Who has a good solution to 33rl 5th wheel living room TV

I don't intend this to be a rebuke to Doug but not everyone needs a 1000 watt inverter, personally I only run the 35watt TV off mine. I really want to change my 32" TV out for a brand and model that uses a wall brick so I can just wire it through a true 30 amp power point and eliminate the power draw of the inverter.

We usually dry camp on the beach or at "Q" and we can go three or four days on fully charged batteries. When our rig was built it had a home entertainment system and it was preped for satellite that ran off the 300 watt PSW inverter that Winnie installed so while that was 16 years ago, the systems of today don't take any more power than back then, maybe less.

The most important thing is to learn what you need, the ID tag on the electronics should have the input requirements. Write everything down and add them up, then add at least 10 percent to the answer to allow for the future. Then pick out the inverter you need.

His existing 12V receptacle is probably rated 10A, - good enough. It is possible that wires behind this receptacle are too thin to handle 3A-4A that an average small TV would draw, - odd but possible.

With inverter installed near batteries, if this is only for TV, pretty much any old piece of lamp cord will do.

It is also possible that replacing the wires in 12V receptacle with slightly beefier ones - if it really comes to this - will be easier than permanently wiring inverter near batteries.

He should begin with telling the TV wattage.

The 12 volt outlet on the panel with the antenna connector is only good for a few watts. A "map light" to help you read a TV guide might work but a 100 watt inverter is too much for it to be happy with

As others have said get a small TRUE SINE inverter (or a bit one) and install it near the batteries (one compartment over. not in the same air space) using heavy cable. For a 300-500 Standard starter cable is good.

RUn a dedicated extension cord from there to the TV and plug in.. YOu may even be able to do that WITHOUT DRILLING HOLES. as many holes already exist.

webeRving wrote:
My question is what is the solution to running the living room TV while boondocking. They install a 12volt plug in the bedroom with the antena booster which was a simple fix with my portable inverter. Then they install two 110 plugs in living room.

Shooting in the dark here. What is the question? Who "they" - factory? What are the specs and type of your portable inverter?

You can use a portable inverter off the 12V plug if this inverter is suitable for your TV, - some are and some aren't. TV wattage should not exceed 120W then.

You can also use 110V plugs if you hook up inverter temporarily or permanently to 110V, there are several ways to do this.

JCK wrote:
Doug chances are the rating on the cigar plug are for only the plug only. If that’s a dedicated circuit back to the fuse bank and manufacture puts in a bigger fuse than the wire can handle there setting themselves up for a law suit. When I get back to my trailer I’m going to pull that fuse and see what goes dead if only the cigar plug I will be able to check wire size

Correct. The amp rating is ONLY for the plug, not the booster part. You can do what you are doing, but the system is not designed to do it. I would much prefer to have a 1000 watt Inverter ONLY, that has pass thru relay, to power my entertainment centers. That is what OEM's do and it works as designed. Doug

Doug chances are the rating on the cigar plug are for only the plug only. If that’s a dedicated circuit back to the fuse bank and manufacture puts in a bigger fuse than the wire can handle there setting themselves up for a law suit. When I get back to my trailer I’m going to pull that fuse and see what goes dead if only the cigar plug I will be able to check wire size

Rick your right I am used to the conversion for 120 volt AC. Yes it’s only 120 Watts DC The rest of The post is correct. I still run my TV and Fan of a 400 watt inverter plunged into that receptacle. Definitely would not run any more load. I have a DC Amp guage I’ll get a reading this week and report back what each it is drawing.

JCK wrote:
My cigarette lighter plug or more common a outlet for a 12volt tv is listed as 10 amp. Well 12 volt 10 amp is 1200 Watts more than enough amp to run a 400 watt inverter. I run my 400 watt inverter of that plug all the time. The inverter power my TV and also a Vornado Fan at the same time. Your face plate should on plug should tell amp rating.

As another poster pointed out, your amp/watts draw is wrong. Take the antenna booster loose from the wall. You will see that depending on the year model and brand of the Antenna booster, they use VERY SMALL gauge wires to the actual back of the cigar outlet. Just because the amp rating is 10 amps, the FEED wiring and fuse in the RV fuse panel may be 15 or 20 amp supply fuse. SMALL gauge wiring CANNOT safely flow the higher 12 volt amps that even a 400 watt inverter draws. Doug

From Winegard.

WARNING: Do Not Connect High
Current Devices Such as Hair
Dryers to +12 Volt Receptacle
on Wall Plate/Power Supply.
Maximum current ratings of
this receptacle is 7.5 amps at
+12 VDC.

JCK,

Did you have a typo in your post? A 12V outlet on a 10A circuit is 120Watts, not 1200 Watts.

You might be running a 400W inverter off that circuit, but it CANNOT output 400 watts without soon blowing the 10A fuse. You can probably realistically output 100 watts or so from your inverter after conversion losses are factored in.

~Rick

My cigarette lighter plug or more common a outlet for a 12volt tv is listed as 10 amp. Well 12 volt 10 amp is 1200 Watts more than enough amp to run a 400 watt inverter. I run my 400 watt inverter of that plug all the time. The inverter power my TV and also a Vornado Fan at the same time. Your face plate should on plug should tell amp rating.