Power Requirement for Satellite Receiver

nayther wrote:

Steve92004 wrote:
Thanks guys
I went out and plugged a cheap 300 watt inverter into the 12v receptacle and plugged the tv into it with the original power supply.
It ran fine off the inverter and I have a 5 volt usb video player running off the tv's usb port running fine as well
I'll try the dish receiver when it gets delivered tomorrow
Hopefuly it'll all run together off that little inverter
The inverter fan is a little noisy but I can live with that
Now you got me thinking about a soundbar lol
The coax connector behind the TV says satellite ready, so I should be able to hook the dish to the outside outlet and then run a short length to the receiver yes?
I only have 2 six volt batteries and I'm hoping to not have to use the generator a bunch, I'm taking off for five days of dry camping at Glamis next week
Be nice if everything works well

You should be fine with the 2 6 volts, I have same setup with 300 watt inverter but I put the inverter next to the batteries and ran romex to the outlet for the T.V. and receiver, cooling fan doesn't bother me and 12v wires are short, I have a switch to turn it on/off. My TV is only 26" as that's all the space I have but it works great. I do run my generator twice a day for an hour or so, coffee in the AM and while cooking in PM. Seems to keep it all working just fine. Tailgater dish and Dish V211k receiver.