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Feeder Batteries Part 2
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10/17/24 07:20 PM
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Stompy
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All right guys, who sells a battery that'll last more than 1or 2 years. I use to get 4-5 years out of a 12volt on solar panel. Now I'm lucky if I get 2 years. I can tell you that the American Hunter and Wildgame Innovations batteries are junk. All on solar panels and the panels are working properly.
So, who makes a lasting 12volt feeder battery?
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
[Re: Stompy]
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10/17/24 07:58 PM
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unclebubba
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Power Sonic. I just replaced a few that were over 7 years old. I did not replace them because they failed. I was just being proactive.
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
[Re: Stompy]
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10/17/24 08:23 PM
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Stompy
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I've used both of those y'all suggested in the past, and as I remember, they worked well. I was trying to save money by buying those cheap one's...didn't work out. Thanks guys
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
[Re: unclebubba]
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10/17/24 09:45 PM
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kry226
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Power Sonic. I just replaced a few that were over 7 years old. I did not replace them because they failed. I was just being proactive. I just received three new ones and will give them a go in my Lamco 600s.
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
[Re: Stompy]
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10/17/24 10:26 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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Switched to lithium a year ago, so far so good.
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
[Re: CCBIRDDOGMAN]
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10/18/24 09:49 AM
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kry226
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Switched to lithium a year ago, so far so good. What are you doing about charging in sub-freezing temps?
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
[Re: Stompy]
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10/18/24 12:18 PM
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the last several times I've replaced a 12v battery, I've had good luck with the TSC Treeline battery which is 8Ah where most of the others are only 7Ah. with that said, I am only about 1+/- year with the oldest on a solar panel ... can't give any longer review for a while.
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
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10/18/24 02:14 PM
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the last several times I've replaced a 12v battery, I've had good luck with the TSC Treeline battery which is 8Ah where most of the others are only 7Ah. with that said, I am only about 1+/- year with the oldest on a solar panel ... can't give any longer review for a while. Always curious about the 7AH vs the 8 AH. Isn’t the 8 just allow it to run longer without a charge. If so, would that matter if on a solar?
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
[Re: freerange]
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10/18/24 02:18 PM
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the last several times I've replaced a 12v battery, I've had good luck with the TSC Treeline battery which is 8Ah where most of the others are only 7Ah. with that said, I am only about 1+/- year with the oldest on a solar panel ... can't give any longer review for a while. Always curious about the 7AH vs the 8 AH. Isn’t the 8 just allow it to run longer without a charge. If so, would that matter if on a solar? Probably not. The Power Sonic that I use are only 4.5ah on solar, and they seem to last forever.
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
[Re: kry226]
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10/18/24 06:41 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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Switched to lithium a year ago, so far so good. What are you doing about charging in sub-freezing temps? We wired in a little switch I bought on amazon (link I saw on here) it shuts off at 40 degrees. Like 3 bucks each.
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
[Re: Stompy]
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10/18/24 07:05 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
[Re: Stompy]
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10/18/24 07:08 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
[Re: CCBIRDDOGMAN]
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10/18/24 09:54 PM
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kry226
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
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10/29/24 09:14 PM
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Had one of those in 12v. Went dead in a year on a good solar panel. And it won't recharge.
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
[Re: Stompy]
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10/29/24 10:51 PM
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Today I set up and filled the last two feeders. I had new batteries for them. Feeder one battery was flat dead. I expected feeder two to be the same way, since I didn’t fill it and use it last year, but it was almost fully charged. If I had known somebody wanted info on good batteries, I’d have checked the name. It’s the only 12v battery that’s white. Blue top I think.
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
[Re: CCBIRDDOGMAN]
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10/29/24 11:17 PM
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What’s a good search term?
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
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10/29/24 11:56 PM
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Today I set up and filled the last two feeders. I had new batteries for them. Feeder one battery was flat dead. I expected feeder two to be the same way, since I didn’t fill it and use it last year, but it was almost fully charged. If I had known somebody wanted info on good batteries, I’d have checked the name. It’s the only 12v battery that’s white. Blue top I think. Blue tops are Power Sonic. I ordered some yesterday.
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
[Re: Stompy]
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10/30/24 05:17 PM
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Today I set up and filled the last two feeders. I had new batteries for them. Feeder one battery was flat dead. I expected feeder two to be the same way, since I didn’t fill it and use it last year, but it was almost fully charged. If I had known somebody wanted info on good batteries, I’d have checked the name. It’s the only 12v battery that’s white. Blue top I think. Blue tops are Power Sonic. I ordered some yesterday. Yep, they are what I use.
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
[Re: kry226]
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10/31/24 12:04 AM
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All right guys, who sells a battery that'll last more than 1or 2 years. I use to get 4-5 years out of a 12volt on solar panel. Now I'm lucky if I get 2 years. I can tell you that the American Hunter and Wildgame Innovations batteries are junk. All on solar panels and the panels are working properly.
So, who makes a lasting 12volt feeder battery? Just buy lithium batteries with low temp cut off it just stops charging not the motor I would also upgrade the solar panel to 10w you can get them with a charge controller built in. I bet these lithium batteries will last on a feeder for months buy itself with no charging.
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Re: Feeder Batteries Part 2
[Re: Stompy]
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11/12/24 08:14 PM
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Just food for thought - Solar panels are typically made with a diode or something similar to prevent the battery from discharging through the solar panel at night. Are you 100% sure your solar panels have that feature and that it is working? It is possible for those to malfunction from time to time.
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