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Just read the voltage coming out of the power supply dongle on the
LCD TV you're considering and look for anything from 12-15VDC output from it. The DC regulators are inside the TVs so it doesn't matter if it's off a few volts. Bad advice concerning the consumer grade LCD TVs I know of. The 120 volt AC to 12 volt wall wart *is* the voltage regulator, there is no DC regulator inside the TV. I called technical support concerning my Samsung SyncMaster 150mp and they said the voltage must be a clean 12.3 volts plus or minus 5%. Clean means no high voltage spikes or significant AC ripple. They said lots of folks are running this particular monitor in emergency vehiclesetc., but only by using a 10-16v--12v regulated power supply (expensive), *not* connecting directly to the vehicle's DC bus. Typical boat voltages range from 10v or so when running heavy loads like anchor windlasses, to 14.4v or so when charging. High voltages will burn out the cold cathode fluorescent backlight circuitry, every time. You either have an unusual LCD TV, never use the TV during the top end of a 3-step charging cycle, or are just plain lucky. |
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