removal of tv

[plock40]

hi everyone, my question is about the removal of the tv in our 2005 cardinal fiver from forest river, we did not see where they secured the tv to its cubby hole in the living room, and are there ceiling joists in the roof? we want to add solar to the roof. any help would make the wife happy and keep me out of trouble

[valhalla360]

I'm sure if you poke around on all sides, there is something holding the TV down. No easy way to tell how they did it without getting into your RV.

Never heard of mounting the solar panel to the AC unit. The cover would not be strong enough, so you would have to build some sort of frame that would attach to the bolts holding the AC unit in place but you would need to do it without compromising the seal. Then you would have to consider the sail effect. Being up away from the roof, if wind can get under it, doing 70mph into a 30mph headwind (say downhill on a grade), it could create a lot of lifting force.

Yes, there are ceiling joists and obviously, you would want to bolt into those (and seal the holes well). You do want spacers so air can get under as solar panels don't like to overheat (tyically an inch or two). Of course it needs to be sturdy as the sail effect can still happen but an inch off the roof will typically allow less of that effect than a foot and a half above the roof.

[Old-Biscuit]

My old 27" analog TV was held in place by:

Face frame around opening ....had to remove the button plugs and then the screws holding frame on

Then with frame removed they were 2 bolts that TV base plate sat over. Bolt heads matched up with holes in base plate so TV didn't shift around

Heavy and awkward to get out of cabinet.

Built a cabinet door.....turned space into storage and mounted a slim line 13# Vizio on face of cabinet door

[Goostoff]

plock40 wrote:
hi goostoff, yes it is a tube type but there is no straps, and it won't budge and on the solar, how big of a panel will fit on the ac unit, I was looking for 160 watt panel

Strange. I have never seen an old TV screwed down. Mine just had a strap. There was a hook above the TV on the bottom side of the shelf to hook it on. That was the first thing to go. There is now a 40" flat screen in there.

Not sure on the size of panels on the AC. I just see a lot of people mount them up there.

[You_can_t_take_]

Check underneath the TV. Many of them are fastened underneath with long screw from the bottom up.

[plock40]

hi goostoff, yes it is a tube type but there is no straps, and it won't budge and on the solar, how big of a panel will fit on the ac unit, I was looking for 160 watt panel

[Goostoff]

I'm guessing you have an old tube type TV? Just grab it and haul it out. There is usually a transport strap to secure it on the road.

For solar panels why not mount to the top of the AC unit. Less holes to put in the roof.