You know I hear people say this but I have not had this problem. Actually replaced one this year that was atleast 10 years old, and only because ants made a nest in it and ate the wires.

I have started throwing 1 week before Labor day twice a day for 15 seconds each time.

Steve

12 2 times

My only problem with the photocell times is that it goes off too late in the evening. All the ones I ever had went off about 30-45 minutes before dark at prime hunting time and scared any deer off that were there.

Right now they feed for 4 seconds 2 times a day. I'll bump them up to feed a little more about a week before season.

Depends on the deer popultation, but Feb. through late Sept., 4 seconds, twice a day. Oct. through Jan., 12 seconds twice a day

10 seconds for my 6-V feeder, 7 seconds for my 12-V feeder.

Feb through Aug - 2x a day for 7 seconds
Sept through January - 2x a day for 13 seconds

you feed corn year round?

Dry as it is getting in West Texas right now,the deer are hitting the feeders real good. Mine spin 2x a day. each 7 seconds at high speed. I want them to hear the feeders running and find corn on the ground.When the season opens,they will go up 2 more seconds. I really think corn is my cheapest part of deer hunting.....................

2 seconds in the off-season, 4 seconds during hunting season.

Man yall spin them feeders for a long time. I typically throw harder rather then longer and the West Texas deer still typically leave some on the ground at the end of each feed.
Off season will spin it for 2 seconds to keep the sound and time up, then during the season I will throw for 4 seconds on high two times a day and 2 seconds early in the AM.
6:30a
7:00a
5:00p

Mine are both set at 8 seconds morning and afternoon.

Right now

7AM and 5PM
7 seconds
Medium setting


It throws out a good amount of corn but not too much. During the season i'll lower the unit so it throws out a little more with the same settings.

4 SECONDS MORNING AND EVENING

I just increased mine to 4-5 seconds all year long they have been at 2 seconds. Keep in mind it is like candy and I want it gone quickly so that they realize that they need to be there when it goes off. Like Aces I would prefer to feed a liitle corn more often making as much noise as possible. The idea is that when momma yelled "SOUPS ON" them that came late did without.

I feed 8 seconds in the am and feed again 1 hour later 8 seconds and then 8 seconds in the eve.

If there is a little corn left when they are done then your good. A little tip.....hand scatter corn around the area it WILL get more bucks coming to it later.I dont know why but it works.

Year round feeder 1. 7am, 6am noon & 4pm at 3seconds, 2 seconds, 1 second & 4 seconds . Spring& Summer it's 1 second at those times. I never switch the clock for DST so it's 6am, 7am, 11am &3pm.

Year round feeder 2. 7&8am and 4&5pm same durations as feeder 1.

15 seconds twice a day.

10 seconds at sunrise. 5 seconds about 1 hour later. 10 seconds in the evening about 1 hour before dark.