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I understand you perfectly. And thats what i mean. Discard/eliminate the adapter. I was just showing the adapter.
Connect 12vdc to 220 vac adapter? Lol

So now i can use my decoder without inverter. Why didnt i buy dc tv the time i bought my tv? Any way i can adapt my tv too? There should be a way the decoder can be connected to my laptop to perform tv function. I cant afford buying a dc tv now

ceaser:
I don't mean connecting the DC source to the GOTV adapter o. What I mean is that the same power-in port for the adapter on the decoder is the same place you'll plug in your 12v direct DC source. In fact by the time you are through with direct DC connection of the GOTV, you won't be needing that AC power pack (adapter) that comes with it, except of course you decide to cut off the DC plug end of the adapter to use for the direct DC connection. But I would advice it's better you get your own DC plug and solder in your wires to connect to the 12vdc source.

eleojo23:
I use this DC plug (first picture). Got them from AliExpress but it's available on Jiji for as low as N500 for a pack of 10 pieces. The second picture is also an option.

Puchase link on aliexpress pls

ceaser:
@Topmost11, that second picture by eleojo23 will be perfect for you if you don't wanna go thru the hassles of soldering or twisting of wires together. It's plug-and-play.

but unfortunately not long enough. Well as a diy enthusiast, iv bougth a meter and have soldering iron. Im about purchasing something called a spot welder too.

Topmost11:
I understand you perfectly. And thats what i mean. Discard/eliminate the adapter. I was just showing the adapter.
Connect 12vdc to 220 vac adapter? Lol

So now i can use my decoder without inverter. Why didnt i buy dc tv the time i bought my tv? Any way i can adapt my tv too? There should be a way the decoder can be connected to my laptop to perform tv function. I cant afford buying a dc tv now

It would have been possible to use an RCA to VGA converter or RCA to HDMI converter but unfortunatley, the VGA and HDMI port on most laptops are output-only meaning that you can't use the laptop as a monitor.

Topmost11:
but unfortunately not long enough. Well as a diy enthusiast, iv bougth a meter and have soldering iron. Im about purchasing something called a spot welder too.

You can buy additional red and black wire and join to make it longer.

Topmost11:
Puchase link on aliexpress pls

Shopping on AliExpress is a gamble right now due to the Corona thingy.

I suggest you contact one of these sellers on Jiji. Type "DC plug" in the search bar.

If you still want to use AliExpress, type the same in the search bar. I can't post links for now because I'm on parole from the last antispam bot sentence. I don't want to go back to NL jail.

eleojo23:
Shopping on AliExpress is a gamble right now due to the Corona thingy.

I suggest you contact one of these sellers on Jiji. Type "DC plug" in the search bar.

If you still want to use AliExpress, type the same in the search bar. I can't post links for now because I'm on parole from the last antispam bot sentence. I don't want to go back to NL jail.

I already bought some dc plugs for my fan so I will check if mouth is same and use one of them for the decoder. I will have to scrimp and get a small dc tv.
Iv been off grid for 11 months now due to spoilt transformer so i am trying all avenues to minimize consumption before i upgrade my system

Topmost11:
I already biught some dc plugs for my fan so ill checkbif mouth is dame and use one of them for the decoder. Ill have to scrimp and get a small dc tv.
Iv been off grid for 11 months now due to spoilt transformer so i am trying all avenue to minimize consumption before i upgrade my system

OK, the 26" version of the LG DC TV is around 30k but if you bargain well, you could get it for 28-29k.

eleojo23:
OK, the 26" version of the DC TV is around 30k but if you bargain well, you could get it for 28-29k.

Make(r) of the tv?

Naira to Dollar exchange rate for shopping in e-commerce website like AliExpress etc is now ₦415/$, this is freaking unbelievable.

Topmost11:
Make(r) of the tv?

LG

Topmost11:
I understand you perfectly. And thats what i mean. Discard/eliminate the adapter. I was just showing the adapter.
Connect 12vdc to 220 vac adapter? Lol

So now i can use my decoder without inverter. Why didnt i buy dc tv the time i bought my tv? Any way i can adapt my tv too? There should be a way the decoder can be connected to my laptop to perform tv function. I cant afford buying a dc tv now

Get a monitor with Av output. That one is very cheap na

eleojo23:
You can buy additional red and black wire and join to make it longer.

I dey fear say dis wire go melt. Wen connected to d battery directly

spartacus11:
I dey fear say dis wire go melt. Wen connected to d battery directly

It doesn't even get hot not to talk of melting...

spartacus11:
Get a monitor with Av output. That one is very cheap na

The challenge is whether the monitor will work with DC

eleojo23:
The challenge is whether the monitor will work with DC

That pic ceaser posted will come handy

www.nairaland.com/attachments/11195912_screenshot202003130508492_pngc8e657198545db7bf33f4809cb148076

Those guys selling Monitors can think of alternative power souce for DC without CPU

eleojo23:
I was thinking same too.

