12 Volt - Auto Use I searched "12-volt television" in Amazon and this TV came up. This television does not come with a cigarette lighter (12 volt) power adapter does it? I'd like something that I can use in my RV without running the generator. Can this TV do the trick? 12 Volt - Auto Use I searched "12-volt television" in Amazon and this TV came up. This television does not come with a cigarette lighter (12 volt) power adapter does it? I'd like... » Read More 12 Volt - Auto Use I searched "12-volt television" in Amazon and this TV came up. This television does not come with a cigarette lighter (12 volt) power adapter does it? I'd like something that I can use in my RV without running the generator. Can this TV do the trick? « Show Less
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A small inverter may do the trick but be sure that you have a return option if there is a problem. Most inverters produce square wave A/C (not sine wave) and may not work with some electronic devices. A 100 Watt unit may do but 200 Watts is better. Plan on spending $20 to $40 for one. Another option is a portable power supply with a built-in inverter (the kind with jumper cables).
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I see you have this in your Van for a year.. Tell me how you like it now?? Does it skip when you hit a bump when using the DVDplayer??Thanks..KH
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I plan to use this tv in my conversion van to replace the crt original tv. I am having it installed by Phase 4 stereo, they will use an invertor that costs $50 to change the power for use by car battery (we use a deep cycle auxillary when parked)S.P. Norman
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i have a similar question, i want to run this in the backseat of my honda for the kids, can i get an adapter and run it in the car?
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From my father for whom I bought one: "I have not had any problem with electronics. That is our tv and our pc.One note- as I remember - when switched to 220 the 110 output is cut in half. Even if no 220 is being used. That reduces the output to 2200 watts . I try and only use 110 because generators don't like motor loads (high start current)."
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It doesn't come with one and I've not seen one. You could get an inverter and plug it into that. The inverters plug into your cigarette lighter and have a standard power plug
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Mine runs off of 120 volts AC power adapter. The output from the adapter is 12 volts DC at 2.1 amps. You may be able to purchase an adapter that plugs into cigarette lights from your car from the manufacturer. Personally I would not attempt to make my own as these units cost too much to experiment with.
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You have to have a transformer to convert the power to 12v whether you use the plug or wire it directly. If you are talking about wiring it directly to a battery of some kind, you have to watch the voltage.
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No it has to be charged from 120v, get a converter for your cigarette lighter that converts 12v to 120v. Black and Decker makes a small good one that will work for under $15
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What do you mean by an adapter cord. Our devices put out 120 volts and you plug in your wall charger from your cell phone or other portable electronic device. No adaptor cord is needed. If you want to use the power box to charge a 12 volt battery you would use a 12 volt wall charger and we can provide a recommendation. Sincerely Ken
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I see there is a dc plug on mine but not sure if it is ment to be used in a cig lighter in a car I would call the company up and ask them would be best way to find out or go to radio shack or a store like that see if they have any thing like that. sorry i was not able to answer your question. this is a webpage to radio shack not sure if it is what ya need http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=13384949&kw=dc-12v%20adapters&origkw=DC-12V+adapters&sr=1
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It does NOT have a 12VDC auto cord included. I'm not sure if the people who make Pepwave products offer a 12VDC cord. I was easily able to buy a 12VDC car cord at a Radio Shack or a Walmart. I brought my Pepwave into the store with me. I was quickly able to match an in stock adapter to the jack on my Pepwave. Works great in my RV (and vehicles) when I want / need to run the Pepwave off 12VCD. I'm sure Amazon would have the correct adapter too. The question is, will the tip on the adapter be the correct tip to match the jack on your Pepwave. Pepwave used to offer a battery pack but, it was crazy expensive (and that was before you figure the cost of batteries). It does NOT have a 12VDC auto cord included. I'm not sure if the people who make Pepwave products offer a 12VDC cord. I was easily able to buy a 12VDC car cord at a Radio Shack or a Walmart. I brought my Pepwave into the store with me. I was quickly able to match an in stock adapter to the jack on my Pepwave. Works great in my RV (and vehicles) when I want / need to run the Pepwave off 12VCD. I'm sure Amazon would have the correct adapter too. The question is, will the tip on the adapter be the correct tip to match the jack on your Pepwave. Pepwave used to offer a battery pack but, it was... » Read More It does NOT have a 12VDC auto cord included. I'm not sure if the people who make Pepwave products offer a 12VDC cord. I was easily able to buy a 12VDC car cord at a Radio Shack or a Walmart. I brought my Pepwave into the store with me. I was quickly able to match an in stock adapter to the jack on my Pepwave. Works great in my RV (and vehicles) when I want / need to run the Pepwave off 12VCD. I'm sure Amazon would have the correct adapter too. The question is, will the tip on the adapter be the correct tip to match the jack on your Pepwave. Pepwave used to offer a battery pack but, it was crazy expensive (and that was before you figure the cost of batteries). « Show Less
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It doesn't come with an adapter. I bought a 12v cigarette adapter and wired it to the power supply. It works great.
