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NaViDa
Explorer
Mar 04, 2014

RV surround sound hooked up to TV

Hi All,

I recently hooked my own flat screen tv up to the rv's radio using a cassette adapter. Are the radios also run my electrical or am i running down my rv's battery??

TIA!
  • CA_Traveler's avatar
    CA_Traveler
    Explorer III
    Mar 04, 2014
    If the radio is connected to the chassis battery and it's not being charged by the charger (rather common) then the radio is draining the chassis battery. In that case install a second small charger to maintain the chassis battery. Even without the radio on it's a good idea to keep the chassis battery charged.
  • GordonThree's avatar
    GordonThree
    Explorer
    Mar 04, 2014
    If your TV plugs in like it would in a house, it's operating on shore power. If everything is working properly, your rv battery is being charged by shore power as well, so the radio is not draining the battery.

    Sit back and enjoy the movies!

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