Hoytvectrix
5 year old buck +
That's interesting. On my desktop in Chrome, the pricing is 11.57. On my phone in chrome via the same wifi, I get $12.46 each.
Cuddeback's Cuddelink
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That's interesting. On my desktop in Chrome, the pricing is 11.57. On my phone in chrome via the same wifi, I get $12.46 each.
john volkman
5 year old buck +
i think you are reading it wrong or not understanding it. endless loop means the card cant get full since it will delete the oldest image if it does.
this is from camp if you go into device settings and switch to surveillance mode. "There are not any setting for surveillance mode. Camera Delay is set to FAP (fast as possible). If the SD Card gets full the camera will automatically erase the oldest images to create room for new images."
iowathumper
A good 3 year old buck
Cheapest place for D Batteries - batteriesbytcp.com/ or contact at Mchicoine1985@gmail.com
Just Paid $95 shipped to Iowa for 105 "D" bateteries That's .90 a battery
Just Paid $95 shipped to Iowa for 105 "D" bateteries That's .90 a battery
BigDeerHunter45
Buck Fawn
I have the J-series black Flash Cuddelink cameras. The image quality is very poor on these black flash modules. Is there an IR module I can buy and replace with?
john volkman
5 year old buck +
you cant replace modules on the J, only the G and K
BigDeerHunter45
Buck Fawn
Thank you
I set my system up this year with 6 J's connected to Dual Power Banks. The J's already had D packs on them from last year. So I filled both the DPBs and camera hoping to make it all year.
The first camera finished the DPB (this particular camera is likely the same one running through batteries faster than the others last year, regardless of photo #). Instead of switching to internals the camera went dead.
I'm really disappointed in this. I would have been money ahead to go with 3358's plus internals if this was the case, now that apparently there is a cord to make that connection. Am I missing anything here? Now I'm going to have to go in and replenish the cameras right as we go into bow season.
The first camera finished the DPB (this particular camera is likely the same one running through batteries faster than the others last year, regardless of photo #). Instead of switching to internals the camera went dead.
I'm really disappointed in this. I would have been money ahead to go with 3358's plus internals if this was the case, now that apparently there is a cord to make that connection. Am I missing anything here? Now I'm going to have to go in and replenish the cameras right as we go into bow season.
john volkman
5 year old buck +
keep in mind neither of these reports are in real time and they are not synced. i would see what tomorrow brings , if its off both for a couple days you would need to visit the camera to confirm the issue.
john volkman
5 year old buck +
Are you saying you cameras have 6 d packs on them?
when running the DPB , you dont want to run any batteries internally unless the camera is a 4D camera. The matching voltage doesnt allow the camera to use the DPB properly. With a a 4 D unit it can. Soon all Cuddelink cameras will take 4D's- this will streamline all the boosters to work correctly with any camera in any situation.
Jrozzi16
5 year old buck +
It’s been like this for a week. Not showing online however remaining on daily reports.
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Jrozzi16
5 year old buck +
Are you saying if internal and external voltage is the same the batteries are used inefficiently and incorrectly by the cameras, if so wowzers. What a huge design flaw. I cannot for the life of me figure out how cuddeback could realistically put out cameras and the suggest not putting batteries in the internal and suggest buying a whole separate battery back to get maximum battery life when everyone’s complaint was battery life to begin with. If that’s the case cuddeback needs to start handing out free external D packs to everyone who has went all in j series cams and any other ones with matching voltages.
That’s like saying here’s a 200 dollar camera however do not put 12 aa in there only go and buy a 25 dollar booster and use the 6Ds if you do not do this the camera will not utilize battery life properly.
This blows my mind. IF that’s what you are saying. Especially considering I’ve dropped 5k on j series cams.
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john volkman
5 year old buck +
are you receiving images from that camera ?
john volkman
5 year old buck +
im not going to get into a back and forth argument on the forum but here is my response.
Its simply about providing options , users from all over the country have different needs and wants and as a result we have made multiple options to try and appease everyone. All it takes is a look not he website to see how many battery options we offer to see that we were trying to make everyone happy. I know guys who still use aa and are happy and i know others who run 12 volt systems and everything in between.
