RVelectricity: Can I make more power by stepping up the voltage?
By Mike Sokol
Dear Mike,
After reading some of your articles about voltage from the electric company, I see there could be up to 10,000 volts...
RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Can I swap in a lithium battery?
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: Hard start capacitors vs. SoftStartRV. Big difference!
By Mike Sokol
Dear Mike,
It would be informative to also show a plot of a "hard start "capacitor with both the standard capacitor and the...
RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Where did the Power Pal 50-amp tester...
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 33
August 2, 2020
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RVelectricity: Boondocking power requirements – Part 2 of 4
By Mike Sokol – RVelectricity and the No~Shock~Zone
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I believe that as we move forward through the COVID-19 pandemic over the...
RVelectricity – Avoid potentially dangerous shore power meltdown
By Mike Sokol
Dear Mike,
I've noticed that my shore power plug is looking pretty bad. Instead of being pretty brass colored like the new ones...
RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): How many amps should a water heater...
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: Get yer red hot projects right here, folks…
By Mike Sokol
Dear Readers,
Just a quick update on some of the cool projects I'm working on over the summer, a few of which I'll...
RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Please buy a digital meter
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 – The Stray Voltage Patrol needs your help Pronto!
By Mike Sokol
The Stray Voltage Patrol now has a mission. This will be of benefit to anyone who's ever experienced a campground with poorly...
RVelectricity – Swimmers electrocuted in Arizona lake. Don’t let this happen to you!
By Mike Sokol
Two brothers die after jumping into a lake and experiencing symptoms of an "electrical current"
Dear Readers,
A recent Electric Shock Drowning (ESD) in...
