Ok to move TV? On/off mount frequently
Do you move 1 tv back and forth from inside to outside, or have 2 tv's? I'm wondering about wear and tear on the tv mount if it's hooked on, taken off, etc frequently. Also, if you have a dedica...
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I will just add a tip for those of us who have to put the TV away when we break camp.
I got this tip when I brought one of my flat screen TV's in because of reception the TV Repair man said this about us RV'ers! :C
My reception ended up being caused by loose wires in the cable going into the TV within the connector. Now with digital even just the slightest break in connection nets no channels.
He said he sees this a lot in TV's that are used by RV'ers. Because we are always breaking camp and plugging in and unplugging our TV's 100 times more than a residential TV. Twisting and turning that coax connector on and off. Causing more stress on the cable itself and the connector.
His tip was real simple, he gave me a quick connect for the coaxial cable.
He also suggested that after a year of constantly coiling up that coax to store it every time we break camp that replacing the coax periodically would improve reception too.
I got this tip when I brought one of my flat screen TV's in because of reception the TV Repair man said this about us RV'ers! :C
My reception ended up being caused by loose wires in the cable going into the TV within the connector. Now with digital even just the slightest break in connection nets no channels.
He said he sees this a lot in TV's that are used by RV'ers. Because we are always breaking camp and plugging in and unplugging our TV's 100 times more than a residential TV. Twisting and turning that coax connector on and off. Causing more stress on the cable itself and the connector.
His tip was real simple, he gave me a quick connect for the coaxial cable.
He also suggested that after a year of constantly coiling up that coax to store it every time we break camp that replacing the coax periodically would improve reception too.
