Battery And Power Specifications And Installation - Reconyx Hyperfire Manual

Battery and Power Specifications and Installation

Your RECONYX
recommend using either Energizer
Rechargeable batteries. You should NOT use alkaline batteries as they do not
provide as much power as Lithium or NiMH batteries and are adversely affected by
both hot and cold weather.
External Power Jack
The Cellular Upgrade also includes a water-tight External
Power Jack that is located on the bottom of your camera.
You will need to have clearance on the bottom of your
camera for the included power cable (our mounting
systems and security enclosures are perfect for this).
The cable has pig-tails on the end so you can connect the
red wire to the positive (+) side of a battery or other
external power source and the black wire to the negative (-)
side (ground). Connecting to anything higher than 18 volts
could damage your camera and will void your warranty.
We highly recommend having a fresh set of Energizer
installed in the camera even when running with external power.
By having both internal and external power sources available, the camera will decide
which power source to use based on which has the greater voltage; thereby avoiding
a camera shutdown due to an external power failure.
When using the external power the ON/OFF switch should be in the "ON" position.
Input power supply should be able to deliver 4 amps of current at 12 volts.
TIP: The Solar Panel Power Unit available at www.reconyx.com is an ideal
solution to power your cellular camera via the external power jack.
NOTE: Be sure to load batteries in the proper orientation (alternating
positive/negative, six in each battery bay).
NOTE: The external power connection is totally independent of the internal
batteries, and DOES NOT deliver a charge to the batteries; even if
rechargeable batteries are used internally.
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HyperFire camera runs on twelve AA-cell batteries. We highly
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Ultimate Lithium batteries or high-quality NiMH
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Ultimate Lithium batteries
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