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.

 

[356]

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.

 

[356]

Jan 27, 2026 Update: As of now, two of the three StealthCam Sol-Paks have died. One was the older 1000mAH, one the newer 5000mAH. The batteries are not designed to be replaced (one could if they enjoy sourcing the right battery and soldering). As others have found, these seem to have about a one year lifespan before the built-in NiMH rechargeable batteries die.

The StealthCam solar battery box is still working on the original Revolver that has been deployed since May 2024. At least with those, the battery is easy and cheap ($15-20) to replace.