In the VESA wall mount section of this page I state that my Lance travel trailer came from the Lance factory with a Master Mount TV mount installed. Like I mentioned before, there are too many variables and each situation is different.īest of luck figuring out your power needs and Camp On! Sorry that there is no direct answer to your question. Might be a case of needing a portable solar panel. And then do some math to figure out how long between charges. Then figure out how many usable amp-hours your battery has. The first place to start is to figure out the amp-hour consumption for this particular battery. There’s a huge difference between how long a battery will go between charges if it only has a minimal power draw (you most likely could go 2-4 days between charges) versus if it has a large power draw because it’s your main RV house battery (in this case, a single battery would be doing good if it lasted a day between charges). Just one battery? How man amp-hours is the battery rated for? How many amps does the TV use? Are you running anything else off the battery (as in, is this your RV’s house battery)? Again, you have to make sure the power station is capable of providing the amount of power you require.Ĭan’t answer your question, because there are too many variables. You can get these power stations in various sizes (battery capacities) and some of them come with a built-in inverter so that they can power (reasonably sized) 120 volt appliances. Just make sure that your 12 volt outlet is capable of powering the inverter and the inverter itself is capable of powering your TV.Ī third option is a relatively new product that uses a lithium battery pack in a portable package. You can get a much smaller inverter (in the couple hundred watt of power output range) that is portable and plugs into a 12 volt power outlet (the round, cigarette lighter style) that you can use to power small 120 volt appliances. Inverters come in a couple of different styles – you can get a permanently mounted on inside your RV that provides anywhere from 1000 to 3000 (and more) watts of 120 volt power from your RV’s 12 volt battery bank. And inverter changes 12 volt electricity to 120 volts. You are wanting to use an inverter to do this. And there are definitely a lot more choices in 120 volt TVs than there are when it comes to 12 volt TVs. But in some cases (lots of solar and/or batteries) it doesn’t really make a difference. So ideally you’d use a 12 volt TV for the most efficient use of your RV’s energy system. But for those RVs that have ‘just enough’ solar and battery reserve to do ‘normal’ things, the loss of power due to the use of an inverter does make a difference. So anytime you can use a 12 volt appliance and avoid having to use your inverter, you will always be ahead in the power usage game.įor those RV’s electrical systems that have a big enough solar array and enough battery capacity, this loss of power thru the use of an inverter is not big deal. In other words, there will be wasted energy. The inverting process isn’t 100% efficient, so you will always have a loss of power in this process. The process of changing 12 volts of power (the inverter input voltage) to 120 volts of power (the inverter output voltage) results in loss of power (as heat). Hopefully I can clarify the power draw question.Īnytime you are running an inverter, you are having a certain amount of wasted power. And haven’t had an issue with the mount itself (just the way it’s mounted to the wall). Which is the kind that I’ve had for 6+ years in my rig, using it full-time. Unless I’m mistaken, that’s the kind we show on this page. Not sure what you mean by rigid swing arm style mount. Or, go without a TV and enjoy nature and family time? Yeah, I know, there are times when a TV comes in handy, so maybe go with a cheap 120-volt TV and see if it stands up to the rigors of travel so you don’t have to sink a lot of money into an RV specific TV. If it was a 120-volt TV, did that work for your style of camping (plugged into shorepower)? If so, go with another 120-volt TV of MUCH smaller size that won’t be such a dead weight bouncing up and down on a VESA mount. Was the 40″ a 12-volt or a 120-volt (household) TV? But that’s a lot of weight to hang off a VESA mount on a vehicle that bumps its way down the road. Interface Composite, VGA, HDMI input.Forest River put a 40″ television in a 24 foot Class C RV? Whoa! I guess they wanted to razzle dazzle buyers. Line audio output.ĭual function wireless remote control included (TV/DVD)ĬEC function with AWM975 or other Jensen CEC-equipped HDMI DVD playersįull function wireless remote control included Features15 inch Jensen LED TV, MFG JE1512LED, 15 inch widescreen 16 9 display, 12 VDC operation, HDTV tuner, 1 Composite Video, 1 VGA, 1 HDMI input.
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