how big of an inverter for Direct TV
As I've mentioned on other threads, I'm looking to install an inverter to run my Direct TV components from my batteries. I asked around, called the companies, and determined that; My TV uses abo...
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donn0128 wrote:Rmack1 wrote:donn0128 wrote:
Remember you can turn off the dishes power once it has homed. So that is a savings. You are going to want a pure sine wave inverter to begin with. Get one around 800 watts and install it correctly and go happy.
I don't think that is true.
The only way I have of cutting off the power to my Trav'ler, short of unplugging it, is to hit the on/off button on the little controller box, and this would begin the shutdown/fold-up sequence.
I suppose I could try unplugging it, but that seems pretty inelegant. I would be surprised if it still functioned, but what do I know?
That's exactly how you do it. My traveler has been up for 5 months now and as soon as it locked onto the signal I unplugged and replugged it. No power draw. When I want to move or put it down all I do is turn it on, let it home and then do the normal power off. The antenna does not need any power feeding it after it has found the correct birds. The SWM power supply provides the 19V to the LNB. Just remember all of this stuff is drawing power all the time. So batteries are not going to last very long. That is the main reason I use a non SWM system when boon docking.
OK.
Thanks for schooling me on that.
