Tag: RV generators
RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): How to fix an open ground problem with...
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 Daily Tips. Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Issue 1517
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros, travel advice,...
Do you have a generator with you on your RV travels?
When you travel in your RV, do you have a generator with you? If so, is it a built-in or portable generator?
Most RVs come...
RVelectricity – Readers’ Q and A’s from November 2020
By Mike Sokol
I'm getting a lot of interesting questions from my readers, many of which are on my RVelectricity Facebook Group. Here are a...
RVelectricity – Hughes Autoformer testing – Part 3
By Mike Sokol
Disclaimer: Hughes has not offered to pay me for this test, and I neither asked for nor received any compensation. But Hughes...
RV Daily Tips. Monday, November 23, 2020
This newsletter is for intelligent, open-minded RVers. If you comment on an article, do it with respect for others. If not, you will be denied...
RV Daily Tips. Friday, October 30, 2020
This newsletter is for intelligent, open-minded RVers. If you comment on an article, do it with respect for others. If not, you will be denied...
Keep your generator linkage clean to prevent stoppages
By Greg Illes
Onan generators, typically 4000W (3600W for propane), are often a feature on mid- to large-size RVs. You can recognize these ubiquitous products...
RVelectricity – Hughes Autoformer testing – Part 2
By Mike Sokol
Dear Readers,
If you subscribe to my monthly RVelectricity Newsletter you've already read the first part of my Hughes Autoformer test. If you...
RVelectricity: Hughes Autoformer testing – Part 1
By Mike Sokol
My Hughes Autoformer testing has begun. Here are details on how much additional current an air conditioner draws as the voltage goes...
RVelectricity: The rise of HRDL (rhymes with turtle)
By Mike Sokol
HRDL (the turtle), and how I can log 192,000 data points a second with 24-bit resolution
Okay, I'm going to show you the...
RVelectricity: SoftStartRV update – Yes, it really works, and here’s proof…
By Mike Sokol
Dear Readers,
Since I published my initial peak starting current data last month comparing SoftStartRV technology to stock starting capacitors, I've had hundreds...
