Installing inverter

BFL13 wrote:

tenbear wrote:
I don't know about your TV but many 20"-26" LED TVs are actually 12 or 14vdc and use a wall wart to run off 120vac. You can actually bypass the wall wart and power them directly from the 12vdc supply, no inverter required.

If yours has a wall wart, look at the printing on it to see what the output voltage is.

Mena often makes the point that even if you do run the TV off 12v, the DVD still needs 120 so you might as well have both on the inverter. (also much greater choice in televisions at 120)

True, but if the TV you already have runs off 12v, its one less thing to worry about. That's the way I have mine setup. We use our TV much more without the DVD than with it.

tenbear wrote:
I don't know about your TV but many 20"-26" LED TVs are actually 12 or 14vdc and use a wall wart to run off 120vac. You can actually bypass the wall wart and power them directly from the 12vdc supply, no inverter required.

If yours has a wall wart, look at the printing on it to see what the output voltage is.

Mena often makes the point that even if you do run the TV off 12v, the DVD still needs 120 so you might as well have both on the inverter. (also much greater choice in televisions at 120)

I don't know about your TV but many 20"-26" LED TVs are actually 12 or 14vdc and use a wall wart to run off 120vac. You can actually bypass the wall wart and power them directly from the 12vdc supply, no inverter required.

If yours has a wall wart, look at the printing on it to see what the output voltage is.

The problem is the 12v socket with its 8a is not enough power to plug the inverter in. So the inverter needs power from the batteries which can mean it must be close to them, while the 120v line to the Tv set inside is far away from the batteries. So a long 120v extension cord has to be passed through an open window or door, which lets all the mosquitoes in.

So the various cures come into play to get it wired up so you can close the door and windows while watching TV! What you do about that depends on the floor plan of your rig as much as anything. Finding holes or drilling holes to pass wires is all part of the fun.

About then you join the many who wonder if the people who design RVs have ever gone camping in one.

Lon-Str wrote:
Thanks to all guys -- I get it. But to simplify my question: Two 3' cables from battery to inverter -- 10' HD extension cord from inverter to TV and sat. receiver. Want to run both inverter and gen at the same time.

If anyone has a simpler solution, I'm listening.

For 600w or less you can use the light duty cord left over from your holiday lights.

I connected my 300w Go Power right behind the breaker/fuse panel. Main battery feed supplies 12v power. Transfer switch connects to existing outlet. No extension cord. For dedicated power the breaker can be turned off and you have inverter only.

A little more to connect but simpler IMO with no cords around and no set up each time. Just push the remote button and flip the breaker.

Lon-Str wrote:
when my AC compressor cycles on it trips my sat. receiver off and I have to wait for it to reprogram.If anyone has a simpler solution, I'm listening.

Your solution is fine.

I did something similar. My refer and TV equipment are on the same circuit. I hard-wired those to the inverter. The refer is always on gas, except when the gens are charging the batteries.

Yeah, I know about those sat receivers going down at the slightest blip, and taking 6-7 minutes to restart.

Lon-Str wrote:


If anyone has a simpler solution, I'm listening.

A computer UPS would fix your problem something like this......

That would be cheaper and easier for your situation.

Plug your sat. and TV into the UPS and when the power dips, the UPS internal batteries will handle the load until the generator catches up.

You can buy these at stores like Best Buy also...

Thanks to all guys -- I get it. But to simplify my question: Two 3' cables from battery to inverter -- 10' HD extension cord from inverter to TV and sat. receiver. Want to run both inverter and gen at the same time.

At many cook-offs gens. run 24/7. My Hondas handle everything on eco. mode but when my AC compressor cycles on it trips my sat. receiver off and I have to wait for it to reprogram. Don't want to run my gens out of eco. mode and have been through the hard start cap. deal without success so I thought this may be a simple answer.

If anyone has a simpler solution, I'm listening.

Use a small 15a transfer switch and you are good to go.
I use two inverters and plug in at the same time if needed.

Like everybody is trying to say
IF you are running a dedicated circuit to the tv , from the inverter So the tv is not plugged into the OEM wall outlet....
No problem..everything ok

They want to specify that you cannot have two different power sources connected to the same device or outlet