Stealth Cam Sol-Pak Solar 3000 - dead

[Tamarack]

I have 2 of these and both died w/in the same month after a year. Cams were set on video so probably got my $'s worth, but 1 year is lame. I see they have a 5000 mAH now but ...no thanks.

Anyone revive one of these or have luck by changing the batteries? I probably won't bother even if you did but still curious.

I worry about all the other panels I also have out there. No more of these Stealth's, thankfully. A couple have been going for 2+ years....all the others I've gotten w/in the last year.

 

[West_Fork]

I have three running, no issues. One was converted to power a Cuddeback using a voltage regulator. One is a year old, two are about 8 months. No issues, never dropped even a bar on the battery level.
After making a few of my own solar batteries, I would not bother servicing any of these unless you are desperate and have the stuff already. There is no money to be saved.

 

[Tamarack]

I'm liking the ones I got from Herd360 & Amazon(X-Tracter..same product) - on a couple I have 2 non-cellular cams hooked up to them. One cam takes the 12v the other 6v.

 

[West_Fork]

I just had two die close in time to one another after about 1 year and 6 months. They both still held 11.2v, or about nominal battery voltage and both charge via usb. I charged one in the field and left it in place and brought one home to play with. Best I can tell the solar panel or solar charge circuit is toasted.
I think buying a folding usb panel for $15 and running it through the usb on the sol-pak will keep it running another year.
I thought the lithium battery in these would fail first.

 

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I have 2 of these and both died w/in the same month after a year. Cams were set on video so probably got my $'s worth, but 1 year is lame. I see they have a 5000 mAH now but ...no thanks.

Anyone revive one of these or have luck by changing the batteries? I probably won't bother even if you did but still curious.

I worry about all the other panels I also have out there. No more of these Stealth's, thankfully. A couple have been going for 2+ years....all the others I've gotten w/in the last year.

While this in an older thread, I am running one 3000 mAH, one 5000 mAH and one Stealthcam battery box w/solar and all are working well so far. The 3000 and 5000 are on cameras set to video and have been in the field a year. The solar battery box is on a Stealthcam Revolver. All are set for unlimited pictures. Like Tamarack, if one goes out I will likely not bother trying to revive it.