boxlaxman
New Member
Hi everyone,
First, I am not a Sea Ray owner but this is one of the best sites for general and real information. Congrats to you all for that. I do live just down the water from Prince William Marina so there are NOT shortage of Sea Ray's in my area.
I just bought this TV (click here)
I made sure it was a 12v going in with a brick. I am running just an antenna right now and MAY get a KVH system in the spring.
Here are my questions...
1. WHY would I want the TV to be 12v vs. 120v? I have a plug right next to the mount (I bought the Sea Ray mount BTW).
2. If I do go 12v, HOW do I wire it??
3. Antenna Wiring - Currently, I have a Shakespeare powered antenna that runs down the radar arch to the cabin where the power box is. It then runs to a 2-way splitter and back out to the cabin TV and the berth TV. I have temporariliy hooked up a 3-way splitter and it seemed to work fine with no additional boosting.
Since the coaxial cord for the cockpit TV has to "double-back" right by the original antenna cable, does it make sense to put the power box closer to the antenna and run the splitter from there??
Would the weather and it being above deck (although most-likely covered under the wetbar) be an issue??
Thanks for taking the time to read and answer....
First, I am not a Sea Ray owner but this is one of the best sites for general and real information. Congrats to you all for that. I do live just down the water from Prince William Marina so there are NOT shortage of Sea Ray's in my area.
I just bought this TV (click here)
I made sure it was a 12v going in with a brick. I am running just an antenna right now and MAY get a KVH system in the spring.
Here are my questions...
1. WHY would I want the TV to be 12v vs. 120v? I have a plug right next to the mount (I bought the Sea Ray mount BTW).
2. If I do go 12v, HOW do I wire it??
3. Antenna Wiring - Currently, I have a Shakespeare powered antenna that runs down the radar arch to the cabin where the power box is. It then runs to a 2-way splitter and back out to the cabin TV and the berth TV. I have temporariliy hooked up a 3-way splitter and it seemed to work fine with no additional boosting.
Since the coaxial cord for the cockpit TV has to "double-back" right by the original antenna cable, does it make sense to put the power box closer to the antenna and run the splitter from there??
Would the weather and it being above deck (although most-likely covered under the wetbar) be an issue??
Thanks for taking the time to read and answer....