Anybody power a cam with a power bank?

[kevintlove]

Just wondering.since the v1 and v2 battery cam are discontinued and the regular outdoor powered cam is a lot cheaper than the current battery cam pro is $90
Has anybody just hooked up an Outdoor V3 with a battery bank or something like that ?

[ronl4625]

@kevintlove,

Just payed ~$50 for a battery Cam Pro.

A few months ago I ran a v4 for over 3 days on a 50,000 mAh power bank.

[habib]

There is an entire thread right here:

Indepth review of using Battery Bank as UPS for V3 cameras

I had a previous thread asking opinions of my setup. There were many good and valid points for me to consider. As such, I did a pretty intense study/experiment of my setup and I wanted to list the reasons WHY I like what I have going. The amazon link to the battery power bank I’m using is here. There are others, and I have tried others, but this is my highly recommended one and the reasons below. First; why would I want this instead of just plugging in the camera to it’s wall wart into a 120v…

[K6CCC]

Yes, I have done so many times.

[p2788deal]

Been doing that with V3 for a long time, long before BCP was announced. Only gotcha is, don’t charge the battery pack while in use, unless your battery is designed expressly for that.

[TomG]

This is a RAVpower 32000 mAh power bank powering a v4. The camera is turned on at sunset and off at sunrise. We get a lot of animals due to the woods behind our back yard. I swap the power bank every other day depending on activity. Animals passing by trigger the light, so more animals = more light = less runtime.