hunt&fish4
Yearling... With promise
So is this a change in version 8? Pretty sure used to be able to set
Cuddelink 2020 GEN 2 version
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john volkman
5 year old buck +
I odnt remember which version but it was a long time ago , multiple versions and likely almost 2 years go if my memory serves me correct. , Even before the change was made the cameras were only sending the first image in a burst via cuddelink.
hunt&fish4
Yearling... With promise
Is this a recent change? Thought I could select images previously.
hunt&fish4
Yearling... With promise
Thanks! Disregard the second posting.
hunt&fish4
Yearling... With promise
New question .... I have 6 cameras including the home camera. Channel on all are set to 02 04. However, I read in this thread that this may not be correct but didn't fully understand.
john volkman
5 year old buck +
to make sure you dont get interference from other rf networks run your channels with the first 2 numbers 0-16 and the second 2 numbers at 17 or higher, as an example -05 18
Just want to say, I updated my cameras from last year (8.0) to the most recent (8.3) and deployed yesterday, in the first 24 hours I'm pretty happy with things.
One issue I encountered upon camera deployment -- last year my system was a G cellular unit (no camera) and 6 J cameras with 6D battery packs, the the external 12D packs connected. Other than the lack of clear battery tracking this worked very well for me last year, no complaints. I put all my cameras in CuddeSafes not primarily for security, but because of the extra protection they provide from the elements. This year I bought 2 additional J cameras to add to the system, which came with the now-standard 4D packs. I also bought 2 new CuddeSafes for them.
The issue is, while the CuddeSafes don't appear to have changed in design, it appears the cord position on the 4D pack is significantly different than the 6D pack. One cannot get a 4D pack equipped camera to mount in the Safe because the cord connection position is higher than the cutout in the Safe than was the 6D. There is metal on the Safe in the way. You have to connect the cord before you slide it in the safe, I don't see a work-around to the positional interaction between the plug and the safe. Fortunately I had extra brackets with me and could mount the cameras naked for now. I will have to take a Dremel to my Safes and make the cord notch extend higher.
Is Cuddeback aware the 4D packs aren't compatible with the Safes, or am I missing something. I was in the middle of deployment so I didn't have everything in front of me, but I don't think the design of the Safes changed.
One issue I encountered upon camera deployment -- last year my system was a G cellular unit (no camera) and 6 J cameras with 6D battery packs, the the external 12D packs connected. Other than the lack of clear battery tracking this worked very well for me last year, no complaints. I put all my cameras in CuddeSafes not primarily for security, but because of the extra protection they provide from the elements. This year I bought 2 additional J cameras to add to the system, which came with the now-standard 4D packs. I also bought 2 new CuddeSafes for them.
The issue is, while the CuddeSafes don't appear to have changed in design, it appears the cord position on the 4D pack is significantly different than the 6D pack. One cannot get a 4D pack equipped camera to mount in the Safe because the cord connection position is higher than the cutout in the Safe than was the 6D. There is metal on the Safe in the way. You have to connect the cord before you slide it in the safe, I don't see a work-around to the positional interaction between the plug and the safe. Fortunately I had extra brackets with me and could mount the cameras naked for now. I will have to take a Dremel to my Safes and make the cord notch extend higher.
Is Cuddeback aware the 4D packs aren't compatible with the Safes, or am I missing something. I was in the middle of deployment so I didn't have everything in front of me, but I don't think the design of the Safes changed.
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ToddG
5 year old buck +
I run the cord through notch in safe, attach to camera, and then slide camera into groove in safe. I does make it difficult to install and remove camera but it will work.
I do the same thing, but if the camera is high enough to slide back into the bracket inside the safe, the cord connection is above the cutout in the safe.
john volkman
5 year old buck +
the safe should work with a J with 4 d if the proper spacer is used. it is a tight fit though. if you cant get it and need someone to walk you thru it , pm me your number and ill have someone contact you to walk thru it with you.
For the D pack it's the thinner spacer, correct? With the fatter one i don't think the camera would fit.
It's been a couple years so it just dawned on me i did encounter this with the 6D packs, my initial post was wrong. I dealt with it by Dremeling off the bottom of the plastic tabs on the battery pack so the camera didn't have to be as high to push back and down into the spacer.
john volkman
5 year old buck +
yes the thinner one should work
That's what I'm using.
I could take pics when I have the equipment in front of me, but the issue is one can't plug the cord in before installing the camera on the safe. If one has the camera high enough in the box to start it into the spacer, the installed cord plug is above the slot in the safe. So it would only work if one put the camera in the safe, then plugged in the cord. This may work with Genius mounts and really small trees but if the safe is screwed directly to any meaningful tree the cord must be plugged into the camera first because the slot in the safe becomes inaccessible once the safe is screwed to the tree.
I addressed this by milling off 1/2-3/4" of the bottom of the ridges on the plastic of the bracket on the battery pack. The best fix would be to increase the slot in the safe higher, but I'm sure it is not cost effective to address this unless there is a total design changeover.
john volkman
5 year old buck +
we dont anticipate any this year , that would change if an issue arises that needs a fix but as of right now 8.3 appears to function fine.
john volkman
5 year old buck +
| Power on self-test-failure (Battery Error) | Have user power camera completely down and remove batteries and try a different set of brand new batteries making sure LCD screen fully dies before inserting batteries. Try to power up off of Alkaline batteries (not rechargeable batteries)...we suggest Rayovac High Energy. If error code persists, camera is defective and would have to be sent back for service. |
john volkman
5 year old buck +
just an Fyi the APP is now available for free , search cuddeback and you should find it in the app store, android should be up shortly also , the app is very similar to what you can currently do online . They are looking for input and feedback so feel free to post ideas. Demanding HI REZ images are one thing that isnt possible right now keep that in mind. This is a work in progress and will be updated as new features go live.
What is the BuckSort app that installed in addition to the camp.Cuddeback app. I didn’t have to do anything extra it just installed also.
john volkman
5 year old buck +
BUCKSORT is not a cuddeback app, it comes up as a separate app when you do the search so i assume you clicked on that as well. I have forwarded this to cuddeback to let them know in case something is awry but thats not connected to cuddeback at all.
