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    DIY Solar Panels

    Thank you! Appreciate it. The Spartans cost me $8 a month and that gives me unlimited live streaming, 30 second HD videos, and full resolution pictures. They also do Over The Air updates. I've also only had 1 issue in 3 years with 6 cameras. As for the Spypoints, it's mostly the cost for me...
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    DIY Solar Panels

    Back before cell cams were around I had started to build a camera system that could work off wifi but the idea of using a Jetpack for the final transmission to an FTP was a non-starter due to power consumption of them at the time. Now with the IoT stuff I'm doing with work I'm half tempted to...
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    DIY Solar Panels

    I hear you on that point, nothing like being out in the woods. On these cell cams it seems like when you swap batteries you have a 50/50 shot they stop communicating and you have to go mess with them. When I started out wiring stuff as a teenager I did a lot of shoddy work and the result was...
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    Tar River SAYA-505 No Till Drill

    This is exactly what I did. I bought a mechanical one though so I can leave it with the drill and not worry about batteries dying.
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    DIY Solar Panels

    I've been busy creating a bunch of different solar panels. Figured I'd post some pictures for ideas for anyone tired of spending $$$ on Lithiums or for anyone else like me that dreams of never having to visit your cell cam again if you didn't want to. 20W panel on Spartan GoLive with charge...
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    Tar River SAYA-505 No Till Drill

    A couple pictures of some results. The second is a test strip I planted in an otherwise unused old pasture.
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    Tar River SAYA-505 No Till Drill

    Go over it really well when you get it and spineverything by hand. I had to add a link to the chain on the big seed box because it was binding. I added cement blocks on the drill to get a bit more weight on it. My approach next year will be this. Cut, spray, spray again, wait for a big rain...
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    Spartan Sale

    I hope they bring that technology to their cell cameras. There are a few spots I need a completely silent camera.
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    Spartan Sale

    I've never seen a camera that uses a filter that doesn't make a clunk. I've seen a few Chinese Amazon offerings that have two seperate lenses, one for daylight (filtered) one for dark/twilight (unfiltered). I've pitched the idea to Spartan before. Hopefully someone will offer a cell cam like...
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    Spartan GoCam 4G - Filter Noise

    Any camera that uses a filter more than likely produces a clunk. My Spartans are a bit quieter than my cheaper China direct Amazon ones but the thing is the filter has to move quickly or you will get empty pictures or half visible half IR pictures. I've seen a few on Amazon that have two...
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    Spartan GoLive Solar + Battery

    *charge controller not change controller.
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    Spartan GoLive Solar + Battery

    If anyone has run the Spartan GoLives with just straight solar plugged in you've likely played the why does the battery icon on the App show my battery as dead even though it isn't. It took me a while but I figured out how to keep track of the battery with an indicator that doesn't really work...
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    Spartan Sale

    That's is correct. The issue with most cell cameras is the processor can't take and send a picture at the same time. They claim the new GoLive they have (I just bought 2) isn't limited like this.
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    Spartan Sale

    My Spartans don't seem to miss much (attached file is just a bit ago of a deer about 40-50 yards tripping it) but that point about banning cell cams (or trail cameras period) is one I worry about while dropping that much on a camera.
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    Spartan Sale

    So $12 a month for unlimited photos without video option and no HD photos (or pay per HD)? I still can't understand why folks with a Verizon cell plan would choose anything other than Spartan unless I'm missing something. $8/month gives me video (including on demand for my GoLive), full HD...
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