26" LCD TV with DVD Player Power Draw?
I have searched the web and owners manual but cannot find out how many amps my LG 26" lcd tv w/dvd uses with the dvd player on. I plan on buying an inverter but not if the tv/dvd uses to many amps. wh...
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Yes, it varies with "picture mode" where brightest uses the most amps draw with an inverter. An LCD uses a bit more than an LCD with LED.
You divide by 10 for inverter, so 80w at that picture mode for a TV would draw 8 amps from the battery via an inverter. A DVD might be 20w so add another 2 amps for that.
It can be less, but think of a DVD movie as costing 10amps for an hour, so a two hour movie costs 20AH approx. Goes to 20amps instead of 10a when the furnace comes on and you have a light on. Now you run the big inverter for a few minutes to make popcorn at 150amps and now we are getting serious! :)
You divide by 10 for inverter, so 80w at that picture mode for a TV would draw 8 amps from the battery via an inverter. A DVD might be 20w so add another 2 amps for that.
It can be less, but think of a DVD movie as costing 10amps for an hour, so a two hour movie costs 20AH approx. Goes to 20amps instead of 10a when the furnace comes on and you have a light on. Now you run the big inverter for a few minutes to make popcorn at 150amps and now we are getting serious! :)
