Vintage HiFi Audio Forum
Audio Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: gdv on September 02, 2021, 10:33:53 AM
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Does anyone have a 12 volt (car) TV or screen I can borrow for this Sunday? I am attending a picnic in North Park & the weather does not look good! :( There is no electricity at the pavilion we are at... Thinking of showing a movie might be a good option for the "rain day." I don't have a portable dvd player, so I may need to buy one, I'll ask some of my other friends... I guess a laptop computer would/could work too... But 20 people around a 15" computer screen may NOT be the best, therefore the idea of a larger 12v TV or screen...
Open to other ideas/suggestions??? Thanks for reading & providing info...
George
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Doing some research, I may go this route... Get an inverter that converts 18v or 40v to 120v AC... This way I can use a "regular" TV...
https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-40V-300-Watt-Power-Inverter-Tool-Only-RYi300BG/308736685 (https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-40V-300-Watt-Power-Inverter-Tool-Only-RYi300BG/308736685)
or
https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-150-Watt-Power-Inverter-for-ONE-18V-Battery-Tool-Only-RYi150BG/308460871 (https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-150-Watt-Power-Inverter-for-ONE-18V-Battery-Tool-Only-RYi150BG/308460871)
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I have a very, very small portable tv that you can use.... let me double check it still works before we make plans, if you want to use it.
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It's dead... I'll give it another go round tomorrow... but I don't think it's going to work.
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Thanks for your efforts?. 😊
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I have an old 11" black and white tube set (RCA, I think), that runs on 120 V AC or 12 volt DC you can borrow. I keep it for emergencies and power outages. I once watched a Steeler game on it in my garage, the TV was powered by my boat battery (lost power for 4 days and didn't want to go to a bar).
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Thank you for the replies & offers for 12v TV's... Thank you!!! I decided to purchase a Ryobi 40v power inverter for the TV/dvd setup as electronics draw very little amps/watts compared to refrigerators/appliances/etc. I have a few 40v batteries for my lawn tools anyway... :)
I hope to tryout the setup in the next few days... If anyone is interested, I will post the results...
George
(aka gdv)