SoundGuy wrote:
If there is no wall plate how do you switch the feed for the television between the antenna and cable? :h When switching to antenna 12 vdc is applied to the antenna head so obviously with 12 vdc available all you have to do is tap into that circuit. Also, if you have a radio in that entertainment centre it needs 12 vdc to run so there's no way there can't be a 12 vdc source in that area. Any of these sources would be suitable for powering a small inverter, otherwise for a larger one you'd be better off drawing 12 vdc power directly from the battery. Pics of your entertainment centre where the television is located would be helpful.
Sorry, what I meant is there was not a plate like you pictured. Mine has the coax output with the on/off switch, but there is not a circle 12v available in the plate. I will try to get out to the storage place and take a picture. There is a stereo/dvdplayer in the entertainment center. It being 12v, it would seem that the outlet for the tv would be 12v as well. What good is the DVD palyer if you have nothing to watch it on. my simple mind thinks there should be a better way, but if there was, surely it would be used.
I am just looking to run a tv, charge a phone, maybe run a fan at night, nothing major. I am not sure what size inverter I would need to do this. I have a generator, I just dont want to run it to watch a movie if I dont need to. nothing major. To me (not an electrician) it seems like a waste to have all those 110 outlets and not be able to at least use a couple of them off the batteries. But alas, I am still a newbie to this. Thank you for the help soundguy!
