Best 6v battery for feeder w/o solar panel

[JeffK]

Put a 12v in it if you can otherwise toss the unit and get one that uses 12v

[dustoffer]

Put a panel on them---may be in the woods but every little but of charge helps. And as others posted, get rid of the WGI stuff.

[Puggy625]

My moultry feeder runs on 6v. a battery would last from September through January. When that motor seized up, I replaced it with a WGI spinner/motor. It still lasted an entire season. My bet is your motor is dying and needing replaced. It's dragging the battery down trying to run.

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[PondPopper]

What kind of timer do you have? That not very long at all for a regular standard feeder 6 volt battery. Sounds like its drawing it down.

This^^ I have one timer that is at least 10 years old that will run strong for 6-8 months off of a standard Energizer 6v but it's not a WGI brand.. It's an old "Magnum" brand..

I say get rid of the WGI timers.

[gonehuntin68]

Wildgame Innovations motor and timer. I thought there would be a better battery than ones at local stores.

As others have said, get a new timer as the WGI timers can eat batteries as I've had the same issues on them. Also you can go to Interstate battery and get a 6V 12AH rechargeable battery that will give you twice the run time. They fit in my 6V motor boxes as the fit under the motor. Here is a link to it and you could always check the dimensions to see if it will fit yours but it should. https://products.interstatebatteries...ct/Details/582

[Smart]

It depends mostly on the brand of motor your running !

I disagree in this case. We had a guy on our lease with a WGI timer that kept showing up to his feeder with a dead battery even with a solar. We checked batteries, his solar panel, bought a new battery and it kept failing. He finally changed out the timer on the advice he'd gotten here to "The Timer" and it solved his problems.

[GLM]

Has anyone used this timer?

[Smart]

Has anyone used this timer?

Same quality... Heck I'm pretty sure they are the same as the WGI with a different label. Remington had the same

[gingib]

Wildgame Innovations motor and timer. I thought there would be a better battery than ones at local stores.

Both junk

Drop them off a bridge and buy quality

[gingib]

Same quality... Heck I'm pretty sure they are the same as the WGI with a different label. Remington had the same

Yep. If you truly want to fix the issue spend a little money.

THE TIMER and be done with it. 5 year warranty no questions asked

[GLM]

Thanks, guys. I’m gonna buy a few of The Timers and give them a try.