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All about non-contact voltage testers

Mike Sokol - July 7, 20170

From my friends at the R-Pod Owners Forum: Mike, My 2015 R-Pod 178 tests hot with a Fluke Meter when plugged into my 110 house...

Maintenance & Repair

What is polarity?

Mike Sokol - June 30, 20174

Mike, I hear the word “polarity” a lot, but what exactly is it? Doesn’t the AC power line reverse its own polarity 60 times...

RV Electricity

Beware of Electric Shock Drowning – Critical information!

Mike Sokol - June 20, 20174

By Mike Sokol (Originally published June 20, 2017) You’ve most likely read my articles and watched my videos about RV hot-skin conditions. But for those of...

Maintenance & Repair

RVer wonders if shock from RV is due to reversed polarity

Mike Sokol - June 16, 20172

Hey Mike, I replaced the valve on my black water flush-out system today and noticed that when I touched any metal part of the...

RV Electricity

240-volt generator RV hookup

Mike Sokol - June 8, 20170

Hi Mike, I have a 50-amp shore power plug on my fifth wheel camper and was told by the camping store that I needed...

Maintenance & Repair

Choosing the right extension cord for RV’s shore power cord

Mike Sokol - June 1, 20175

Hi Mike, I need to add a 25-foot extension cord to my shore power cord to reach the outlet in my garage while my...

Maintenance & Repair

DIY: Safe way to test the ground wire “bond” to the RV frame

Mike Sokol - May 25, 20170

Dear Mike, You talk a lot about RV grounding and bonding, and I understand that the frame of the RV is supposed to be connected...

RV Electricity

Can RV parking under power lines cause a dangerous ‘hot skin’ condition?

Mike Sokol - May 18, 20176

Dear Mike, I’ve been reading about hot-skin voltages on your No-Shock-Zone site for a while and have come up with a really strange one. We...

Maintenance & Repair

Hooking up 50-amp trailer to 30-amp service at campground

Mike Sokol - May 10, 201711

Hello Mike, If you have a 50-amp trailer and 30-amp service is the only service available at the campground post, can you show me a...

Maintenance & Repair

How generator neutral-ground bonding for an RV works

Mike Sokol - April 26, 20178

Hi Mike, First off, let me thank you for all the hard work you’ve put into No~Shock~Zone. It has been so educational as a...

Maintenance & Repair

Proper RV chassis grounding to prevent “hot skin” condition

Mike Sokol - April 12, 20177

Dear Mike, I stumbled on noshockzone.org and it has been very informative. Thanks for the time you have put into it. I am in...

Maintenance & Repair

Beware of dangerous “Reflected Hot-Skin Condition”!

Mike Sokol - March 29, 20172

Hello, Mike, I just happened across your YouTube video on camper hot-skin conditions and I had to relate my first experience with it. We...

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