Need some recommendations here guys, I have this Buckey game Cam at my lower gate. It has been there about 5 years, same place, year round and has worked well with just a few problems which I'm trying to reconcile now. The worst is electrical. I first just had the cam hanging in a tree with just the battery in it. I then bought a battery extender with 3 batteries in it. Ran a line up the tree to the cam and hid the battery extender box on the ground. Ran all year no problems. I then had power ran to within 150 feet of the cam. I took an extension cord and plugged it into the power outlet. I then ran the extension cord over to the battery box with "one battery" in it. I then plugged the other end of that extension cord into a 12 volt conveter plug and cord. The other end of the 12v power cord was connected to an outlet in the battery box where a solar plug in would normally go. It worked well all last winter and kept the cam powered up, however this spring it blew the power breaker and it appears where I plugged in the 12v power adapter got wet and short circuited, so it doesn't work now.
What I would like to do is find a way to keep the cam powered up all year with as few problems as possible. Winter is the enemy here with its wetness. I was hoping to just find a 12v power box and cord that would run all the way from the power outlet, up the tree and into the cam (150-200 ft.). The 12v power sources (boxes) have 18 gauge wire. Is there anyone that makes a 12v power source with a line 150-200 feet long and if they do will the 18 gauge wire carry the electricity to the cam. Or could I just use the extension cord I have now extend it a little up the tree and plug in 12v power box and then run the other end into the cam and do away with the extra battery box or just what. I would like just one line (cord) with as few connections as possible to prevent water getting in and shorting out..........What are your thoughts out there.
What I would like to do is find a way to keep the cam powered up all year with as few problems as possible. Winter is the enemy here with its wetness. I was hoping to just find a 12v power box and cord that would run all the way from the power outlet, up the tree and into the cam (150-200 ft.). The 12v power sources (boxes) have 18 gauge wire. Is there anyone that makes a 12v power source with a line 150-200 feet long and if they do will the 18 gauge wire carry the electricity to the cam. Or could I just use the extension cord I have now extend it a little up the tree and plug in 12v power box and then run the other end into the cam and do away with the extra battery box or just what. I would like just one line (cord) with as few connections as possible to prevent water getting in and shorting out..........What are your thoughts out there.
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