Hoytvectrix
5 year old buck +
I currently have solar power on nearly all of my Cuddeback cameras. This is fantastic but has limitations. It is already possible to run the solar to charge an external dual battery pack consisting of rechargeable D batteries, which is connected directly to the camera as a power source.
I want to not use the D batteries and use rechargeable 12 volt batteries (which I already have). Cuddeback sells a connection wire and 12v to 9v adapter/regulator that I was previously using to connect between my 12v external batteries and my cameras. What would be great is to use the Cuddeback solar panel to charge the 12v external battery, which would power the camera. In order to do this, I am assuming I would need to have a splitter at the 12v battery source with one end coming from the solar charger and another going to the camera for both the positive and negatives. I am sure I can make this myself, I just want to know if this is a terrible idea before I go spending a bunch of time making the splitters.
The solar kit and the dual power banks from Cuddeback have color coded connections. The gray/brown is for actively powering the camera and the yellows are for if you are running rechargeables within the dual power bank. Are the yellows at a different voltage? Would I be able to use the existing external battery cable (that is also with brown connection) between the source (solar charger) and the external batteries?
I want to not use the D batteries and use rechargeable 12 volt batteries (which I already have). Cuddeback sells a connection wire and 12v to 9v adapter/regulator that I was previously using to connect between my 12v external batteries and my cameras. What would be great is to use the Cuddeback solar panel to charge the 12v external battery, which would power the camera. In order to do this, I am assuming I would need to have a splitter at the 12v battery source with one end coming from the solar charger and another going to the camera for both the positive and negatives. I am sure I can make this myself, I just want to know if this is a terrible idea before I go spending a bunch of time making the splitters.
The solar kit and the dual power banks from Cuddeback have color coded connections. The gray/brown is for actively powering the camera and the yellows are for if you are running rechargeables within the dual power bank. Are the yellows at a different voltage? Would I be able to use the existing external battery cable (that is also with brown connection) between the source (solar charger) and the external batteries?