Ghost Cam lithium power drain
Why would my new Ghost camera drain 12 new lithium batteries in 2 days , how are you suppose to
pre charge the camera before taking it to the field if you cannot use a 110 power converter ?
I put 12 new lithium batteries in my new ghost cam out of the box. Initially the low battery power light was on then the red light went to full charge and lasted about 2 days and drained the batteries , I defaulted the camera 2 different times etc.
Any advice/suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you
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Johnny’s asking that question because fresh lithiums will show over 10V. The engineers need to tweak the battery reports because over 10V makes the camera think it’s using a depleted 12V battery rather than fresh lithiums. With the Ghost for now, ignore the battery symbol and pay attention to the voltages.
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The engineers aren’t tweaking the batteries. They need to tweak the battery REPORT. Your lithiums aren’t dead until they go somewhere below 9V. Ignore the battery symbol, it will show empty with fresh batteries because they will be over 10V and the battery report thinks they are an external 12V and low, rather than full lithiums that are high.
Are you sure your batteries were dead in two days? What was the voltage? Just pay attention to the voltage. -
You would have to get in touch with whomever you bought it from to see about a return. You should be able to run a power cord to the Ghost too, I just don't think they have any in stock yet. I'm sure you could find a 12v AC adapter with the correct size plug. Would just have to find out what the minimum amps the camera requires and make sure the adapter puts out at least that many amps.
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I bought the camera via sparton.com and I called yesterday and a lady who worked there told me that you could not use a 110 power convertor on the ghost cam that it was not 110 compatible only solar and battery pack could be used. The online manual does not mention a 110 converter being used.
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Batteries showed full charge in old Spartan camera. I have lost faith in this ghost cam. When the ghost was cam initially powered up it had the low battery power light on and the battery power indicator after time went to full power and the camera worked fine then the battery power light went to low power and camera quit working and I never touched the camera to cause anything to change. I have to jump through hoops to get a $ 400 + plus camera to work and that is disappointing and tiring.
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There is no low battery power light. Do you mean the battery symbol? Or something else?
There's no reason to "lose faith". At this point, you have to ignore the battery symbol in the app and on the portal and simply be aware of what voltages your power sources are. With these batteries in the camera, take/send a manual photo. What voltage does the status report show for the external power source (which is your lithium batteries)?
The battery symbol on the Ghost that I'm running with rechargeable AA and the direct-connect solar panel bugs me because all my other cameras (except a couple I'm running at the house with rechargeable AA only) show full battery all the time (external batteries with solar) but I've just had to learn to get over it for now. I know what power sources the camera has and is using and I know that the camera will work with those power levels.
Johnny is checking, but both of us are pretty sure that you can get an AC power plug for the camera, just not from Spartan. I looked on Amazon for adapters that I think are the right specs and there are bunches of choices for under $10. As soon as Johnny confirms the specs you need, he will post that info for you. Neither of us wants to post the wrong information so we are holding off until the specs are confirmed by someone who knows.
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I meant power indicator not light..sorry. I already have 3 of the GC-Z4Gb cameras and they came on line flawlessly.
I understand what you are saying about voltage readings but one of the things that frustrate me is why did the camera decide to quit working for no obvious reason ? I am supprised Spartan does not stock a 110 power converter/adapter for this camera let alone not mention it in the manual , they talk about solar panels and 9 volt external batteries but I did not see anything in the manual about 110 power adapters ?
I am not arguing with you just trying to understand...Thanks
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