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RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Battery bank accounts – deposits and withdrawals

By Mike Sokol Welcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...

RV Electricity – No~Shock~Zone by Mike Sokol – Issue 27

Issue 27 • February 2, 2020 Brought to you as a public service by RVtravel.com. Support comes from our sponsors, advertisers and the contributions of readers,...

RV Electricity – Road Signs: Groundhog Day at the Super Bowl

by Mike Sokol Now, I'm not a real big sports fan. But I was invited to supervise the very first surround-sound broadcast of a Super...

RV Electricity – Industry Update: CarGenerator Preview

by Mike Sokol When is a generator not a generator? I saw this cool gadget at last year's Alumapalooza® Airstream Rally, and thought it was a...

RV Electricity – Troubleshooting Techniques: Divide and conquer

by Mike Sokol How to divide huge electrical problems into smaller pieces Back in the mid-'70s I had one of my first real jobs doing industrial...

RVelectricity: Hot-Skin/Contact-Voltage questions from the Boston RV Expo

By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, We're going to take a one-week break from my expanded series on troubleshooting short circuits to give you some feedback from...

RVelectricity: Finding short circuits in 12-volt systems, Part 2B

By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, 2B or not 2B.... (You knew I was going to do that, didn't you?) Just like the Star Wars Trilogy I'm renumbering...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): URGENT! Warn your kids about the “Outlet Challenge”

By Mike Sokol Welcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Can I connect 6- and 12-volt batteries together?

By Mike Sokol Welcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...

RVelectricity: Finding short circuits in 12-volt systems, Part 2A

By Mike Sokol  Dear Readers, As promised, here's Part 2 of my 12-volt DC short circuit tutorial. I'm splitting Part 2 into sub parts A and...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Higher ground (for your pedestal)

By Mike Sokol Welcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...

RVelectricity: Troubleshooting short circuits – Part 1 of 3: The basics

By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, I've received multiple requests for articles and videos on how to diagnose and repair "shorts" – which I've been putting off....