TV picture dies when generator runs
I have a Tioga 31M class C motorhome with a Jensen dc television and a ac/dc dvd player. I had not noticed before, but when I am off the grid and watching a dvd movie off the coach batteries and turn ...
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CG,
The explanation is actually simple if I can make it understood.....
When you crank the genset (APU) in pulls the bank voltage down. Now, the simple part is that the audio part of the set is simpler that the video. The video actually is a computer that assembles the picture, and when the voltage dips too low, that computer's program loses its place and needs to be restarted. The problem comes that the boot-up routine is trigger by the set sensing "Power On", and, as it didn't power on, the re-boot doesn't happen. TVs aren't the only things with this problem.
Matt
The explanation is actually simple if I can make it understood.....
When you crank the genset (APU) in pulls the bank voltage down. Now, the simple part is that the audio part of the set is simpler that the video. The video actually is a computer that assembles the picture, and when the voltage dips too low, that computer's program loses its place and needs to be restarted. The problem comes that the boot-up routine is trigger by the set sensing "Power On", and, as it didn't power on, the re-boot doesn't happen. TVs aren't the only things with this problem.
Matt
