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#2322579 - 07/29/1001:31 PM
Battery Box for Trail Cam
FishingwithJake
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Registered: 01/11/05
Posts: 196
Loc: Maple Grove, MN
I'm trying to figure out the best way to make a 12-volt battery box for my trail cam's. It has to be weatherproof and a cord needs to run from the trail cam to the box. Does anyone have any suggestions or have made one themselves? If so, pictures would be a great reference. Thanks!
bogwalker
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Registered: 05/02/08
Posts: 1052
Loc: Bowstring
Would a boat battery box work?
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mudslinger64
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Registered: 01/19/02
Posts: 524
Loc: Iron,MN
i have been thinking about getting a cord from radio shack then hooking it up to a vexilar battery.i don't think you would need a box with it just set it on the ground and maybe cover it up with a balsam bough or something.
Registered: 06/04/01
Posts: 291
Loc: inver grove hts, mn, usa
12 volt? I have not come across a trail cam that runs on 12 volt, most seem to be 6 volt (4 D size) or 9 volt (6 D size). Are you planning to use something to step down the voltage?
jerkbait
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Registered: 02/09/07
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Loc: LOW, MN. Sandy Shores
I have 3 Moultrie 4.0s that take 6 d-cell batteries and a new Moultrie 6.0 IR that takes 6 c-cell batteries and the new one says 12v dc right next to where the plug would go in.
#2325413 - 08/03/1010:17 AM
Re: Battery Box for Trail Cam
[Re: FishingwithJake]
FishingwithJake
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Registered: 01/11/05
Posts: 196
Loc: Maple Grove, MN
I'm using a tral camera with an external 12-volt auxillary power jack. The cords are $10. I have plenty of spare 12-volt batteries from ice fishing that I plan on using to power the trail camera's. I've been told the 12-volt batteries will last much longer then the four C batteries. If I were to use a sportsmans box or ammo box, I'd have to run the cord out the bottom so rain wouldn't get in and ruin the battery, right? Or have you guys had no issues with leaving battery on the ground?