Tv operation on battery power?
Hi there,I'm a newbie to camping with a TT. I have a 2016 grand design trailer and have made a couple of trips where I have overnighted at a truck stop. I noticed that when I am on battery power, my...
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wildtoad wrote:
Most if not all TV's are 110v and wired as such.
To have it work on battery you will need an inverter wired to you battery bank and connect the tv to the output of the inverter.
First part is wrong; second part is right, mostly.
Most if not all newer LED TVs operate on low voltage DC internally.
Many have their AC/DC converter "block" external to the TV.
If you have one of those and the power connector on the TV says: 12 V DC....then you can just get a different power cord and find a 12 V source in the RV.
And while I agree that a LOT of people probably should not be messing with electricity, a small inverter is "plug and play" and should pose minimal risk. Just need to check the wattage of the TV and get one a bit larger than that. This is assuming that you have a 12 V outlet close by.
If the power cord is a simple AC cord that goes directly into the TV with no "brick" along the way, then see the inverter answer above.
