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What are RV electricity inverters and converters?

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By Mike Sokol Dear Mike, I'm a newbie so please be gentle with me. I keep hearing about inverters and converters, but I'm confused as to...

Don’t let your RV battery explode

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, These pictures came in from one of my Facebook Group members. Yes, it is indeed as bad as it looks. A battery...

How RV battery arrangements affect voltage and amperage

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, This is a continuation of a previous article where I discussed the possible spots to place a RV battery disconnect switch....

How to keep RV batteries charged in winter

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

RV Electricity – WAGO 221 splicing block is welcome innovation

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, This could be the greatest innovation in wire splicing technology since the invention of the wire nut. And it looks like...

RVelectricity: These additions to your RV make it a vital “escape pod”

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By Mike Sokol Dear Readers, What would you do if you were forced to evacuate your bricks-and-sticks home ahead of a hurricane, wildfire, flood or other...

How do you measure your RV’s voltage output?

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This week Mike Sokol explains how to set a meter to test outlet voltage. This article originally appeared on RVtravel.com in June 2021. Dear Mike, I...

RVelectricity: Power-hungry RVs, and appliances

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Dear Mike, I would love to see an article about exactly what you can run on a 30-amp breaker. We have a COE campground with...

How does a 30-amp dogbone power a 50-amp RV?

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This was originally posted in July 2019. Dear Mike, On one of your webcasts there was a question about the two legs of 50-amp service. What...

RVelectricity: Can you get a shock from an unplugged RV?

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Everyone: Here's an article I wrote in 2017 about getting shocked from an RV that's parked under high-voltage power lines. Yes, you can get...

RVelectricity: SoftStartHome test on a Honda EU7000i generator

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Dear Readers, I've been continuing my experiments with the new SoftStartHome™ controller. I don't have a full report yet since it's too cold and windy...

RVelectricity: Charging a Jackery Explorer with a CarGenerator

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Dear Readers, Continuing my experiments with solar panels and portable Lithium Battery Power Stations, I had a brainstorm last week about how to power a...
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