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I have a question about a power inserter for TV. I have two different TV antennas, a Winegard G3 for when I am on the road and a standard Direct TV satellite dish mounted on my RV port at home. When my home Direct TV antenna was installed I was told I needed a power inserter so I purchased an AT&T PI1RI-03 inserter from Amazon and installed it between the satellite dish and the receiver. I later purchased a Winegard G3 and it came with its own inserter. I know that the Winegard inserter sends power to the G3 to search for sattelites. Isn’t that all that a power inserter does is send power back to whichever antenna it is hooked to or do different inserters have different functions. The reason I’m asking is that I have the AT&T inserter mounted permanently on the wall of my RV and whenever I take the RV out I uninstall the receiver from the AT&T inserter and install the Winegard inserter for the G3 antenna and then reinstall the AT&T inserter when I get back home. I sent an email to Winegard but I’m not sure I worded my question well enough. This is the answer I received from Winegard: You cannot use the DirecTV power inserter in place of the power inserter for the Carryout G3. The power inserter you have at home is to provide your receiver signal, the power inserter for the Carryout G3 makes the system search for signal etc. So back to my question, do different power inserters have different functions so they only work on specific antennas or do they just supply voltage where needed and the antenna decides what to use it for. It would be convenient to just leave one hooked up all the time and not have to change back and forth. Thank you Stan1.3KViews0likes3CommentsRe: Outdoor RV quality
Last year we downsized from a 34 ft. motorhome and bought a used 2016 ORV Blackrock 19B. The Black Rock is a lower end unit in their line up and does not include a lot of the amenities found in their higher end rigs; however, the overall construction is does not appear to be compromised. The Black Rock is definitely a solid trailer and so far I am very pleased with the quality. In regards to their customer service I contacted Outdoor RV by phone to ask about the TV wiring and was immediately emailed a schematic. A couple of months later I decided to build a cabinet to provide additional storage and wanted to purchase hinges and door pulls to match the existing hardware. The price was dirt cheap and they arrived at my home in record time. Both times I called I got a real person on the phone and very swift response to my requests. Suffice it to say, I’m impressed with Outdoor RV customer service as well as the quality of their products. Stan1.2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: 1998 Gulf Stream Conquest help!!
Fatnjoe I have a 94 Damon and several years ago, while working in the battery compartment, I shorted the batteries and immediately had no power to the house. I found that Damon, in their wisdom, had hid a thermal disconnect up behind the left turn signal light. This was not a re-set type of switch so had to install a new one and all was well again. Just thought I would mention this. Stan542Views0likes0CommentsRe: 94 Tioga Batteries
That would be perfect for me, in fact I had one lined up and was ready to purchase when I enlarged some photos that my nephew took for me and noticed cracking clear through the end cap. Cracked all the way from the bottom of the cap up and over the top. It was cracked in two places so assuming it probably had a structural problem I let that one go. 24 ft. to 26 ft. are really hard to find here. Stan498Views0likes0CommentsRe: 94 Tioga Batteries
Bordercollie Actually I didn’t buy it. It looked for a while that it might work till the seller sent pictures of the roof. By the way, this rig had one house battery in the engine compartment and a second one back under the bed. I have been shopping for a C for over a year, looking for one from 24 ft. to 26 ft., and they seem to be hard to find. I’m in Eastern WA and there is nothing here so I have to look at Spokane, Seattle area or Portland and by the time I see something I may want it’s already sold. I refuse to buy sight unseen and from Nov. through Feb. travel is sketchy. The weather is hit or miss this time of year and all the highways are covered with de-icer which raises havoc with the underside of a vehicle . I haven’t seen many for sale through the summer months. Of course the dealers have a few but they want an astronomical amount for them. I offered 170% of NADA value for a 99 24 ft. Winnie and they countered with 240% of the NADA value and wouldn’t budge. There is no way in the world I would pay that but I’m sure someone will. I told the salesman an old Alaska Indian said “wait long time moose come by” so I’ll continue waiting. I keep looking but it’s getting on to spring and I have a buyer for my Class A. Shopping for a used rig I can see why people buy new. I can’t afford new and probably wouldn’t buy new if I could but trying to find a good used one is tough. I’ll keep on looking, something will come up. Stan498Views0likes0CommentsRe: 94 Tioga Batteries
Jacocreek, how did you get by with just one battery? We have been running two 6 volt for years and with 130 watt of solar and have been doing OK. We have dry camped for over a week on the two batteries which provide a little over 200 amp hrs. but we don’t use much elec. I would think one group 24 would make it really tight. What’s your secret. Stan499Views0likes0CommentsRe: 94 Tioga Batteries
In my Class A the batteries are in the generator compartment and I have to remove them to service them. They are 6 volt and heavy. I know some of the earlier Fleetwood Class C had only one house battery and it was in the engine compartment. There is a 94 for sale and I was wondering if someone here had one and could tell me the location of the batteries. I don’t want to get into another situation like I have with my motorhome, I know I don’t maintain the batteries as I should just because they are so difficult to get at. At this point in my life I’m trying to simplify things as much as I can. The Tioga is over 200 miles away so I can’t just go look. Later Tiogas had their batteries under the steps and would hold 2. I’ll see if I can get hold of the owner. Old rig, low miles, new tires, new frig, HWH levelers, headers, new awning, kept under cover, may be worth buying but is still 23 years old. Thanks for the input. Stan498Views0likes0Comments
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