But you can power your Gotv directly from your 12v battery. I have tried it and it works. I tried it with the new tiny decoder but it should also work for the old decoder.

If you have an android TV box, you can power it with a 12v to 5v USB converter, that is if the TV box works with 5V but if it's 12v, connect it like the Gotv.

Na the DVD be the problem. I am still looking for a DVD player with DC input but I really don't don't play DVD movies, USB ti take over.

The best still remains a DC TV in my opinion. The LG DC TV is quite good. The 26" version takes about 30W (the AC/DC adapter states 12v 3A) but I use it directly with the battery and it takes 2 hours for the 100ah AGM battery to drop from 12.8 to 12.7V.
So I can get about 12.5hrs before the battery gets to 12.1v which is my low voltage cuttoff. Although I have never gone down to 12.5v from fully charged state because there is no time to watch TV for that long at a stretch.

Note: The battery is mainly used for the TV. Gotv is powered from another battery.
The sound from the DC TV is nothing to write home about as expected for energy saving reasons so I connected the Gotv/Tvbox to a 40w rechargeable woofer. With that I don't need the TV's speakers.

@bolded, do you think this is applicable for dstv decoder too? The adapter is a 12v one but i dnt knw if the decoder can handle dc voltage of up to 14.5v when battery gets to float.

kiekie1:
We recently met this 65inch plasma at a site . Client says this TV set cost him real money some 4 years ago & he isn't willing to let go .. This isn't the 1st site we're experiencing this as most don't really know plasma tv are energy guzzlers .. We see some clients who don't believe in just changing a working electronic and that's partly a major challenge we do face sometimes in renewable energy quotes & installation. Later some will say 2 battery system didn't last long with just TV on .. It's well !!

Lol that TV is sink hole.... Btw, your style of writing here is easier on the eyes and mind than how you write when called out for an issue....would be nice if you write this way more sha. My 2kobo.

eleojo23:
It doesn't even get hot not to talk of melting...

Thanks Bro i will get those wire. I already have the first power terminal u posted in my working bag self. I just had to search my bag and test it if it will enter the port of the big gotv

It entered the big gotv port but it did not enter Dstv port

Are u using the new gotv the small size

ceaser:
Hehehe. This is the consumption of my freezer in four places.

In fact abeg anyone reading this, I'm looking for buyers for the following: LG cabinet fridge, 207 litres thermocool freezer, 14 inches LG CRT TVs (2 units), 32 inches LG LCD TV, 42 inches startimes LCD combo TV, sliding gate opener (AC powered). These are the remaining few of things I've retired for energy efficient ones. I don dash out enough so tey I don tire. Biko I wan make small money too so make una help me find buyers for those things o.

Tv, thermocool freezer how. Much? Make i buy out for my papa house. Lol

eleojo23 hope na d same red and black wire used to extend speaker for home theatre

ceaser:
The Thermocool freezer I intend to sell has been worked on by a technician and since then the consumption has shot up to around 180watts. I've since gotten a replacement Thermocool also, 209 litres that consumes 110 watts continuous, 520 watts surge.

Someone has advertised Hisense freezer to me that it has much more efficient and power saving inverter compressor, much better than Thermocool size for size, volume for volume - and I think I saw something like that written on the sticker of the Hisense freezer sample I saw with the vendor. I'm planning to get one soon but not before trying it out with a wattmeter.

520 Watts surge?
Full model number please, picture too if available.

mctfopt:
Naira to Dollar exchange rate for shopping in e-commerce website like AliExpress etc is now ₦415/$, this is freaking unbelievable.

Which bank?

BetaTechnicians:
Which bank?

Access

spartacus11:
eleojo23 hope na d same red and black wire used to extend speaker for home theatre

Yes but any wire should work as long as you know which one is positive and negative.

spartacus11:
Thanks Bro i will get those wire. I already have the first power terminal u posted in my working bag self. I just had to search my bag and test it if it will enter the port of the big gotv

It entered the big gotv port but it did not enter Dstv port

Are u using the new gotv the small size

I am using it with the latest Gotv decoder - the tiny one

Trippledots:
@bolded, do you think this is applicable for dstv decoder too? The adapter is a 12v one but i dnt knw if the decoder can handle dc voltage of up to 14.5v when battery gets to float.

If the dstv power input is 12v, it should work.
It is advisable to unplug while charging, it may tolerate up to 13.5v but I don't know of 14.5v.

mctfopt:
Access

They shouldn't do such, are they also black markets? The CBN should warn them all.

BetaTechnicians:
They shouldn't do such, are they also black markets? The CBN should warn them all.

They've already doing that. I doubt CBN does any regulation any more, it is now all men to themselves

Anyone with bus bars suitable for LFP cells for sale?

mctfopt:
They've already doing that. I doubt CBN does any regulation any more, it is now all men to themselves

Try gtb. I use gtb

Topmost11:
Try gtb. I use gtb

What's their rate?