"xena" wrote in message
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My horse is due to foal any day now, so I bought a wireless CCTV system so
I could keep an eye on her. I specifically needed one that could run off
a battery as there is no power in the stable.

I set it all up and it worked fine for a few minutes, then it stopped, and
it looks as though the camera battery has run out. It was also supplied
with an adaptor, which says Output 8V - 500mA. Well as the rechargeable
batteries I have are 160mAh, would I be right in thinking that these
batteries will last all of about 20 minutes?? If so, I'm absolutely
seething, that's no good at all. I'm waiting for a response off the
company that sold me the kit (they know exactly what it was being used
for...)

Is there any way I can get the camera to run off a 12v leisure battery
instead?


It might even run off 12V anyway - modern power inputs are quite tolerant -
but it would be risky. You could buy a 12V inverter which would provide 240V
power up to 150W for £25 from www.towsure.co.uk (for example) and plug your
mains adapter into that. This would be of perhaps more use long term and
wouldn't require any work and would be quick!


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Bob Mannix
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