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RVelectricity: Many uses of the Jackery Explorer 1500 and 300 Power Stations

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, Last Monday I did a video review of the Jackery Explorer 1500 and 300 Power Stations. I'm continuing to experiment with this technology,...

RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): CarGenerator, Jackery, and chocolate updates…

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

RVelectricity – Quartzsite remote seminar Part 2: Surge protectors

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, As promised, here's Part 2 of my remote RVelectricity seminars from the Quartzsite RV Show a couple of weeks ago. (If you missed...

RVelectricity – A video discussion about upgrading your RV to lithium batteries

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, As promised, Tony Barthel from RVtravel.com and Stressless Camping was able to upload our lithium battery virtual seminar from the Quartzsite show last...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): The Mike and Tony Quartzsite Show Preview

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 who's never...

50-amp RV outlet meltdown warning

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, As many of you know I've been doing a casual study of melted shore power connectors. Some of these shore power outlet failures...

RVelectricity™ — Electric space heater power usage and warnings

Mike Sokol -
Hi Mike, RV newbie here, with a (used) 2017 Pleasure-Way Sprinter. It gets icy cold inside at night, due to lack of insulation in walls...

RVelectricity™ – Can I connect my 30-amp RV to a 240-volt generator?

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™: How much energy do you need to power RV appliances? Part 2

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, Last week we did an in-depth study of CEUs (Cappuccino Energy Units) as well as reviewed SPEUs (Sock Puppet Energy Units). Both of...

RVelectricity™: How much energy do you need to power RV appliances? Part 1

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, Since the English language is simply too small to encompass my thoughts and discussions on the amount of battery and solar energy needed...

RVelectricity™ – Is there a 12-volt electric blanket for use in my RV?

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – How to send a virtual recipe to distant loved ones

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – What you missed about electrical troubleshooting last week…

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, If you're one of the 400+ viewers of the Ask the Expert webcast interview I did with Mike Zimmerman last week, thanks for...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Will my RV battery freeze this winter?

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – Get ready for my RVelectricity™ MasterClass seminars

Mike Sokol -
Good morning, Mike, I’m really interested in attending your February RVelectricity event in Seattle, but I can’t find where to sign up for the seminars....

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): 2022 RVelectricity Seminar dates

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – What is this mystery amperage draw?

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, I just had an RVelectricity group reader ask about what appeared to be a mysterious current draw of 20 to 40 amps on...

RVelectricity™ Newsletter Issue 41

Mike Sokol -
Issue 41 • December 2, 2021 Brought to you as a public service by RVtravel.com. Support comes from our sponsors, advertisers and the contributions of readers,...

RVelectricity™ Newsletter Q and A’s: Lithium batteries; Campground pedestals

Mike Sokol -
The following are a couple of questions from my new RVelectricity™ Forum on RVtravel.com. These are regarding lithium battery charging and what to do...

Mike’s Gadgets – The Jackery 1500 Portable Power Pack

Mike Sokol -
Mike's gadgets! The Jackery 1500 with 400 watts of solar panels Now, I don't often wax poetic about a new piece of gear, but the latest...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): How much energy does it take to make pork and sauerkraut in a slow cooker?

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): My most memorable Thanksgiving meal, in 1971

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – Dear Santa, I really want/need a surge protector…

Mike Sokol -
RVelectricity™ News: My RVelectricity™ forum is now up and running. So if you want to ask me questions about Surge Protectors or get a preview...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Solar battery packs: The best way to use cell phone in emergency; Jackery update

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – Do “Solar Generators” really work?

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, As you may know, I wasn't enamored with the marketing hype of the so called "Solar Generators" last year. In fact, I was...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Baby, it’s cold inside! Monitoring RV temps

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – What’s missing from this pedestal? Campground pedestal safety

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, A few days ago I received this post about a campground pedestal on my RVelectricity Facebook group, which was a real eye-opener for...

RVelectricity™ Newsletter Issue 40

Mike Sokol -
November 4, 2021 Brought to you as a public service by RVtravel.com. Support comes from our sponsors, advertisers and the contributions of readers, who believe...

RVelectricity™ – Water, water everywhere…

Mike Sokol -
Mike's gadgets! I hate drinking water, I really do... But 6 months ago my wife, Linda, started a water-bottle "diet" that included drinking a 32 oz....

Road Signs – My dad’s time machine

Mike Sokol -
Why do so many of us like vintage/retro things? I recently found my 92-year-old dad's Seiko Alarm Chronograph watch that he received as a...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Can I power a pellet grill from a solar generator?

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Can I charge my EV toad at a campground?

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 who's never...

RV Electricity: Don’t burn up your water heater element

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, I found this post on another RV group page and thought it was an important reminder.... I went to winterize the trailer (sadness) and...

RVelectricity™ – Should you upgrade to lithium batteries immediately?

Mike Sokol -
Dear Mike, I’ll be picking up a new Forest River Berkshire 45CA (45 foot diesel) from the dealer in a month or so. I am...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Should I buy an AED?

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – RV hot-skin voltage testing: Part 2

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, Last week I published Part 1 of RV Hot-Skin Voltage Causes, which you should review HERE. It does get a bit crazy from...

RVelectricity™ Newsletter Issue 39

Mike Sokol -
October 7, 2021 Brought to you as a public service by RVtravel.com. Support comes from our sponsors, advertisers and the contributions of readers, who believe that...

Is the Salton Sea the future of lithium for EV batteries?

Mike Sokol -
As many of you already know, I've been studying and test driving a number of EVs (electric vehicles) lately that could eventually become TVs...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): CPAP machine power usage

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – RV hot-skin voltage causes: Part 1

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, There's been a veritable plethora of email questions and Facebook comments about the causes of hot-skin voltage on an RV in the last...

RVelectricity: Protecting lithium batteries for winter storage

Mike Sokol -
By Mike Sokol Questions from the readers of RVtravel.com to RV electricity expert Mike Sokol. Dear Mike, I'm getting ready to put my RV in storage for...

RVelectricity™ – Is this the beginning of the end of noisy built-in generators?

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, As many of you know, I was teaching RVelectricity™ seminars all last week at the Hershey RV show. And yes, the show itself...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Too much Ninja Foodi Oven amperage?

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™: Hershey RV Show – If they build it, will they come?

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, After a year-and-a-half of canceled RV shows and rallies, it appears that the show circuit is making a comeback. After all, there were...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Power two trailers at the same time with the ProPower 30-amp outlet

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™: Hey, Hey! The 2021 Hershey Show is this week!

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, After more than a year of being stuck behind a desk, I'm finally back out on the road doing live RVelectricty™ seminars again....

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): May the torque be with you…

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – A tale of two welder outlets, and what can go wrong

Mike Sokol -
Dear Mike, I had a terrible situation that may be an important lesson to teach your RVelectricity™ readers. My wife and I drove our Newmar Ventana...

RVelectricity™ Newsletter Issue 38

Mike Sokol -
September 2, 2021 Brought to you as a public service by RVtravel.com. Support comes from our sponsors, advertisers and the contributions of readers, who believe that...

RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Emergency generator CO poisoning reminder

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 who's never...
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