Convenience mod
We have always been a bit frustrated by not being able to stop and fire-up our dome and 32" TV for a few hours without starting a generator, however frustrated no more. We purchased an inexpensive inverter (400W), had plugged it into the Wingard 12V plug and attempted to plug our 32" TV and Directv receiver, which caused the inverter to scream and shutdown. We needed to change the 5Ver battery so went to a Group 27 marine deep cycle, however same result. After checking the voltage drop while the TV was starting, it was obvious the voltage drop was the issue. This has been posted many times, should have listened sooner... The 12V wiring is just not enough to the plug, voltage was dumping to 10V. Today, moved the inverter to the battery compartment (about 18" from battery), reconnected directly to the terminals off the battery. Went down to Home Depot and purchased an inexpensive (however quality) extension cord.... After drilling a few holes and securing the cord with plastic retainers.... Ended up with the end of the cord inside the TV cabinet... It's been out there going for the last couple of hours very happily, running on the battery. Problem solved, can now just stop, watch Satellite TV and have a fan on if necessary without starting the generator in the Truck.
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