Trail camera powered from a 12v source.

[GoatPackr]

I've got an idea bit have no idea how to go about making something.

How would I power a trail camera if I had a 12v source of power?
Is anyone crafty with a 3d printer and some simple electronics to but something together like this?

 

[BCsteve]

Pretty much all trail cams have a 12V port to plug in a 12V battery.

 

[BCsteve]

Something like that.

 

[Sitkaspruce]

That is all I run once the bears go to bed is 12v lithiums and trail cameras.

Amazon will have the cables. Make sure you get the chew resistant ones of you have squirrels etc.

I run the lithiums because they last, can handle the cold weather we get and they weight a lot less.

Make sure you match the camera plug size to the cable plug size and ensure that your camera can take 12v. Some cameras only run on 9v, like older Bushnell.







The biggest thing is the expense at the beginning. Batteries, cables, cases and cameras all add up. But over the long run, much cheaper than AA batteries.

Cheers

SS

 

[GoatPackr]

I'm thinking M12 battery or M18 battery and a step-down converter hooked to the camera. I'd like to be able to have the battery connected right onto the camera or inside it if I could make the M12 work.

I emailed a camera company asking them in the future to consider a camera that would use M12 or M18 batteries.
We'll see if I get anywhere with them.

I don't like the idea of external items like solar, wires batteries that bears could easily get into.