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RV Electricity: What’s “the Code”? Find out here

Dear Mike, Everyone says you have to do this or that because its "the Code," referring to the NEC , of course. For RVs,...

RV Electricity – No~Shock~Zone by Mike Sokol – Issue 4

Issue 4 • February 25, 2018 Brought to you as a public service by RVtravel.com. Support comes from our sponsors, advertisers and the contributions of...

RV Electricity – GFCI Theory – Part I

Understanding the GFCI – Part I No, it’s not the name of an insurance company or a European sports car. GFCI is an abbreviation for...

RV Electricity – Forest River Forum RV hot-skin Q&A

From the Forest River Forums Originally Posted by DirtSquirt I replaced the valve on my black water flush out system today and noticed that when...

Exercising your generator with a load

Hey Mike, about this tip... Don’t just exercise the pooch, exercise the generator, too. Fire it up and run it at half-load (or more)...

Road Signs – Planning for failure

by Mike Sokol I often hear stories from the churches I teach at about worship leaders who won’t let the sound team “turn any knobs”...

RV Electricity – Can a 9-volt battery start a fire in your RV?

Dear Mike, I recently read where a 9-volt battery thrown away in a trash can started a fire in a garage. Can this really...

RV Electricity – Can reversed polarity shock you?

Dear Mike, Your No~Shock~Zone articles are some of the best I've ever read about RV electricity. Thanks for educating all of us "non-electrical" types. So here's...

RV Electricity – Odds and ends

Everyone, There have been so many interesting developments in the last week that I've decided to cover several important ones in this column. So buckle...

RV Electricity – No~Shock~Zone by Mike Sokol – Issue 3

Issue 3 • January 28, 2018 Brought to you as a public service by RVtravel.com. Support comes from our sponsors, advertisers and the contributions...

Road Signs Retread – Hit me with your best shot

Life lessons are all around us, if only we pay attention to them. Last year on a 1,100-mile drive back from Florida to Maryland,...

RV Electricity – Does ground size in extension cord matter?

Dear Mike, When I went shopping for a 50-amp extension cord for our 5th wheel, I was surprised (shocked?) to find that they seem...