peppers
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not all lcd tellys are 12v some have the transformer built in ,however i have just purchased a bush 19 inch unit with built in dvd freeview hdmi and 12v for 149 quid from morrisons.my old lcd not digital works perfectly on 12v without a regulator with or without the engine running .as for an inverter i would favour a second or more battery connected in paralell any time i have 3 2@110 and 1 85 ah never had a problem and never plugged in to site power ,mind you we are 100% wild
messenger 2.5td
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Telly
Please don't use your new tv/dvd player with the engine running as you will be putting excess of 14 volts through it ,i think this has been covered in threads before,Andy.
Please don't use your new tv/dvd player with the engine running as you will be putting excess of 14 volts through it ,i think this has been covered in threads before,Andy.
Kev_Behr
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Telly
We use 2 inverters, as we usually take our PVR with us having recorded a few films etc, (cheaper than buying DVD's) we use a small 300 watt Silverline inverter straight from the dash cig lighter socket for a 19" TV, and a unknown brand 200 watt one hard wired to just one 110 ah leisure battery for the PVR, no probs, we do sometimes take a 21" TV/DVD also no probs.
We are thinking of getting a couple of extra 110 ah batteries as we have a garage on our newer camper, so have space to spare, just waiting for the yellow thing in the sky to appear for longer, as it would involve moving the original from under the drivers seat and re-locating all the cables etc.
Both our inverters were below £25.00 each, so not an expensive way to go, we've never gone on sites, although this is our first winter, we might just have to, as we've only wild camped from Kendal northwards up to Skye, easter to October, as we rarely stay more than one night in the same place, the battery gets a top up every day, this van came with a very quiet Honda genny as part of the deal, so if we were out of the way, we could always fire that up to provide a charge or use the power.
Hope that was some help.
Kev
We use 2 inverters, as we usually take our PVR with us having recorded a few films etc, (cheaper than buying DVD's) we use a small 300 watt Silverline inverter straight from the dash cig lighter socket for a 19" TV, and a unknown brand 200 watt one hard wired to just one 110 ah leisure battery for the PVR, no probs, we do sometimes take a 21" TV/DVD also no probs.
We are thinking of getting a couple of extra 110 ah batteries as we have a garage on our newer camper, so have space to spare, just waiting for the yellow thing in the sky to appear for longer, as it would involve moving the original from under the drivers seat and re-locating all the cables etc.
Both our inverters were below £25.00 each, so not an expensive way to go, we've never gone on sites, although this is our first winter, we might just have to, as we've only wild camped from Kendal northwards up to Skye, easter to October, as we rarely stay more than one night in the same place, the battery gets a top up every day, this van came with a very quiet Honda genny as part of the deal, so if we were out of the way, we could always fire that up to provide a charge or use the power.
Hope that was some help.
Kev
Slim
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the telly is for my other half, I,m a radio 4 sort of bloke myself,I cant stand soaps of any kind /property shows/i,m a celeb stop me from dancing in the jungle type crap/and cooking programs. I do watch the odd wildlife program but I prefer to go to the allotment or play with old motorbikes in the workshop when i,m not camping that is.Just in case I start a slanging match
this is my preference, and each to thier own. One mans meat and all that.....Slim