14V TV?
I swear I just saw a thread on this but can't find it now.... Looking at Samsung 24" LED TV for the bedroom that has an external power brick. The power connection on the back of the TV is labeled ...
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BurbMan wrote:
Battery configuration is 2-6v batteries, no solar (yet...). I upgraded the converter from the WFCO to a PD w/charge wizard and also upgraded the wire gauge to the batteries, so charge time with the Honda 2000 isn't bad.
The .5A standby will only be in effect when you're not using the inverter so overnight would be 4 amp hours (.5A x 8 hrs) which not much for 2 6V's. Not much to worry about IMO.
Not sure what this means. I thought the adapter would just be a cig lighter to tv-plug cord and that it would be up to the power supply in the TV to deal with incoming voltage fluctuations. I'm sure that the wall wart has a chip or something that normalizes the voltage at 12v, so I was concerned about not having the buffer in front of the TV. But it sounds like you're saying that I can get an adapter that will do that too? Point me in the right direction, please.
It is correct to assume that going direct to 12v is more efficient power-wise than using the inverter and the wall wart?
TV's with bricks have EXTERNAL power supplies. The power supply is in the brick not in the TV. You'd have to get a 12V cig plug adapter to match the voltage your TV wants to the voltage your battery puts out. A TV with no brick has the power supply in the TV. Those require inverters to use. It is more efficient to NOT use an inverter but all we care about in RV's is how much power does something use efficient or not. If the cig adapter TV uses more power than a TV going through an inverter then efficiency doesn't matter.
