Help please.

[NickJL]

Sam
You can leave the internal batteries out completely.
Nick

 

[kingstonandy]

Bryan
Finally some success.
I have managed to get the M15 working on an external supply.
The lead was from Amazon. A 4.0mm x 1.7mm 2A male plug DC adapter.
And a battery from Screwfix, product code 20080 (2.1A sealed lead acid battery).
Soldered spade ends to the wire. All good.
Sadly Screwfix don’t sell an IP67 rated box that’s ‘just right’ size. I can tell you they sell one that’s not quite ‘just right’ size!!!! So still looking for that bit. So far so good. Nick

Can you remember which way round the polarity was on the plug? I want to make up an external battery pack but my camera is 400 miles away.

 

[Smellydog]

Can you remember which way round the polarity was on the plug? I want to make up an external battery pack but my camera is 400 miles away.

Your gonna need a lonnnnnng cable.....

 

[BRYAN]

SORRY. I chucked everything in drawer in a huff.
I spent out on more battery's.
The battery's are slowly getting destroyed because of the tight fit in the holder meaning that they have to be crow barred out.
I tried placing thin ribbon under some of them to enable retrievals, but the ribbon fouled up in the chamber.
I think Hik could do a LOT better.

 

[NickJL]

Just seen this. On the lead I bought from Amazon the -ve had writing on the wire. The +ve had a shading on it. I guess this might be unique to that manufacturer

 

[bob_lee_swagger]

Did anyone ever find the correct lead? I'd like to be able to charge it via the port if possible rather than taking 12 batteries out to charge every time

 

[BRYAN]

Did anyone ever find the correct lead? I'd like to be able to charge it via the port if possible rather than taking 12 batteries out to charge every time

I gave up on the Hiks and went Zeiss.
Researching the solar panels for the Zeiss somewhere quoted them as suitable for Hik also.
I know that doesn't answer the question fully, sorry.