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SC10 Solar Charger 

 

Copyright: October 2020 

 

Summary of Contents for SC10

Page 1: ...SC10 Solar Charger Copyright October 2020 ...

Page 2: ...lug the red wire onto this terminal Close the unit and tighten the thumb screw to hold the two halves together 2 Connect the SC10 to the camera by plugging the shielded power cable into the external power jack on the bottom of your cellular camera 3 Turn on your camera with no internal batteries inside to test and see if everything is working 4 Optionally you can now install a set of Lithium batte...

Page 3: ...00 pictures per day through the cellular modem Most users will never need nor want to send this many pictures If you cannot get enough sunlight or you are needing to send a very large number of photos you can daisy chain more than one SC10 together to double or triple the power available to your camera Warranty RECONYX warrants this product to be free of manufacturer s defects in materials and wor...

Page 4: ...st style metal fencepost also works with Y and Star posts and can be rotated 360 degrees Rotate the unit so that it is facing the direction where it will get the most hours of sunlight during the day Then lower it onto the post until the post is fully inserted in the slot Gravity will hold the unit on to the post ...

Page 5: ...here you want it and more than likely get sun on the correct face of the Solar unit at the same time The T Post Camera Mount is sold separately and can be purchased at www reconyx com Note We do not recommend setting the SC10 on the ground There are two primary reasons for this 1 snow 2 foliage You don t want the unit covered by snow or hidden by vegetation You want the face of the SC10 to get as ...

Page 6: ... RECONYX Inc Mounting with Screws The SC10 can also be mounted on a post wall or tree using a couple of screws or lag bolts one to hang the unit on and one to keep it from rotating ...

Page 7: ...racket Sold Separately The SC10 Mounting Bracket allows you to mount the bracket to a post pole wall or tree then simply slip the SC10 onto the bracket and secure it to the bracket with a couple of bolts on the bottom of the unit ...

Page 8: ... 12 feet Note the Input Jack on the right side as you look at the back of the unit This is the input for daisy chaining more than one solar unit together There are two basic reasons you might daisy chain 1 you need to take and send a lot of pictures and one unit won t keep up 2 you are under canopy and you are not getting enough sunlight to recharge the SC10 internal battery to keep up with even a...

Page 9: ...de of your camera to absorb any moisture that can penetrate the seals over time with the heating and cooling cycles of the day This will ensure your camera runs at an optimal level for as many years as possible If you are using internal backup batteries your desiccant option is to use our desiccant sheets They lay over top of the batteries and absorb moisture that may enter the camera over time Th...

Page 10: ...ave available on our web site as well You can put one or two of these in the cameras in place of a bank of batteries These pouches are indicating The little strip across the middle allows you to see inside the pouch If the pellets are blue they are dry When they turn pink white they need to be recharged You can recharge them by placing on a cookie sheet in a low oven 170F Bake them dry and you can...

Page 11: ... as a battery backup to the solar unit If a Saber Tooth Squirrel were to chew through your cable or someone something unplugs the cable from the camera the internal batteries will take over and keep your camera running Note if your camera reads 0 while set to SC10 and it is still running for some time you can be pretty sure something has gone wrong and it is running on its internal batteries In th...

Page 12: ...s and registered trademarks referred to in this document HyperFire2 is a trademark of RECONYX All other trademarks and copyrights referred to are the property of their respective owners RECONYX Inc 3828 Creekside Ln Holmen WI 54636 866 493 6064 www reconyx com Manual Version 20201001 ...

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