Oops!!!

[mnhunter79]

So, i put my trail cam back out last sat night after hunting.(6 new "C" cell batteries). checked on it tues after work. Low battery light was on . And when it was 70 degrees at night it lasted 2 months! So instead of buying 6 batteries every 3 days, i figured i would get the 12 volt battery kit. Anyway, i looked at one at the store, thought to myself i could prob. make one of these. I have about 4-5 of the vexilar 12 volt batteries and 2 of the plugs that plug into the camera. Got home, dug out the battery, and the wires. hooked every thing up and installed a inline fuse to be safe. Well ,evidentally the fuse was too big (15 amp). plugged it in and heard a POP and it smelled like it was on fire. OH *^%#, i was certain i fried my trail cam. So, i took the whole thing apart to hopefully find a fuse that had blown, no such luck. Put it all back together, installed C cell batteries, and im thanking my lucky stars that it still works. LESSON LEARNED!! Do you think i fried the 12 volt portion of the cam? Still gonna buy the 12 volt kit and pray that it works so i can use it durring the cold months. If your thinking of trying this, DO NOT ATTEMT. BUY THE KIT. Comments / experience welcome.

[jeffreyd]

the kit may have some type of current reducer built in. this way you can use 12v and it will dump it down to the correct input voltage. 3 c batteries would not equal 12 volts or the amount of Ar rating that the camera would need. Luckly you did not fry it.

[archerystud]

Yeah, I'd say you were lucky you didn't fry it.