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    Posted: 19 Apr 2019 at 7:23pm
I am looking at getting a 12 volt TV for our 178 so we can watch it without shore power. Does anyone know how fast they draw down the battery's also, my built in am/fm DVD is 12 volt but does it always pull power from the battery's or when plugged in to shore power does it get it from shore power. My trailer is in storage and I can't check it, if I am plugged into to shore power and turn off my battery's will the am/fm DVD turn off or stay on? And what is the largest TV that will fit?
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My dual voltage TV takes 1.5A when on 12Vdc so its a pretty minor load on the battery unless you watch it for many hours.  The radio takes 0.4A and is 12V only. I just got the same size TV as the 120V one that was in my 179. A larger TV will draw more current of course. You will need to install a 12V (cig lighter) socket for the TV, it will run from 120Vac when on shore power if you leave it plugged into both outlets. 
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Make sure the new tv is the same size or smaller than the factory one so the swivel and strap will work. I found that out the hard way.   As someone mentioned, the Harbor Freight tilt arm is an exact match.
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Agree with offgrid. If just needed to run the TV you do not need to buy a 12 v TV.  All you need is to add a 12V to 120 volt converter.  You cannot do this with a high wattage appliance (e.g. coffee maker) but a TV is fine. These are less than $20.  You can splice it into any 12 volt line and then plug the TV into the converter and then you can watch TV.  There are some nice posts in here on how to do it.
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Apr 2019 at 11:44am
You don't even need a very big inverter. 50W is plenty.
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Posts: 5290 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Apr 2019 at 11:51am
To be clear I went with a 12v tv, actually they are generally dual voltage. Perdinally, i try to avoid using inverters when possible, one less thing to break and consume energy. The 12v TVs are pretty inexpensive on Amazon. I put my 120v one on Craigslist and got 30-40 bucks for it. At this point there isn’t anything in my rpod I need an inverter for.
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