Yeah I thought I was good. I got a 10w panel with a 12v 9ah battery used for gate openers. the specs on the camera said <5 w/ infrared on so I calculated that for a total of 120w. I was fine for 2 days, but the 3rd day was overcast and the battery was 6volts this morning.There's an easier way - check the power spec's for your cam.
That is the minimum amount of power your solar needs to provide to the cam.
Thanks. What is the benefit of the charge controller?figure the cam draws 3w daytime, 5w at night, average of 4w. 4w @ 12v is 1/3 amp. x 24hrs is 8ah per day, so you've got maybe one day of power in your 9ah battery.
A 10w solar panel may only deliver 10w during peak insolation when facing directly at the sun, which practically never happens, so figure maybe 1/2 amp (6w @ 12v) on average, and figuring 4hrs/day of 'good' sunlight (on average), is maybe 2Ah/day of recharge, not enuf for your daily discharge, much less topping off the battery. thus, suggest a 40W or greater panel and appropriate charge controller...
That is pretty cool. 100w panel is huge! I might get away with a 50w without upsetting the Mrs.Here's a link to the one I was thinking about. Note the size of the solar array, but the installation does use a PTZ camera.
Livestream camera in the sandhills of Nebraska
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Lol no just dogs. It’s one thing going in the grass. But when they are going right by the mail box or on the side walk I get a little pissy.I hope it's not a human pooping in your yard