thanks just checkingit could but you wont see it on the report, you are better off running 9 volt for your external,
thanks just checkingit could but you wont see it on the report, you are better off running 9 volt for your external,
What did you put for Battery Type 4D, 6D or 12AA on each camera. I feel this is probably the cause. I did this same thing. Did not realize I needed to change. It was new and it defaults to the 4D. I would definitely think about the Facebook users group, you can just not friend anyone if you are worried about the bs on FB and there is a lot. Can you post your report?There are 6 batteries in G’s my J’s have 4 D’s
He’s dual battery bank and one camera has the 3358
I’m not on FB
Well that’ll do it. What is on the K the DPB or the 3358. If it’s the 3358 it won’t list as Ext ok only the DPB because of some circuitry.Ok figured out problem with the 1 G cam I forgot to plug in battery pack duh
I was told now that if you have batteries in K and have a duel battery pack it will only show ok because both units have 6 d’s in each bank. You would think there would be away to monitor each bank but I guess you can only do that if you don’t put batteries in K unitWell that’ll do it. What is on the K the DPB or the 3358. If it’s the 3358 it won’t list as Ext ok only the DPB because of some circuitry.
Yes it will show up on a J or G cam but not K as what I was toldI thought there was a case with the DPB that it would show Ext 1 ok, Ext ok and ok. Maybe it head something to do with solar.
That is what it does on mine.Yes it will show up on a J or G cam but not K as what I was told
Well that is dumbThat is what it does on mine.
I took the batteries out before plugging the DBP in, nothing has changed in 20 days. I know I don’t need internals in my K but what happens when a bear comes along and rips the cable off which has happened then I have nothing and all my cams are 4hrs away.when using a DPB, make sure you take batteries out of your camera and let all power run out(can take minutes) before plugging a DPB in.If you dont it doesnt know you plugged in the battery pack. Also it can take some time for it to show up on you report so wait at least a day before getting concerned. You really dont need internal batteries in your K when running a DPB, it will run for up to a year with the two banks full.
I have a question on the DBP. I am still running version 7.7.0 because I haven't been back to my farm to update since 8.0 was released. On my report my one camera had been showing ext-1 low for about a week. I thought it would then go to ext-2 but today I saw the camera just disappeared from my report. Both sides of the DBP have rayovac alkaline batteries. The camera in question is a J-3. Should it have gone to ext-2 or will that only happen in version 8.0.
I believe ext-1 low will persist until it is near dead (not sure what that is with 9v but seems it was about 4.4v on four Ds--6v) and then should switch to ext-2 OK. I have a DBP on a G series that hasn't made the switch yet. Not sure but I thought John said in an earlier post that you need 7.9, or later with the J-series or you would have battery problems (seems like it was battery drain with night pictures).
I removed my internals (and pushed buttons till the screen went blank) and hooked up the DBP loaded with alkalines in both banks (no sun for solar) to make sure they were recognized. I then loaded in the internal bank with alkalines for backup. I've heard it won't switch to internals after ext-2 dies (very disappointing) but only provides backup if the cable is pulled or chewed by a critter. I hope this isn't a 6v-9v thing that prevents the firmware from a future update that will recognize there is still an internal source available after ext-2 dies. Not sure when or how the 3600 solar panel rechargables fall in the sequence. Ideally, the system would switch from the solar charged 9v ext-1 to ext-2 and then back to a by-then re-charged ext-1, followed by switching to the 6v internal until it dies and then back again to the by-then recharged ext-1. Perhaps the solar panel rechargables make this logic a bridge too far (seems to me the firmware could be made to search for any available source of power, IMHO).
I believe ext-1 low will persist until it is near dead (not sure what that is with 9v but seems it was about 4.4v on four Ds--6v) and then should switch to ext-2 OK. I have a DBP on a G series that hasn't made the switch yet. Not sure but I thought John said in an earlier post that you need 7.9, or later with the J-series or you would have battery problems (seems like it was battery drain with night pictures).
I removed my internals (and pushed buttons till the screen went blank) and hooked up the DBP loaded with alkalines in both banks (no sun for solar) to make sure they were recognized. I then loaded in the internal bank with alkalines for backup. I've heard it won't switch to internals after ext-2 dies (very disappointing) but only provides backup if the cable is pulled or chewed by a critter. I hope this isn't a 6v-9v thing that prevents the firmware from a future update that will recognize there is still an internal source available after ext-2 dies. Not sure when or how the 3600 solar panel rechargables fall in the sequence. Ideally, the system would switch from the solar charged 9v ext-1 to ext-2 and then back to a by-then re-charged ext-1, followed by switching to the 6v internal until it dies and then back again to the by-then recharged ext-1. Perhaps the solar panel rechargables make this logic a bridge too far (seems to me the firmware could be made to search for any available source of power, IMHO).