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05-07-2015, 07:14 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
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Thanks to Dennis
One of the biggest regular amp draws for us was the 40"LCD tv. It not only drew a lot of amps when we were watching it, but enough when it was off that I put it on a switch to totally cut it off at night. Last winter at Q, Dennis (MudChief) mentioned that he'd replaced his TV with an LED tv and it drew a lot less amps. I replaced our's with a Samsung 40" EnergyStar LED tv and the difference was indeed significant. The new one draws half of what the old one drew when running and since my measuring devices only measure to a tenth of an amp the amp draw turned off doesn't even register.
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2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
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05-07-2015, 07:24 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Brentwood
Posts: 196
M.O.C. #15998
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by DQDick
One of the biggest regular amp draws for us was the 40"LCD tv. It not only drew a lot of amps when we were watching it, but enough when it was off that I put it on a switch to totally cut it off at night. Last winter at Q, Dennis (MudChief) mentioned that he'd replaced his TV with an LED tv and it drew a lot less amps. I replaced our's with a Samsung 40" EnergyStar LED tv and the difference was indeed significant. The new one draws half of what the old one drew when running and since my measuring devices only measure to a tenth of an amp the amp draw turned off doesn't even register.
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LED is a huge difference. We moved a 42" Plasma downstairs and replaced the living room TV with a 60" LED. it was about 30 pounds lighter (no kidding). After remounting the plasma down stairs on a wall, and within reach, I was amazed at the heat coming from it. Heat equals amps.... Don't know the draw but it is definitely much more than the LED.
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05-07-2015, 01:45 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
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Yes, I didn't mention that, but the LCD also put off a lot of heat and weighed about twice what the new on does.
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Dick, Joyce, Diego, Picatso and Gustav
2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
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05-08-2015, 03:39 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Madison
Posts: 1,239
M.O.C. #5906
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Wow! Shortly after we bought our Big Sky we replaced the factory TV with the one that we had in our stick house. We made the change because our TV had a better picture than the factory TV. We traded an LCD for our LED. Little did we know that there are far more advantages than just a better picture.
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05-08-2015, 06:30 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Pensacola (mail forward service)
Posts: 3,198
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The led flat panel tv's are called that because they use high intensity leds for the light source for the lcd panel instead of cold cathode florescent tubes or other high wattage/current devices. Thought someone would want to know. John
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05-08-2015, 03:33 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Paola
Posts: 5,739
M.O.C. #4961
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Dick, glad you got got it installed. It will save you a lot of AMPS It sure did for us. It kept me from having to add another solar panel.
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Paola, Kansas
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1200 watts of Solar
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