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[VAC] Re: TV recepticle
The two prong socket is for a 300 ohm TV antenna wire - the flat twin lead.
To go to coax (which is 75 ohms) you need a balun (balancing transformer)
which will convert 300 ohms to 75 ohms and vice versa depending on which way
you connect it.
Any electronics store, or even a Home Depot (in the electronics and phone
wiring section) carry them.
The other socket is a 12 volt "cigarette lighter" receptacle which could be
used to power your TV if it is wired to run on 12 Volts. Some small portable
TVs have this capability.
Oliver Filippi