I have a Stealth Cam, LLC model: STC-PX18CMO

This thing is probably 6 - 8 years old. Its been a decent game camera. Stays out year round.
Yesterday, we went out & got the cards out of all 5 cams.
This one had pictures on it but the date/time wasn't right so I don't know when it quit working & I've already deleted the pictures.

I put the card back in & turned it on, but nothing happened. I knew the batteries shouldn't be a problem but I checked. It takes 8 AA 1.5v batteries. They all had 1.47v. IMHO, that's still good. I put them all back in & wiggled them around & still nothing.
I don't really know how to check the total voltage here so, I just touched hot on the first inline battery & ground on the last battery..... still 1.47 volts.

So... are the batteries bad at 1.47? I say no. What do you say? (No I didn't change them out)

OR.......... Hammer Time for the cam??

 

really depends on how the batteries are arranged series or parrallel to determine operating voltage if all the batteries check ok individually there is probably and issue with the camera somewhere can look for corrosion or bad connections in the battery compartment but the problem may be elsewhere.

 

1.47v for an alkaline battery is a little low but no where near dead.
You'd need to check each cell separately.
Usually close to 1v per cell is considered very low.

In that case you should have read 8 x 1.47v = 11.75v.

 

Battery voltage at idle could be deceiving. It's best to test them under some load. I would try swapping them with one of the other cameras that is working.

 

OK thank you guys. I appreciate the opinions.

 

With cameras of that age power consumption can be pretty high, especially when running the LED illuminator at night. Some cameras even recommended using lithiums over alkaline batteries. New batteries would certainly be a good first step.

 

Check the battery contacts inside the game camera. I have had many issues with alkaline batteries corroding and damaging the terminals of the device.

 

Ok, great. Thanks, I'll check those terminals. I appreciate all the advice/tips.