Thread: 12 volt TV
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Old 03-09-2015, 06:04 AM   #5
Jpatrickc
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Originally Posted by wa8yxm View Post
I have a 21 inch Samsung.. it is not 12 volt, it's 14.. if you assume 10% tollerance that's 12.6 to more voltage than you should ever have on the house system, if you assuem 20 percent 11.2 is less voltage than you should ever have on your house system.

Some folks worry about feedign 13.6 or charging voltage often 14.5) to a 12 volt device.
This got me thinking because I have a 23" Vizio tv that runs off a 12 wall wart. I did a little checking with a power supply. Here is a list of the voltage and amperage it draws at each voltage. It quit working at 10.5 v.

10.6 v. 1.98 a
11.0 v. 1.9 a
12.0 v. 1.7 a
13.0 v 1.5 a
14.0 v 1.4 a
15.0 a 1.3 a

As the voltage increases the current decreases. This tells me it has a switching regulator and should not be damaged by voltages higher than 12volts. I have used this TV when connected to campground power and also while boondocking on battery power.
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