Is it possible to run 110 outlets off of the battery

SoundGuy wrote:
If there is no wall plate how do you switch the feed for the television between the antenna and cable? :h

kandkbrand wrote:
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.

So you have a wall plate like that illustrated back on Page 2 by bikendan which is just a different style of wall plate but obviously still has 12 vdc feeding it - after all, that's what that switch on the front of it is for. Pull 12 vdc from there, or perhaps easier pull it from where 12 vdc feeds the radio. Here's my own example ...

When I replaced the stock Winegard wall plate for my own television with a Winegard SensarPro amplified wall plate I lost the 12 vdc cigarette lighter style of receptacle. I decided the solution was to install my own 12 vdc distribution box which would have not only 12 vdc available on a 1/4" tip & sleeve jack but also a couple of kill switches that would allow me to kill power entirely to the radio and the SensarPro those times we might be dry camping and wanting to absolutely minimize draw on the battery. This is the result ...



In this case the same feed that powered the original wall plate is fed through the top switch and then on to the SensarPro ... 12 vdc for the radio is fed through the bottom switch and on to the radio. Since I had fused 12 vdc power right there for the radio I tapped into that and ran it up to the 12 vdc distribution box then on up to the 12 vdc monitor box which also has another 1/4" tip & sleeve jack from which I can draw 12 vdc power. This is of course all intended for light duty use, a few amps at most, but certainly fine for powering a small inverter of the type you're talking about for powering a fan, phone charger, or even a laptop power supply. Of course, you don't have to get as elaborate as this so if you're simply wanting a source of 12 vdc to power a small inverter I'd just tap into the +/- 12 vdc that feeds the radio.

If none of the above appeals to you then the alternate solution is to mount your small inverter somewhere convenient and run 12 gauge zip cord from there, down through the floor of the trailer, and up to the tongue where you can connect directly to the battery's positive & negative terminals, just as I did many years ago with our 2000 Santa Fe popup, locating the inverter next to and below the dinette table.