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Title: why is my 9 volt draining sooo fast
Post by: WASHBCBOOK on February 19, 2009, 05:35:35 PM: 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
Title: Re: why is my 9 volt draining sooo fast
Post by: gkowen on February 19, 2009, 07:43:08 PM: 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.
Title: Re: why is my 9 volt draining sooo fast
Post by: bearbait on February 21, 2009, 11:00:02 AM: Are you turning off the lcd screen when you set it? That will save some power.
Title: Re: why is my 9 volt draining sooo fast
Post by: div4gold` on February 21, 2009, 01:05:41 PM: Quote from: bearbait on February 21, 2009, 11:00:02 AM
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.
Title: Re: why is my 9 volt draining sooo fast
Post by: gkowen on February 21, 2009, 06:29:58 PM: 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.
Title: Re: why is my 9 volt draining sooo fast
Post by: blindpig on February 27, 2009, 12:23:34 PM: New battery
Title: Re: why is my 9 volt draining sooo fast
Post by: klickriverchromer on February 28, 2009, 01:59:13 PM: 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 :twocents:
Title: Re: why is my 9 volt draining sooo fast
Post by: div4gold` on February 28, 2009, 09:21:57 PM: Quote from: WASHBCBOOK on February 19, 2009, 05:35:35 PM
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?
Title: Re: why is my 9 volt draining sooo fast
Post by: redjeepgirl on March 01, 2009, 01:34:57 AM: 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.
Title: Re: why is my 9 volt draining sooo fast
Post by: Skyvalhunter on March 02, 2009, 08:58:09 PM: 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.
Title: Re: why is my 9 volt draining sooo fast
Post by: johnnydeerhunter on June 23, 2009, 08:39:35 AM: Quote from: WASHBCBOOK on February 19, 2009, 05:35:35 PM
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.