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Browing trail camera power question #8186515
08/01/24 05:56 PM
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I have a Browning trail camera that is not working because the battery pack does not seem to be making proper contact. It will not power up the camera. Browning sells an external power pack and my camera has a plug to accept power from an external pack. The description for the external power pack says to use it with batteries in the camera. I was hoping to get the camera back in service via an external power pack, but if the power has to go thru the regular power pack contacts it won't work. Does anyone know if the camera will work off an external power pack without batteries in the camera?

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Have you cleaned the contacts for the batteries themselves and the contacts of the pack itself?

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yup, done all that and put in new batteries. I think the problem is with contact inside the camera.

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Well, I hate to say it, but they do die. At about 7 years mine started kicking the bucket. But in Brownings defense, I was running them year round split between video and pics, so I can’t really complain.

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i bought 12volt batteries from amazon. ammo boxes from harbor freight. a power cord from optic planet. can go 6 months without recharging. browning battery boxes are known to corrode, this system bypasses the boxes.


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Re: Browing trail camera power question [Re: EdP] #8186589
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Try this business. They are good to deal with. Sells the complete external power sources and much more.

https://www.herd360.com/


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Re: Browing trail camera power question [Re: EdP] #8186997
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Minklessinpa said
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this system bypasses the boxes.


That is what I needed to know. Thanks

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I bought the Browning power pack (8 AAs) for 24.75 delivered. It got the camera back in service. It bypasses the normal power supply so no batteries are needed in the camera like Minklessinpa said. That sure beat needing a new camera.

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