On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:39:00 -0600, Chris Barnes <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I have a trail camera which uses a regular 6 volt "lantern" battery.
>The problem is, the batteries get drained in just 3-4 days.
>
>I would like to put a solar cell on it so that will keep the batter
>charged.
>
>Is this doable? How hard are they to make?
Yes, it's doable. Cabella's has both solar cells and batteries which would make the modification
easy, but not inexpensive.
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