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Message: <blockquote data-quote="retrieverman" data-source="post: 4118401" data-attributes="member: 24452">In case you don’t know, Spartans are 6 volt, so I bought 5 6v 42ah batteries, put them in cheap plastic ammo cases, and wired in a cheap solar panel from Academy.  I tested this set up on one camera to make sure it was going to work, and that camera has been running almost 2 years.  The only problem I’ve had has been when two of my newest batteries crapped out during the excessive heat in July, and I took that opportunity to switch to Herd360 solar panels with lithium battery packs built in.  I didn’t learn about the Herd360 panels until after I had my external batteries already set up, or I would’ve gone with them then.The 42ah battery set up was a good deal when I first bought it, but like everything else, those batteries have gone up.I’ve only had two Herd360 panels out for about a month, but I think that’s going to be the way to go.</blockquote>