Modified WGI IR-4

[WNYBuckHunter]

I have a 2 year old Wildgame Innovations IR-4 trailcam, which were notorious for crappy plastic that would break on the tabs that held the battery contacts. Mine broke and I decided to modify it for use with an external battery pack. I bought one of the battery packs from WGI that has 2 6 volt batteries inside, and is water proof and rechargeable. It has a pretty long cord, which is protected by a stainless steel flexible conduit. Overall, a pretty nice pack. I went to Radio Shack and picked up the correct female connector that the battery pack will plug into. I will be modifying the cam case and mounting the connector to it so that I can just plug the battery pack in like the newer cams from WGI. Ill take pics of the steps along the way. I am also looking at the possibility of modifying a 6v solar panel to charge the battery pack, making the cam completely self sufficient, no more charging or changing batteries.

[burmjohn]

Cool... It would be neat to do the solar, pickup one of those small ones from Harbor Freight.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

make sure you check it. are the 2 6volts in series or parallel. make sure it is 6 volt or 12 volt beofre you hook it up . I have seen both voltages

[WNYBuckHunter]

Its 6 volt, I checked it when I was testing it to hook the power connector up. The charger for it will do 6 or 12 volt, I have it set to 6.

Here are the pics.

First one is the female connector in the bottom side of the cam.I used a good coating of silicone to seal it up. Its a type M connector.

Heres the inside.

Here you can see where the battery connector tabs were broken.

Here are the power connection wires that plug into the board hooked to the new power plug.

Success!!

Finished job.

Heres the adjustable mounting strap that I added. No more bungee straps. The strap is screwed on with a couple of stainless screws, again sealed up with silicone.

Here is the battery case, you can see the cable on the right.