Electric supply for tv & dvd

[Skynyrd]

Mounting a new led flatscreen tv & maybe a blueray, reg ac 120 mounting it overhead over front the previous old rca that was there had a power supply
cigarette lighter receptacle my question is can I use the 120v tv & blueray using this type of power supply & what will I have to do as far as a power cord that will plug into the outlet.

[jackfish]

An inverter sufficient to run the loads from the TV and DVD. Plugs into a 12V DC cigarette lighter type receptacle and has two 110V AC outlets. Here is a 200 watt inverter: Amazon.com: Whistler Pro-200W 200 Watt Power Inverter: Patio, Lawn & Garden

[cb1000rider]

How many amps is the fuse on your Cig lighter outlet... That'll determine how big of an inverter you can put up there.

[Skynyrd]

Thanks, I will see about the amps at the plug...Also after removing the old rca tv I see on the back where it is a 12v tv..

[cb1000rider]

You can still buy 12v TVs, but modern LED TVs don't pull that many amps... however, we need to know how much 12v power (amps) you've got up there..

[Skynyrd]

Not sure which fuse is for the cig. plug in ..So in the morn. I will check by elimination.

[John Hilley]

What size TV are you replacing? Some of the LCD TVs have a Class 2 transformer power supply providing 12 volts to the TV. You could go directly from the cigarette lighter type socket to the TV with a straight through 12 volt cable.

[jackfish]

Originally Posted by John Hilley

What size TV are you replacing? Some of the LCD TVs have a Class 2 transformer power supply providing 12 volts to the TV. You could go directly from the cigarette lighter type socket to the TV with a straight through 12 volt cable.

That would also lower its draw as well wouldn't it?

[John Hilley]

Yes, it would be slightly better as you wouldn't have the inverter overhead loss.