Tag: AC Electric
Make plug-in electric heaters safer with SmartPlug
Product review
By Bob Difley
Portable heaters are a convenient way to ward off the season's chill, but these devices increase amperage loads that poorly maintained...
A real shocker about campground electricity
By Chuck Woodbury
EDITOR
I talk by phone with our RV electricity expert Mike Sokol almost every day. Mike is like a little kid: He gets...
No smoking – especially in shore power connections
By Chris Dougherty
Chris Dougherty is a certified RV technician. Here is a letter he received from a reader while he was serving as...
Can you be shocked by camping near high power lines?
Is it dangerous to park your RV beneath or even near high power lines? Could you or your RV be electrified to the point...
Paying an RV park for power? Read your meter!
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
Spend any amount of time in a commercial RV park and you’re apt to get a power bill. Since...
RV Mods: 50-amp service at your home base
By Jim Twamley
Parking your RV at a friend’s or relative’s house? What happens if you keep blowing fuses because your RV pulls more amps...
Can campground ‘cheater box’ really provide 50 amps?
Dear Mike,
I recently acquired a setup which has a 30-amp plug on one side and a 20-amp plug on the other. I was told...
New SmartPlug RV cordset more flexible and easily coiled
Most RV power cords stiffen as the temperature drops, making them difficult to lay out and retrieve. SmartPlug Systems' new SUPERFLEX50 50A 125/250V cordset...
The readers write — with power!
Edited by Russ and Tiña De Maris
Electric pedestal fears not groundless
Mike Sokol, RVtravel.com's resident electrical safety expert, had sent a response to...
Keep outside electric connections dry with Twist and Seal
By Bob Difley
When I was asked to review Twist and Seal's line of protectors designed to keep electrical cord connections dry and safe from...
Make your powerful 50-amp service safer with SmartPlug
By Bob Difley
So you have a big box filled with power-hungry appliances like microwaves, lots of bright lights, and a couple of air conditioners...
Keep your RV power cord safe from thieves
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
With the price of scrap copper wire over $2 a pound, it's not a wonder that some unscrupulous folks...