Yes it was.

@mikeweaver7788

Жыл бұрын

Hm. Ok I will have to check into mine.

@KaeliWeston

Жыл бұрын

@@mikeweaver7788 When using an external battery source for your camera, it will read 100%. If something goes wrong with that external power source, your camera's battery life will change and start running off of the internal battery source.

How do you make the hme 12v auxiliary battery box work with tactacam reveal cameras cause cord on hme doesn't plug into reveal cameras?

@oakironoutdoors2436

4 ай бұрын

I don’t use a HME box. I make my own and my chord is ordered from Herd 360.

Where did you get your cable from? And did you just cut other end of cable

@oakironoutdoors2436

Жыл бұрын

The cable came from Herd 360. I did have to cut the terminal ends off to pull the cord thru and then reattach new terminals.

@martinramirez6971

Жыл бұрын

Did you add solar panel?

@oakironoutdoors2436

Жыл бұрын

@@martinramirez6971 no I did not.

@martinramirez6971

Жыл бұрын

@@oakironoutdoors2436 if I install solar panel with external battery will it work and could I leave batteries in camera?

@oakironoutdoors2436

Жыл бұрын

@@martinramirez6971 yes.

Did u have to have AA batteries in your camera for the battery box to run ??? Having issues with mine.

@oakironoutdoors2436

10 ай бұрын

No. It should run with a direct hook up from battery box to the camera. At least for Stealth Cam and Tactacam.

@bigdshunting6189

10 ай бұрын

@@oakironoutdoors2436 yeah Iam using Moultrie will not work without battery in there. I bet it’s not working.

@oakironoutdoors2436

10 ай бұрын

@@bigdshunting6189yeah, I’m not sure then. Hopefully you can get it figured out.

can you install a solar panel to keep them charge

@oakironoutdoors2436

Жыл бұрын

You can but that's an entirely new process.

@jarmyestrada

Жыл бұрын

@@oakironoutdoors2436 ok thank

Where did you get your battery box or is it a amo box?

@oakironoutdoors2436

5 ай бұрын

Harbor Freight.

In your original video you showed that you were going to set your camera with the box and the camera full of AA lithium batteries. When you picked your cameras up where the batteries in the boxes still full of charge or had the camera switched from external power to the AA’s?

@oakironoutdoors2436

11 ай бұрын

The battery box was at 25 percent, so it never touched the lithium batteries. Matter of fact, all of my battery boxes from last year never touched the Lithiums and the great part about lithiums is that you don’t have to worry about them splitting open and they have a 20 year shelf life so you can just keep them in the camera as a backup for years assuming the battery box never went dead.

@markilijanic5797

11 ай бұрын

@@oakironoutdoors2436 Wow that is outstanding. I built 8 boxes for this year and put the 12AH battery in with lithiums in the cameras. Now my cameras are on field edges, feeders, and mineral sites so they get alot of pics but I am very interested to see how long they will last. Great video and thanks for posting the post season results as well.

@oakironoutdoors2436

11 ай бұрын

@@markilijanic5797 no problem and thank you for watching the vids!

@JoshuaWCU

6 ай бұрын

​@markilijanic5797 so how long did they last?

Can you run cameras on solar power only?

@oakironoutdoors2436

5 ай бұрын

Yes, I do via Tactacams solar panels.

Did I miss it in the video, How long did the batteries last? Did they last the entire season or do I need to get a larger battery?

@oakironoutdoors2436

11 ай бұрын

Check out my other video “How long did the battery last”

@kylebudden234

7 ай бұрын

​@@oakironoutdoors2436where at ? How long will this set up last ?

@oakironoutdoors2436

7 ай бұрын

@@kylebudden234Last year it lasted from August till Febuary. That’s around 20 pictures a day and camera on video from October thru November.

What do you have your trigger speeds in on?

@oakironoutdoors2436

25 күн бұрын

As fast as possible. Most of my cameras that setting cannot be changed.

Would there be any advantage using a 12ah battery instead of a 7ah?

@oakironoutdoors2436

Жыл бұрын

Just longer run time.

How do I make a battery box

@oakironoutdoors2436

8 ай бұрын

It’s all right here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zo1swbalcbDNgrQ.htmlsi=1mogdAbVmEef7lC6