Trail Cam repair - a surprising fix
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2022
- The camera didn't boot up at all. No lights, no sounds, I thought the power switch or power wires were broken.
Note: The batteries can go in either the top 4 slots or bottom 4 slots. The method also means that with all slots filled, there is double the run time when powered on.
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I had to repair 12V version, with more complicated problems... No way to turn it on. So they brought it to me. There was totally corroded "bios like" Lithium 3V SMD battery ML414H IV01E on camera's mainboard with remaining voltage 0.6V only. I had to remove it out. But it didn't help itself. The next step - camera needed to be 24h unplugged without any power source to discharge and reset completely. After 24hrs I put new 12V (8x1.5V) inside (the really new ones... the old batteries worked 10 seconds only and then we had to wait another 24hrs!) and the display turned on immediately and everything works fine.
Great fix! 😀
It always brings a smile to find a 3V lithium onboard with no power in it.
duddddeee.... magnetic screwdriver?!?!?!?! that's crazy slick man.. lemme do you one back: Sometimes, I use the side of my fork to cut apart my food instead of a knife
Haha 😀We once had a fridge delivered with the door on the wrong side. The installer guy was struggling to put a screw in upside down on the door, I said put a magnet on your screwdriver and he had no idea at all, was holding the magnet near the screw hole.
Had this same situation. Here is my question: Will removing the SD card while the camera is switched ON cause this issue?
Camera with fresh batteries was operating fine, until removing and then replacing the SD card. I then noticed the camera was left in the ON position.
Is there any other fix other than replacing the SD card?
Interesting question, because that's what may have caused other issues with devices here. I do the same with security cameras to check events, just pop the card out and expect the camera to auto unmount with no damage.
A fix may be to make sure it's in the off position, take the batts out, leave it for 24hrs (to be sure no power is in anything) and then put in another SD card. If the unit fires up fine, power down and put the old card back in. Good luck!
Note: The batteries can go in either the top 4 slots or bottom 4 slots. The method also means that with all slots filled, there is double the run time when powered on.
Didn't expect that 🤔🤔
Me neither, especially after pulling it all apart!
A lot of devices say to format a card before use and that's where I believe the problem happened. Because I use Linux, it was already formatted as EXT4, not FAT32. I won't have looked at anything other than to check it was blank on the PC. Card went in, went to use it recently and the camera wouldn't power up. The replacement was FAT32, without my knowledge, until working it all out.
@@Slider2732_ The card format should have nothing to do with the unit powering on .
True enough, it should have given an error at boot up. Am still unsure if there is another problem, something that will show again with decent use. It hasn't been used more than twice since.