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That depends on how many watts they each draw.Figure how many amps the item uses and multiply by the volts, ex. Amps x Volts = the wattsExample: If your TV draws 6 Amps, that will be a usage of 720 watts (6Ax120V).Also to note: You need to balance the draw, for example if you are feeding from the 4 prong outlet into your manualtransfer box, each HOT lead plus the neutral should be as even as possible. Balance the lighter and heaver as evenand best you can. For example if your "pump" draws as much as the "TV and Den Lights" combined, then just have the pump onone leg and the other two on the other leg.I hope I helped you rather than confuse you, let me know either way. That depends on how many watts they each draw.Figure how many amps the item uses and multiply by the volts, ex. Amps x Volts = the wattsExample: If your TV draws 6 Amps, that will be a usage of 720 watts (6Ax120V).Also to note: You need to balance the draw, for example if you are feeding from the 4 prong outlet into your manualtransfer box, each HOT lead plus the neutral should be as even as possible. Balance the lighter and heaver as evenand best you can. For example if your "pump" draws as much as the "TV and Den Lights" combined, then... » Read More That depends on how many watts they each draw.Figure how many amps the item uses and multiply by the volts, ex. Amps x Volts = the wattsExample: If your TV draws 6 Amps, that will be a usage of 720 watts (6Ax120V).Also to note: You need to balance the draw, for example if you are feeding from the 4 prong outlet into your manualtransfer box, each HOT lead plus the neutral should be as even as possible. Balance the lighter and heaver as evenand best you can. For example if your "pump" draws as much as the "TV and Den Lights" combined, then just have the pump onone leg and the other two on the other leg.I hope I helped you rather than confuse you, let me know either way. « Show Less
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Doesn't have a 12V plug but the best method is to connect directly to the battery as that provides the best power and lowest ignition noise. The cigarette lighter socket is a lower rated outlet and while this radio doesn't pull that much amperage it could overload it.
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You're going to need a 110V - 12V adapter that has a cigarette lighter outlet. You can find them on amazon, but you don't want to cheap out on the adapter. The power usage isn't listed on the pump description, but an educated guess suggests you might need an adapter that can pump out 6 or 7 amps. Motors are power-hungry, unlike 12v electronic devices. If it's occasional 110v usage fine, but if you're using it all the time on 110v, you're better off getting a pump that plugs into the wall.
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i do not recommend pluging into car lighter plug. the unit draws too much power. it comes with clips to hook directly on car battery terminals. they do come smaller and can be plugged into lighter but they have less power (watts). figure out hqw many watts you draw and add 20 percent more and buy a power inverter with that power draw. you can not draw more power than the inverter puts out or the power inverter will blow. these power inverters are great when power goes out. you can run 25 watt floresent bulb for over a day with them on a mid size charged car battery, or even a tv. you do not need to keep a generator running all the time. i have two car batterys charged all the time if power goes out. i also have portable solar pannels 12 volt to charge batterys. this is a hobby for me.
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Hello Lisa,The electric cigarette lighter comes with a USB cord that plugs into a 5 volt secondary and a 120 volt primary portable transformer. In other words the lighter comes with every thing necessary to recharge. The cord has a mini usb on one end(the end that plugs into the lighter) and a regular 2.0 usb end that plugs into the AC voltage to DC voltage converter. The voltage converter(transformer/rectifier) just plugs into any 120 volt house outlet. It is quit easy to operate. I`m sure you will not have any trouble. Hope this answers your question! Plus you can plug the 2.0 usb into any 5 volt DC receptacle. Best of luck!KP Jandt Hello Lisa,The electric cigarette lighter comes with a USB cord that plugs into a 5 volt secondary and a 120 volt primary portable transformer. In other words the lighter comes with every thing necessary to recharge. The cord has a mini usb on one end(the end that plugs into the lighter) and a regular 2.0 usb end that plugs into the AC voltage to DC voltage converter. The voltage converter(transformer/rectifier) just plugs into any 120 volt house outlet. It is quit easy to operate. I`m sure you will not have any trouble. Hope this answers your question! Plus you can plug the 2.0 usb... » Read More Hello Lisa,The electric cigarette lighter comes with a USB cord that plugs into a 5 volt secondary and a 120 volt primary portable transformer. In other words the lighter comes with every thing necessary to recharge. The cord has a mini usb on one end(the end that plugs into the lighter) and a regular 2.0 usb end that plugs into the AC voltage to DC voltage converter. The voltage converter(transformer/rectifier) just plugs into any 120 volt house outlet. It is quit easy to operate. I`m sure you will not have any trouble. Hope this answers your question! Plus you can plug the 2.0 usb into any 5 volt DC receptacle. Best of luck!KP Jandt « Show Less
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It has a power cord but not sure about 12 volt connector. Love my little TV.
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every battery will convert the 12v to 1000w. but not for very long. the more batteries you have the more power you can store and convert throu the invertor. to give you and idea of the amount of battieries you need, i have two batteries and i can run my tv for 5 hr. the tv. is using under 400watts. if you wanted to run something that uses 1000w per hr. i would start with at least 4. an easy way to understand this is. if you turned on 10 one hundered w. light bulbs, that would be the most power your invertor could power. the longer you want to run the light bulbs the more batteries you would need. every battery will convert the 12v to 1000w. but not for very long. the more batteries you have the more power you can store and convert throu the invertor. to give you and idea of the amount of battieries you need, i have two batteries and i can run my tv for 5 hr. the tv. is using under 400watts. if you wanted to run something that uses 1000w per hr. i would start with at least 4. an easy way to understand this is. if you turned on 10 one hundered w. light bulbs, that would be the most power your invertor could power. the longer you want to run the light bulbs the more batteries you would... » Read More every battery will convert the 12v to 1000w. but not for very long. the more batteries you have the more power you can store and convert throu the invertor. to give you and idea of the amount of battieries you need, i have two batteries and i can run my tv for 5 hr. the tv. is using under 400watts. if you wanted to run something that uses 1000w per hr. i would start with at least 4. an easy way to understand this is. if you turned on 10 one hundered w. light bulbs, that would be the most power your invertor could power. the longer you want to run the light bulbs the more batteries you would need. « Show Less