why is my 9 volt draining sooo fast

[WASHBCBOOK]

is there a reason why my 9 volt is draining sooo fast i have a yeti 1.3 board could i go with 4 AA`s for board power please advise thanks also im using a w200

[gkowen]

What kind of a 9 volt battery is it? And where did you buy it? Many smaller stores have older batteries that have lost alot of their charge.

[bearbait]

Are you turning off the lcd screen when you set it?  That will save some power.

[div4gold`]

Are you turning off the lcd screen when you set it?  That will save some power.

I think he has a homebrewed trailcam.  The 9v would run the control board.  I believe the lcd would run off of the camera battery.

[gkowen]

I just checked my camera thats been out a month. Only one deer pic.  But I left it out. Its still using the original 9volt battery.  During testing the camera took about 600 pics. No problems with the 9volt yet.

[blindpig]

New battery

[klickriverchromer]

Don't no much about these cams you all are building, but things i work on use batteries and if it's a bad batt. it will die as soon as it gets cold.  Or you have a wiring issue causing a draw in the syst. IE: bad connections/loose or broken, check to see all your connections are good, then install a new batt. not a camera tech.just my 2

[div4gold`]

is there a reason why my 9 volt is draining sooo fast i have a yeti 1.3 board could i go with 4 AA`s for board power please advise thanks also im using a w200

Did you figure out what your battery problem was?

[redjeepgirl]

If you take a 9v battery apart, it has a pack of 6 (if I recall) AAAA cells inside. They run nominally at 7.2 volts to 9 volts. You have a couple options if your willing to go the homebrew route. Typically rechargeable batteries run at 1.2 volts and fresh normal ones at 1.5. Go to a junk shop and cannibalize an old radio or other device that uses 6 AA batteries or visit Frys, radio shack or someplace similar. Modern rechargeable hold a lot of power, like 2500 mah. That should at least triple if not quadruple your battery life. Visit a RC hobby shop if you need more power, they sell everything you need to build and charge your own custom battery packs. =) Feel free to message me if you need help.

[Skyvalhunter]

You can always hook 2 9 volt batteries in parallel. This will last longer. I sent an IM to Mark at Yeticam and he says that even with more current the controller board will only use what it needs.

[johnnydeerhunter]

is there a reason why my 9 volt is draining sooo fast i have a yeti 1.3 board could i go with 4 AA`s for board power please advise thanks also im using a w200

I think I remember there being an issue with the 9volt battery holder. I think it had something to do with the switch. If you are still having issues you may want to try a different holder and see if that helps.