The J was originally offered in aa because that is what the public and dealers asked for , mainly for size reasons. Obviously the consumers have learned (as well as the dealers) that D cells are superior for our cameras. We are now transitioning to all 4 d cameras in the near future( as i stated above and many times earlier. )
The dual power bank was designed after the AA J was released, not in symphony with it. In the Dual power bank directions, it actually states that is not needed to use batteries in the camera unless you need them as a back up if the cord was compromised since they likely wont be used.
The 6 D replacement battery pack was designed to be used by itself , we were going to discontinue it for 2020 but dealer and consumer demand made us bring it back out for one more year. . Some users want more battery life with a streamlined one piece unit, This is what its best used for.
The 6 D external booster works great with a 4D camera since it uses the externals first and then switches to the internals. The 6 D booster has been available before cuddelink was launched.
You can run a camera with internal 9 volts and an external pack that is also 9 volts but if you do , the batteries will all be used concurrently. You will generally get longer life but you wont have the option to have the camera run on external first and then switch over to internals and show this on the report.
Again, we are switching all cameras to a 4 d internal to try and streamline the booster options and make the reports more informative. All J and G will eventually be shipped this way. The K is going away and will be replaced buy a G series cell camera that takes 4 D's internally.
if you have J's you want to switch over to 4 d PM me your contact info and ill talk to someone there and see how we can help you get things figured out.
Jrozzi16
5 year old buck +
No, one day it showed “offline” on the website stopped sending images and then disappeared the next day all together. But here it is a week later still showing up on the daily report.
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john volkman
5 year old buck +
PM me a copy of your last two emailed reports
First of all, I greatly appreciate all of the FREE information and guidance you provide on here. Yes, I'm running the 6D packs on the cameras connected to DPBs.
So just a little feedback for Cuddeback. I'm sure we all appreciate the options given to us, but I would really appreciate if Cuddeback was more clear with what will work with what and what won't. I think relatively few people using this system find their way to these forums where they can get into this level of detail. IMHO if the DPB won't work with the 6D pack on a J camera it should say so in the advertising brief, it's such an obvious thing to try. There is zero advantage to running a DPB and no batteries in the camera vs a 6D internal pack and a 3358. At least with the 3358 if my cord gets chewed it will let me know something went wrong and run off internals until I can make the 3 hour round trip to service it rather than just going down. I actually held off buying 3358s thinking the DPB was supposed to be a better mousetrap.
I just checked the Cuddeback website and reviewed the Products section looking at both the DPB and the 6D J camera pack. Neither listing notes that they are not compatible with each other. The DPB simply generically notes it is compatible with the J and lists no exceptions.
Again I really appreciate all the info you provide and the offer to work the problem - I will PM shortly. Appears the 4D pack is not listed as a separate item? I see few products with this level of support. I'm just noting that clarity in advertising could address this issue. Given many of us deploy this system at a significant distance issues get amplified. Thanks again for your help.
john volkman
5 year old buck +
i agree 100% with you it needs to be more clear and it should already be that way and it could haven been done sooner. It will be that way very soon.Especially when we go to all 4 d cameras.
I do want to make one thing clear - if you run a camera with 6 d internals and a 3358 you wont know if something chewed the cable off since they are both same voltage and your report wont show an external pack when its battery option is set correctly.
The DPB is compatible with the 6 d camera in that you can plug it into the back but it will work better with a 4d or the camera empty if its a 9 volt camera.
I'm tracking you on the voltage and reporting thing now. Not knowing how this works I wouldn't have thought of it but I understand now.
So with the dead camera running 6 internals and the DPB...it reported "Ext 1 Low", then that went to OK. Then it went to "Low" and went dead. Does that mean it ran the internals dead as well? Last year I had one of my two black flash cameras depleting batteries faster than others despite taking fewer pictures and while I didn't mark it this dead camera is one of my two black flashes so I'm betting this camera is sucking more power. Of the other 5 on the system, all taking more pics, none have given a Ext Low or Low warning yet (117 battery days). Given what you are telling me I bet the warnings aren't reliable and they are depleting concurrently and I could lose them at any time and should think of doing a battery refresh next visit if I want them to go the season.
john volkman
5 year old buck +
to me it sounds like that camera needs to be looked at or sent in. The progression should be EXT 1 ok, ext 1 low , ext 2 ok, ext 2 low, ok, low - this is with a 4d camera with a 9 volt internal camera it may float back and forth because the voltage is the same in all banks and the camera.
