Buckmaster14
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Any of you guys have this feeder, or had it at one time and have an extra battery from it layin around?
Moultrie Easy Fill Feeder
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MO-APE
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Buckmaster14 said:
I've had it for a season, only complaint is raccoons, they craw right up the legs and spin the hopper and waste corn. I bought a solar panel ($30) and I never had an issue with charges, even in a thick creek bottom without direct sunlight. Two bushel of corn lasts me about 40 days feeding twice a day for 10 secs.
If you get it, use silicone and plug up every hole you can find, especially the control box cable that leads to the spin motor. I read reports of water getting in the control box and freezing up.
Buckmaster14
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How do u hook up the solar panel to the battery? I could never figure that out..
Buckmaster14
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The only solar panels i have found have alligator clips... do yours as well?
MO-APE
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Here is the one I bought:
http://m.gandermountain.com/modperl...8481&pdesc=Moultrie_6_Volt_Deluxe_Solar_Panel
It didn't have alligator clips though, just a hollow post that plugged directly into the side of the feeder through that port. It was only $24 when I bought last year. I'll take a picture of it the next time I'm at the farm. The battery never went under 100% all year.
http://m.gandermountain.com/modperl...8481&pdesc=Moultrie_6_Volt_Deluxe_Solar_Panel
It didn't have alligator clips though, just a hollow post that plugged directly into the side of the feeder through that port. It was only $24 when I bought last year. I'll take a picture of it the next time I'm at the farm. The battery never went under 100% all year.
Buckmaster14
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Well, i got a battery... put it in the feeder, and found out that my controller buttons do not function so i cant set the time of day, feed times, or anything... now i gotta find a new timer for it, but can't find the one for this feeder.... crap! Moultrie has good products, but they definately dont want you to fix you're own stuff if it breaks....
Buckmaster14
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Pretty sure its not the battery.... the words on the controller show up bright as can be, battery level shows 100% and it cycles between the batt. level and the time, just the buttons dont work.