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RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Can I hook up two surge protectors?

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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: Finding short circuits in dead 120-volt AC systems, Part 3A

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Dear Readers, After a brief respite last week, we're now moving into Part 3A (which is actually part 4) of my 3- (actually 5-) part...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Battery bank accounts – deposits and withdrawals

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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 27

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Issue 27 • February 2, 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: Groundhog Day at the Super Bowl

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by Mike Sokol Now, I'm not a real big sports fan. But I was invited to supervise the very first surround-sound broadcast of a Super...

RV Electricity – Industry Update: CarGenerator Preview

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by Mike Sokol When is a generator not a generator? I saw this cool gadget at last year's Alumapalooza® Airstream Rally, and thought it was a...

RV Electricity – Troubleshooting Techniques: Divide and conquer

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by Mike Sokol How to divide huge electrical problems into smaller pieces Back in the mid-'70s I had one of my first real jobs doing industrial...

RVelectricity: Hot-Skin/Contact-Voltage questions from the Boston RV Expo

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, We're going to take a one-week break from my expanded series on troubleshooting short circuits to give you some feedback from...

RVelectricity: Finding short circuits in 12-volt systems, Part 2B

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, 2B or not 2B.... (You knew I was going to do that, didn't you?) Just like the Star Wars Trilogy I'm renumbering...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): URGENT! Warn your kids about the “Outlet Challenge”

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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 – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Can I connect 6- and 12-volt batteries together?

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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: Finding short circuits in 12-volt systems, Part 2A

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By Mike Sokol  Dear Readers, As promised, here's Part 2 of my 12-volt DC short circuit tutorial. I'm splitting Part 2 into sub parts A and...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Higher ground (for your pedestal)

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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: Troubleshooting short circuits – Part 1 of 3: The basics

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, I've received multiple requests for articles and videos on how to diagnose and repair "shorts" – which I've been putting off....

RV Electricity – No~Shock~Zone by Mike Sokol – Issue 26

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Issue 26 • January 5, 2020 Brought to you as a public service by RVtravel.com. Support comes from our sponsors, advertisers and the contributions of readers,...

RV Electrical Safety: Road Signs – Dave Barry and my mustard rebellion

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by Mike Sokol I don’t just write for the RV world. I sometimes interact with celebrities (well, sort of…). Here’s what I sent to humor...

RVelectricity – No~Shock~Zone Part 11: Extension cords

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By Mike Sokol For information on how to support my RVelectricity and No~Shock~Zone articles, seminars and videos, please visit the I Like Mike Campaign. Dear Readers, As...

RVelectricity: Can I charge a battery at 80 amps from a 20-amp outlet?

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By Mike Sokol Dear Mike, So, I have seen converters that can charge my RV batteries at 70 or 80 amps. Where would I be able...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Don’t just drop in a Lithium battery

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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: Do Not shock thieves on purpose!

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, Yes, I know we all worry about a thief stealing stuff from our RVs, especially if we're away from the campsite...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Space heaters and the hair of the dog (that bit you)

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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...

Upcoming RVelectricity Seminars with Mike Sokol

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, As the year draws to a close, I would like to look to the future and update you with my latest...

RVelectricity – 2020 Seminar Schedule

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By Mike Sokol Welcome to my 2020 RVelectricityTM Seminar Schedule I'll update this page as new dates and places are added, but I'm working on...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Can I run a generator and shore power at the same time?

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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 few of Mike’s favorite things…

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By Mike Sokol Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Move it like a roadie!

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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 cost, electricity? Part deux

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, In case you missed my feature article in last Sunday's RVelectricity newsletter, here's a brief recap. (You are signed up for...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Battery charging for a residential refrigerator

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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 25

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Issue 25 • December 1, 2019 Brought to you as a public service by RVtravel.com and RVelectricity.com. Support comes from our sponsors, advertisers and the contributions...

RV Electrical Safety: Road Signs – The rest of the “little light” story

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By Mike Sokol Each of us has (or, at least, should have) some sort of holiday tradition. Of course, many of these holiday traditions will...

RVelectricity: What cost, electricity?

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How much does it cost a campground to supply you with "free" electric power? By Mike Sokol No, this isn't going to make me a popular...

RVelectricity: Space heaters account for 43 percent of U.S. home heating fires

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By Mike Sokol Industry Update - Portable heater safety Everyone... If you don't believe me about the dangers of portable space heaters, then look at this report...

RVelectricity – GFCI clarification

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By Mike Sokol (Warning: This may be complicated.) Dear Readers, My column last week about how GFCI circuits operate caused some confusion for several readers, so...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Blown fuse indicator

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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: Parallel generator neutral bonding

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By Mike Sokol Hello Mr. Sokol, When pairing two inverter generators do you use a neutral/ground bonding plug on each generator or will one suffice? Thanks....

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): AC meter basics

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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 – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): AC meter usage

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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 – How infrared temp guns work

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By Mike Sokol Mike Sokol wrote this when he was a columnist for RVtravel.com. He has since moved on and is therefore unable to respond to...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike: 50-amp test plug

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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 – Pedestal voltage readings

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By Mike Sokol Dear Mike, In a recent issue of RV Travel Newsletter, you had an article that had a diagram showing the proper voltages between...

RV Electricity – No~Shock~Zone by Mike Sokol – Issue 24

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Issue 24 • October 27, 2019 Brought to you by RVelectricity.com and RVtravel.com as a public service. We believe that an educated RVer is a...

RVelectricity – Generator automatic transfer switches 101

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By Mike Sokol As promised, here's a look at how your generator automatic transfer switch (ATS) works, and how to troubleshoot it when it's not...

RVelectricity – WAGO connectors in load centers

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By Mike Sokol Industry Updates WAGO connectors could become an industry standard After my article a few weeks ago about an improved wire splice system that could...

RV Electrical Safety: Road Signs – Ode to Einstein

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By Mike Sokol "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." —Albert Einstein I've been thinking a lot about simplification lately. That's because...

Can RV shore power plugs get hot and melt?

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By Mike Sokol Don't let loose or corroded connections stop your party in its tracks I'm often getting questions like this one asking about why shore...

RV Electricity: Surge protector types

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By Mike Sokol Dear Mike, I have a 2019 Winnebago Minnie Winnie Plus. Is an 825 joules surge protector sufficient protection for this trailer? Many surge...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Generator neutral bonding – Part deux

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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 – No~Shock~Zone Part 8: GFCI Theory

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, As promised, here's Part 8 of my No~Shock~Zone series about electricity that I originally published in 2010. As usual, click on...

RV Electricity: Space heater warning – 2019

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, It's that time of year when the frost is on the pumpkin, so now is a good time to remind you...

RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Predator parallel generator power

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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...
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