RV Electricity – Can a pocket 6-lead ECG provide real medical data
Medical Devices
By Mike Sokol
A 6-lead ECG pocket tester from AliveCor is not much bigger than a pack of gum.
Just add a smartphone to begin...
RV Electricity – Can insulating pads under your jacks help prevent lightning damage?
Staying safe in a lightning storm
By Mike Sokol
Can RV SnapPads under your leveling jacks help reduce damage to your RV's electrical system from a...
RV Electricity – Road Signs: Lunar landing in my camper
By Mike Sokol
What do model rockets and the first lunar landing have to do with camping? Turns out, quite a lot...
When I was a...
RVelectricity: Preliminary report on Vitrifrigo Danfoss Compressor Refrigerator
By Mike Sokol
Dear Readers,
After a few false starts and stops I've finally finished my first series of tests on an 8-cubic-foot Vitrifrigo DP2600 Danfoss...
RV Electricity Basics. Part One
RV electricity expert Mike Sokol covers the basics of electricity for RV owners. In this first installment he discusses volts, amps, watts and how...
RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Solar battery tender?
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 – What’s all the noise about generators?
By Mike Sokol
Dear Mike,
Are the so called RV-Ready generators any quieter than the contractor generators you're always talking about? The salesman at the...
RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): How much power do I have?
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 – Surge protectors: basic vs. advanced
By Mike Sokol
Dear Mike,
I'm really confused about which type of surge protector to purchase for my RV. There are lots of smaller, inexpensive ones...
RV Electricity: Reader asks meaning of AC power
Reader question:
Forgive my electrical ignorance, but doesn't "AC" mean "alternating current"? Does that mean that the hot and neutral wires are constantly reversing?
Mike's response:
The...
RVelectricity – Free Southwire meter kit contest this week
By Mike Sokol
Dear Readers,
I get tons of questions every week about troubleshooting electrical problems, and I'm always asking them if they have a digital...
RVelectricity – Quick 30-amp outlet tester for cheap
By Mike Sokol
Dear Readers,
You may have noticed that I launched my RVelectricity Webcasts this week, and have been creating all sorts of YouTube videos...
