VE3ESN
Ontario, Canada
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I'd like to be able to keep the AC/DC TV/DVD combo we have in the Roadtrek, but realize that we won't be able to receive any US OTA TV with it after Feb/09.
Since we dry camp/boondock sometimes, could anyone with a converter box tell me what the output voltage from the AC adaptor is? Ideally, it'd be great if it was 12 VDC so I could power the box from the 12 V house battery. I'm not sure that the box would function well with our cheap modified-sine-wave inverter. I can't seem to get this info anywhere on the internet, and the boxes aren't sold yet in Canada. (Our switchover to digital only is 2011, I believe.)
Thanks in advance for any info.
Jerry & Susie
1996 Roadtrek 190 Versatile (Dodge 5.2 L)
FMCA F390585
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TubaPete
Comstock Park, MI
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The one I have (Insignia) doesn't have an adapter, it is 120V input. I don't know if there is an internal transformer or not.
Tuba Pete
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jauguston
Bellingham, WA
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The converter will quite likely do fine with a cheap MSW inverter. My LCD TV and my Direct TV receiver do fine on MSW.
Jim, Sharon and Buddy the Yorkie
1999 Gulfstream Sun Voyager 31' ISB Cummins 210 uprated to 275
Trippe-Lite 1800w inverter 4-6v GC batteries
3- Kyocera 130w solar panels
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Lorne&Lorraine
Ottawa, ON, Canada
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I have an Insignia converter box from Best Buy. Haven't permanently installed yet but, in testing for a few hours, the box worked fine using the cheap 75 watt cigarette lighter inverter I got last year to run my weather alert radio when we don't have an electric hook-up.
Lorne Ross
2003 Pleasure-Way Ford Excel TD
Camped the lower 48 states and 9 provinces
Most multiple times and now on the repeat!
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Jim&Peg
Central Ohio
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Magnavox power use 8 watts. Insignia power use 7 watts. Both have 120 v power cords.
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nny12972
NY
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Thanks, Jim---haven't seen one yet....Jerry---I'm in the same boat.....I run sat.box, SW, TVs off mine w/o any difficulties so far....but, I fire up my Xantrex 400 for the PC...no matter what the power source is---mucho safer!
J
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VE3ESN
Ontario, Canada
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Thanks everyone for your replies. Looks like I'll get a cigarette lighter inverter to power the d-a converter box when we're off shore power.
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KeninAZ
SE AZ
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Yes I agree. I have one that does over 200w that we use to keep the cell phones and camera batteries going and the computer while on the road. It has a cooling fan and a switch on it too.
I think we paid like $25 for it at Wal Mart.
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