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No Shock Zone: Part Three: Testing campground outlets

Mike Sokol - April 8, 2016

By Mike SokolA July, 2010 survey in RVtravel.com revealed that 21 percent of RVers who responded had been shocked by their RV. Review the...

No Shock Zone: Part Four: Preventing hot skin condition

Mike Sokol - April 8, 2016

By Mike Sokol If you recall the survey we did July, 2010 in RVtravel.com you know that 21 percent of RVers who responded had been...

RV Shock Zone. Part Five. Exactly what are amps?

Mike Sokol - April 8, 2016

By Mike Sokol If you recall the survey we did July, 2010 in RVtravel.com, you know that 21 percent of RVers who responded had been...

No Shock Zone: Part VI: Voltage Drop

Mike Sokol - April 8, 2016

By Mike SokolIf you recall the survey we did July, 2010 in RVtravel.com, you know that 21 percent of RVers who responsed have been...

No Shock Zone: Part VII: Wattage

Mike Sokol - April 8, 2016

By Mike SokolIf you recall the survey we did July, 2010 in RVtravel.com, you know that 21 percent of RVers who answered the survey...

No Shock Zone: Part VIII: GFCI

Mike Sokol - April 8, 2016

By Mike SokolIf you recall the survey we did July, 2010 in RVtravel.com, you know that 21 percent of those who reported had been...

No Shock Zone: Part IX: A call to action

Mike Sokol - April 8, 2016

By Mike SokolI'll use this week's column in a two-fold manner: 1) As a review of where we are in this 12-part series on...

No Shock Zone: Part X: GFCI troubleshooting

Mike Sokol - April 8, 2016

By Mike SokolIf you recall the survey we did July, 2010 in RVtravel.com, you know that 21 percent of RVers who answered the survey...

No Shock Zone: Part XI: Extension cords

Mike Sokol - April 8, 2016

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No Shock Zone: Part XII: Emergency care of shock victims

Mike Sokol - April 8, 2016

By Mike SokolIn a survey in the July, 2010 issue of RVtravel.com, 21 percent of RVers who responded reported that they had been shocked...

Battery maintenance reminders

RV Staff - April 7, 2016

By Russ and Tiña De Maris When your RV is "in storage," and not in harness on the open road, don't neglect the battery. A...

Extend your stay with these battery saving tips

RV Staff - April 7, 2016

Whether you're stopping for the night at a Wal-Mart or dry camping for a week in the outback, you will at some time need...

Dry camping? Remember your batteries

RV Staff - April 6, 2016

By Russ and Tiña De Maris There's a lot of beauty that can be reached only when "dry camping" or boondocking. If you're new to...

Adding RV batteries

RV Staff - April 5, 2016

Hey, Doc: I just recently purchased a used Class A Newmar coach. Where do I find out what rating of battery needs to be used...

Golf cart batteries your solution?

RV Staff - April 5, 2016

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Many RVers swear by the use of golf cart batteries over conventional RV deep cycle batteries. There are some...

Water lawn? Nope. Water batteries

RV Staff - April 4, 2016

By Jim Twamley When I owned a house it came with a lawn which I had to water and mow and water and mow. As...

Electric space heater in your RV? Think twice

RV Staff - April 3, 2016

By Steve Savage, Mobility RV Service Fall is fast approaching and it will not be long before things start to cool down at night. For...

RV battery disconnect switches: how, when and why

RV Staff - April 3, 2016

By Steve Savage, Mobility RV Service Got a battery disconnect switch on your RV and wonder how to use it? Whether your switch is the...

Just how important are your RV batteries?

RV Staff - April 2, 2016

By Steve Savage Mobility RV Service Question: I have heard the batteries in my RV are important to almost everything in the RV. Why? Answer: What you...

Dim interior lights: Battery problem or power converter?

RV Staff - April 1, 2016

By Steve Savage, Mobility RV Service Here's a common question that's worth sharing. From a reader: Recently my lights in my fifth wheel have started getting...

Using small inverters to keep your stuff charged

RV Staff - April 1, 2016

By Dave Helgeson Traveling with all of today's modern conveniences like digital cameras, cordless tools, laptops, tablets, electric razors, etc., equates to the need to...

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