how much power does a vast box use?

bill12 · Guru

how much power does a vast box use?

BobnBev · Senior Member

Hi Bill, A good move you will get more ch.

The watts should be written on the stiker, mine is stuck down or I would have a look.. But it shouldnt be more than 25- 35 watts ?

max 50 watts...

Bob

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

uses very little power, make sure you get a PURE SINEWAVE inverter a must for digtal tv, (or so I have been told) I use a 300 watt pure sinewave inverter.

Mrs W has tv on from about 1700 till 2300 and still plenty of power left in batteries.

patrolst · Senior Member

Hi Bill

Try this site it may be of interest.

http://www.brisbanesatellites.com.au/

Regards Jim

Duckster · Veteran Member

15W max or 1.25A on 12V Inverter uses 5W = total 20W

Bought digital satellite finder for $45 from China. Same unit in Australia $139. Best satellite finder tried. Identifies satellite http://www.satplus.com.au/products/SF3239-Posi-ID-Digital-Meter.html

Brisat · Member

Vast STB + 18 in LCD + 150 watt inverter uses 4.25 A or 51 watts
This was a test yesterday while installing a Vast system into a van.

Tell us where you got such a thing Duckster ashamed

Regards
Jim P

-- Edited by Brisat on Wednesday 7th of December 2011 11:34:00 PM

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Brisat wrote:
Vast STB + 18 in LCD + 150 watt inverter uses 4.25 A or 51 watts
This was a test yesterday while installing a Vast system into a van.
Tell us where you got such a thing Duckster
Regards
Jim P

-- Edited by Brisat on Wednesday 7th of December 2011 11:34:00 PM

I asked Duckster where he got that sat finder in another post and he did not reply, perhaps he did not see my question.

I use this unit

You can find these on eBay here http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-3-5-LCD-Digital-Satellite-SAT-Finder-Signal-Meter-/110530025542?pt=Satellite_Radio&hash=item19bc1a5846

What I like about the above unit is you only attach 1 cable to it and then to the dish and the signal comes up on the units screen, at this stage there is no need to have the vast decoder turned on, you then connect the cable from the vast unit and it's all setup in a few mins

-- Edited by _wombat_ on Friday 9th of December 2011 08:42:56 AM