Winegard trav'ler question
In 2009 I installed the Trav'ler on my 2010 Sabre. There was an optional cable that could be purchased that would allow it to be setup to automatically stow itself, if you forgot to do it. The cable...
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Bill.Satellite wrote:I had this option for 11 years, and yes it saved my bacon once. As those of us who are not perfect know, it only takes once to make an expensive mistake. And yes, the controller will shut down, as it needs 120.... That is what an inverter (whole house) is for.
I highly recommend you skip the cable and depend upon your own good sense to ensure you don't leave your site without visually checking the antenna. The antenna takes a little while to stow and driving off too soon could still have the antenna up while you begin driving. Also, its possible for the controller to shut down with a loss of 120V power so if you didn't check to see if the controller is powered up before driving off, no control signal from the cable will allow the antenna to stow as there is no power going to the antenna. Sorry to ramble on but I have discouraged the use of this cable for years and stand by that position today. There are simply too many things that could go wrong to make it a worthwhile option.
I apologize that I did not answer your question.
Yes I suppose, the inverter could die at the same time I had a brain fart and forgot to stow it..... The odds are against that though.
