Andrewcook Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 As to ccming out of this Lockdown very soon are TV still ok? As to being left on the Boat in Cold outside Damp conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExSurveyor Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Mine stays onboard, with heaters and a dehumidifier, all ready to use at a moments notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 I've had several radios succumb to the damp and humidity of a boat but never had a problem with a TV but then I never leave that onboard! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydraser Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Should be fine but if you are at all unsure, best to leave it until the TV has enjoyed a warm spell to make sure the insides are fully dried out. If it's one of those with built in DVD player then that part of it may be doubtful. We killed a CD/DVD player by leaving it in our caravan over winter, even with a crystal dehumidifier. The mechanical drives and rubber drivebelts don't enjoy the damp. The radio part worked OK though, which was the only bit we used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddfellow Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I would never leave any such electronics on board over winter. The biggest threat to TVs, I think, might be Modified Sine Wave inverters. Or it could have been hirers. Not sure. Let's just say that we replaced more TVs than bilge pumps which also don't seem to like damp conditions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, FreedomBoatingHols said: we replaced more TVs than bilge pumps which also don't seem to like damp conditions. That's a bit ironic with a bilge pumps job. The tv itself will probably be fine, the content will still be questionable at best. As Andy says the biggest killers of 240v electronic gear is poor inverters, the biggest killer of 12v tv's is direct 12v connection as 12v is often up to 16v and spiky and led backlighting don't like it, should always be through a voltage stabiliser. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddfellow Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, Smoggy said: That's a bit ironic with a bilge pumps job. The tv itself will probably be fine, the content will still be questionable at best. As Andy says the biggest killers of 240v electronic gear is poor inverters, the biggest killer of 12v tv's is direct 12v connection as 12v is often up to 16v and spiky and led backlighting don't like it, should always be through a voltage stabiliser. 100% right about 12v TVs. If it's an AVtex tele, designed for motorhome use, etc, it will be OK as these have DC to DC converters to regulate the power. If it's one you've picked up from the high street (more irony) that has a 12V input from a transformer, don't go thinking that it's fine on your boat as the transformer brick outputs a constant voltage which, as Smoggy says, is definitely not what your boat's power system will be unless you've had a decent DC to DC converter fitted (most won't). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessan Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I guess most on board televisions these days will be of the flat screen variety, very easy to box up and take home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 We used to leave our 12v TV onboard all the time. It was never the cold weather that killed those off it was forgetting you had not put it safe and jumping over someone's wake that killed those off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 We always left our 12v flat screen t.v. in situ on board during the winter months and never had a propblem. We always had heating on board during the winter via small oil filled radiators set to a minimum of 8 deg. although they were small heaters so it seldom got that warm certainly not during cold spells. It usually just about managed to stay above 5 deg. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I bought my Kogan tv back in 2012 or 2013. it was installed in Nyx and has remained there since. The integral DVD player has failed (I suspect owing to spiders rather than damp) but apart from that, it is still fully operational. The screen is yet to turn green. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I turn my telly on periodically but I reckon it's broken. All I can get on it is thirty year old sit coms, a load of people that can't dance, can't skate, can't bake, trapped in a jungle and the feed from some copper's dash cam. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 You forgot the endless antiques dealers/experts ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 19 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said: You forgot the endless antiques dealers/experts ! I have a great deal of respect for antiques dealers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meantime Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 5 hours ago, MauriceMynah said: The screen is yet to turn green Give it time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 6 hours ago, MauriceMynah said: The screen is yet to turn green. You won't know because you won't be able to find it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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