The 12V Freeview box I use in the caravan has died :-(
 

The 12V very old Freeview Strong STB I use in the caravan has died :-(

I am more interested in RF sensitivity than anything else, because I
mostly take the van into the back of beyond, and even with an
amplifier reception is often a problem.

Google gives me a choice of six possibles.
Audioline TA3000 Digital Freeview Receiver - Tesco
Digifusion FRT101 FREEVIEW
Bush DFTA1000 Idaptor
Inverto Portable Freeview desk top box UK IDL3000T digital terrestrial
receiver
Digifusion Digital Terrestrial Receiver DTR1
Humax F2-1011T.

This is a lot better than last time I bought a new 12V box when there
were only two.

Anybody have experience with any of these?
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The 12V Freeview box I use in the caravan has died :-(
 

On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 15:40:25 +0000, Dave Fawthrop
wrote:

The 12V very old Freeview Strong STB I use in the caravan has died :-(

[SNIP]

Why have you multiposted this to different groups?

Do you not know that crossposting is far preferable than multiposting?
Some people may even report you for mutiposting.

In future if you wish to ask the same question in a number of groups,
crosspost.

Thank you.

Bill P.

The 12V Freeview box I use in the caravan has died :-(
 

On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 18:35:47 +0000, Bill P wrote:

| On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 15:40:25 +0000, Dave Fawthrop
| wrote:
|
| The 12V very old Freeview Strong STB I use in the caravan has died :-(
|
| [SNIP]
|
| Why have you multiposted this to different groups?
|
| Do you not know that crossposting is far preferable than multiposting?
| Some people may even report you for mutiposting.

Let them try.

| In future if you wish to ask the same question in a number of groups,
| crosspost.

Kindly look up the crossposting/multiposting rules
http://www.stopspam.org/usenet/mmf/breidbart.html
which definitively allow two posts.

I asked different questions and expect different discussions on the
two groups.
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On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 15:40:25 +0000, Dave Fawthrop
wrote:

The 12V very old Freeview Strong STB I use in the caravan has died :-(

ALDI are selling a 230 Volt/150 watt invertor for £15.

That's easily enough for a STB and a TV.

Nick.

The 12V Freeview box I use in the caravan has died :-(
 

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:18:56 +0000, Nick Austin wrote:
On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 15:40:25 +0000, Dave Fawthrop
wrote:

The 12V very old Freeview Strong STB I use in the caravan has died :-(

ALDI are selling a 230 Volt/150 watt invertor for £15.

That's easily enough for a STB and a TV.

If you want room for expansion, Maplin are currently doing a 600W inverter
for £19.99.

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The 12V Freeview box I use in the caravan has died :-(
 

In article ,
Soruk wrote:
On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:18:56 +0000, Nick Austin wrote:
On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 15:40:25 +0000, Dave Fawthrop
wrote:

The 12V very old Freeview Strong STB I use in the caravan has died :-(

ALDI are selling a 230 Volt/150 watt invertor for £15.

That's easily enough for a STB and a TV.

If you want room for expansion, Maplin are currently doing a 600W
inverter for £19.99.

be wary of these cheap inverters. Some electronic devices rely on the
input being a sine wave and don't run off this type of inverter. Others
get very hot and their input transformers can burn out. Been there, seen
it, but didn't both to buy the t-shirt.

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The 12V Freeview box I use in the caravan has died :-(
 

On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 09:25:32 +0000 (UTC),
(Soruk) wrote:

If you want room for expansion, Maplin are currently doing a 600W inverter
for £19.99.

Wow, 600W at 12 volts is 50 amps. I guessing that won't be supplied
with a cigar lighter plug.

Any ideas how long a car battery will last if you draw 50A
continuosly?

Nick.

The 12V Freeview box I use in the caravan has died :-(
 

"charles" wrote in message
...
be wary of these cheap inverters. Some electronic devices rely on the
input being a sine wave and don't run off this type of inverter. Others
get very hot and their input transformers can burn out. Been there, seen
it, but didn't both to buy the t-shirt.

They really are ridiculously cheap aren't they? I paid £230 for a 700W
inverter not long ago.

Bill

The 12V Freeview box I use in the caravan has died :-(
 

"Nick Austin" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 09:25:32 +0000 (UTC),
(Soruk) wrote:

If you want room for expansion, Maplin are currently doing a 600W inverter
for £19.99.

Wow, 600W at 12 volts is 50 amps. I guessing that won't be supplied
with a cigar lighter plug.

Any ideas how long a car battery will last if you draw 50A
continuosly?

Realistically, about 20 minutes. Yes, I know about how it works out on
paper! Shut up and leave me alone. My hangover is getting worse.

But really, you wouldn't draw 50A for long, unless the alternator was
running. The idea of having a big juicy inverter is so that it has an easy
life. Mind you, I know someone who drove all the way from Newcastle to Devon
with a 1kW radiant heater running in the shower room! Some of these big
motorhomes are built on bus chassis and they have massive alternators.

Bill

The 12V Freeview box I use in the caravan has died :-(
 

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:18:56 +0000, Nick Austin
wrote:

| On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 15:40:25 +0000, Dave Fawthrop
| wrote:
|
| The 12V very old Freeview Strong STB I use in the caravan has died :-(
|
| ALDI are selling a 230 Volt/150 watt invertor for £15.
|
| That's easily enough for a STB and a TV.

But I have a 12V TV and a choice of 5 12V STBs. :-)
I have also run thick wires direct from the 12V fuses to the TV
position.
Why would I want an invertor?
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