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RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Another combo voltage and 3-light tester recommendation

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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: Will my RV generator backfeed power and kill someone?

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By Mike Sokol Dear Mike, I recently bought an RV with a built-in generator and the sales guy told me I had to be careful not...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Beware of “electricity-saving” and other scams

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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: Testing for a dangerous hot-skin voltage

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By Mike Sokol Dear Mike, I’ve really enjoyed reading your electricity articles on RVTravel.com and noshockzone.org. Very informational and I love the geeky details!I’ve recently bought my first RV...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Are power strips dangerous?

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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 31

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Issue 31 • May 31, 2020 Brought to you as a public service by RVtravel.com. Support comes from our sponsors, advertisers and the contributions of readers,...

RV Electricity – Industry Update: New No~Shock~Zone, Inc. non-profit corporation

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By Mike Sokol I'm announcing my new No~Shock~Zone, Inc. 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation After 10 years of writing hundreds of articles for the RV industry, there's a...

RV Electricity – Road Signs: From Russia with Love

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By Mike Sokol Many of you know that I'm a child of the '60s and '70s when it comes to music. But did you know...

RV Electricity – My shop is going solar

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By Mike Sokol Part of my test lab will soon be going solar as I begin experiments in June to see just how many solar...

RV Electricity – How well does SoftStartRV actually work?

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Run two air conditioners on 30 amps – Wow! Yes, this appears to be true. You've all seen the ad for SoftStartRV™ at RVtravel.com over...

RVelectricity – First-Timer’s primer on Hot-Skin Voltage

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, It appears that there are many first-time RVers here now, and while it is my 10th year of writing articles for...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): CarGenerator update / TT-30 outlet

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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: More on how SoftStartRV works

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To be transparent, NetworkRV, the manufacturer of the SoftStartRV, is a sponsor of RVtravel.com. By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, Just in time for the long, hot summer,...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Taming the air conditioner energy hog

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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: A portable ECG that could save your life

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a very interesting portable ECG (or EKG if you're in Germany) test device...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): How to meter a fuse

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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: State of the virtual RV rally – This is exciting news!

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, This is a great time to fill you in on one of the interesting things that has been happening in the...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Electrical connector maintenance

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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 30

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Issue 30 • May 3, 2020 Brought to you as a public service by RVtravel.com. Support comes from our sponsors, advertisers and the contributions of readers,...

RV Electricity – What’s a Danfoss compressor?

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Industry Updates Could there be a Danfoss compressor in your next RV refrigerator? Just yesterday I posted my first report on how a Vitrifrigo Danfoss BD...

RV Electricity – Can a pocket 6-lead ECG provide real medical data

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

Is a warm electrical outlet cause for concern?

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Dear Mike, I have a GFI (Ground Fault Interrupter) question about our RV. I have noticed that the GFI outlet in the bathroom was warm when...

RV Electricity – No~Shock~Zone by Mike Sokol – Issue 29

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Issue 29 • March 29, 2019 Brought to you as a public service by RVtravel.com. Support comes from our sponsors, advertisers and the contributions of readers,...

RVelectricity – Virtual Rallies (in a time of social distancing)

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Owners Groups could be live streaming their own Virtual Rallies right now. Could this be the future of RV Rallies and Trade Shows? While many...

RV Electricity – Road Signs: Music Therapy

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By Mike Sokol What were you listening to the year you graduated from high school? This is more important than you realize... A number of years...

RVelectricity: Don’t build this DIY dogbone – It can kill you

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, I saw this home-brew dogbone adapter on another RV Travel Facebook page the other day, and immediately stepped in to warn...

RVelectricity – Live Webinars coming soon from Funkstown, Maryland…

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Everyone, The people (you) have spoken. Last week I ran a survey asking if you were interested in my presenting my RVelectricity seminars as live-streamed...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Do I have an electrical leak?

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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: Is presenting RV electricity seminars online a good idea?

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, Like many of you, I have no idea what's going to happen with cancellation of any of the RV rallies and...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Getting ready for the road

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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: Guide to RV surge protectors

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, I'm going to encourage you to read this excellent article from TechnoRV on the various types of RV surge protection devices...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Is there anybody out there? Part 3

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, In order for me to get sponsorship support for my Just Ask Mike (JAM) session articles that are published here, I...

RV Electricity – No~Shock~Zone by Mike Sokol – Issue 28

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Issue 28 • March 1, 2020 Brought to you as a public service by RVtravel.com. Support comes from our sponsors, advertisers and the contributions of readers,...

RV Electricity – Road Signs: Peripheral Vision

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By Mike Sokol I’m the quintessential absent-minded professor who sets down the screwdriver already in his hand while searching for a wrench, only to lose...

RVelectricity: Is there anybody out there? Part 1

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, In order for me to get sponsorship support for my RVelectricity articles that are published here, I need your help....

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Is my power inverter dying?

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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...

Did the campground industry association save RV park owners millions of dollars by nixing electrical upgrade?

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, I received dozens of emails about the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) announcement last week concerning the National...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Combination voltage and 3-light tester

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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: Can reversed polarity alone cause hot-skin voltage?

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By Mike Sokol Everyone: Since I'm teaching a 3-day Master Class on RVelectricity at the RVillage Rally in Live Oak, FL, this week, I'm rerunning...
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