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  • John Lockburner

    The panel is available currently but the battery box is not yet. With the Ghost you can connect the the panel without the battery if you want to.

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  • Chet Erwin

    I bought the ghost and solar panel spartan recommended but it’s not charging. Any ideas?

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  • Elizabeth Swoope

    I don’t know if this will help, but you’ll be wanting to keep an eye on the internal voltage. Is your panel mounted facing south (if possible) and at about a 30 degree angle?

    https://support.spartancamera.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043534053-Ghost-battery-information

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  • John Lockburner

    Chet, what do you have for batteries in the camera and what does the camera show for internal and external voltages?

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  • Chet Erwin

    I have the panel facing south and at the right angle. I do NOT have any batteries in the camera currently. I was under the impression that the ghost camera has an internal battery that the solar panel charges. Is that wrong?

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  • Elizabeth Swoope

    It is not a large battery (5300 Ah). If the camera is not taking a ton of pics (it's not over a feeder, for example) and the solar panel is getting good sun, the internal battery should show 3.8 or 3.9 V or higher. What is the internal battery showing in your camera?

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  • John Lockburner

    How long have you had the camera out?

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  • Chet Erwin

    Put it out 3 days ago and it hasn’t taken any pics

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  • John Lockburner

    Did you test it before you put it out to make sure it was sending? Are you getting status reports to the app?

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