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RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): All about portable jump starters

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 who's never...

RVelectricity: I’ll be (virtually) at the Puyallup, WA, RV Show starting May 5th

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, While I was forced to miss presenting seminars at the Seattle RV Show a couple of months ago, through the miracle of technology,...

RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): More ways to recharge an EV on the road

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 who's never...

RVelectricity: Can I power my 50-amp RV from an F-150 PowerBoost generator?

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, It looks like a number of readers have recently bought a new Ford F-150 PowerBoost hybrid pickup truck with the optional built-in 7.2kW...

RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Can I run a Ninja Foodi on an 800-watt inverter?

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 who's never...

RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Can you recharge an EV from a portable generator?

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 who's never...

RVelectricity: Should RV parks meter power? Part 2

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, Last week's article about RV parks installing Smart Pedestals to meter power sure struck a nerve. While 60% of you who took the...

RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Side-by-side video of new SoftStartRV

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 who's never...

RVelectricity: Should RV parks meter power? Please take our survey

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, I fully expect this will stir up a little controversy since the idea of unmetered ("free") electric power at campgrounds has been the...

RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): AED update – drone delivery!

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 who's never...

RVelectricity: Honey, they shrank my SoftStartRV…

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, One of the fun things I get to do in my FunkWorks Lab is play with prototype products long before they're released to...

RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Lightning safety around water and boat docks

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 who's never...

RVelectricity – Torque values for circuit breakers

Mike Sokol -
Hi Mike, I've been reading some of your RVelectricity articles and recently about torque values for the ATS (automatic transfer switch). But what about the...

RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Time to check the water heater anode rod

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 who's never...

RVelectricity: Don’t swim around boat docks—Electric Shock Warning!

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, Spring has nearly sprung! Last week we had 72 degree weather for a few days IN MARYLAND! Wow, that's crazy for Maryland at the...

RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Powering your house from a portable generator

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 who's never...

RVelectricity: Are campgrounds ready for EV charging?

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, You can't watch television for very long (even the Super Bowl) before you see a commercial (starring Doctor Evil) about the coming wave...

RVelectricity: Many uses of the Jackery Explorer 1500 and 300 Power Stations

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, Last Monday I did a video review of the Jackery Explorer 1500 and 300 Power Stations. I'm continuing to experiment with this technology,...

RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): CarGenerator, Jackery, and chocolate updates…

Mike Sokol -
Welcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Valentine's Edition, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie who's...

RVelectricity – Quartzsite remote seminar Part 2: Surge protectors

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, As promised, here's Part 2 of my remote RVelectricity seminars from the Quartzsite RV Show a couple of weeks ago. (If you missed...

RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.) – Is reverse polarity on a 30-amp outlet dangerous?

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 who's never...

RVelectricity – A video discussion about upgrading your RV to lithium batteries

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, As promised, Tony Barthel from RVtravel.com and Stressless Camping was able to upload our lithium battery virtual seminar from the Quartzsite show last...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): The Mike and Tony Quartzsite Show Preview

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™: 50-amp outlet meltdown warning

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, As many of you know I've been doing a casual study of melted shore power connectors. Some of these shore power outlet failures...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Testing for a dangerous hot-skin voltage

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ — How to check 30-amp outlet polarity

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, There was a lot of confusion last week on my RVelectricity Facebook Group about the proper wiring polarity of a 30-amp RV outlet....

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Space heaters: Don’t start a fire in your RV

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ — Electric space heater power usage and warnings

Mike Sokol -
Hi Mike, RV newby here, with a (used) 2017 Pleasure-Way Sprinter. It gets icy cold inside at night, due to lack of insulation in walls...

RVelectricity™ – Can I connect my 30-amp RV to a 240-volt generator?

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™: How much energy do you need to power RV appliances? Part 2

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, Last week we did an in-depth study of CEUs (Cappuccino Energy Units) as well as reviewed SPEUs (Sock Puppet Energy Units). Both of...

RVelectricity™: How much energy do you need to power RV appliances? Part 1

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, Since the English language is simply too small to encompass my thoughts and discussions on the amount of battery and solar energy needed...

RVelectricity™ – Is there a 12-volt electric blanket for use in my RV?

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – What you missed about electrical troubleshooting last week…

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, If you're one of the 400+ viewers of the Ask the Expert webcast interview I did with Mike Zimmerman last week, thanks for...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Will my RV battery freeze this winter?

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – Get ready for my RVelectricity™ MasterClass seminars

Mike Sokol -
Good morning, Mike, I’m really interested in attending your February RVelectricity event in Seattle, but I can’t find where to sign up for the seminars....

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): 2022 RVelectricity Seminar dates

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – What is this mystery amperage draw?

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, I just had an RVelectricity group reader ask about what appeared to be a mysterious current draw of 20 to 40 amps on...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): How much energy does it take to make pork and sauerkraut in a slow cooker?

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – A deadly “RV hot-skin condition” can spread to other RVs

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, Time for a reminder about a miswiring condition I first discovered some 50 years ago, and then found in campgrounds around 10 years...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): My most memorable Thanksgiving meal, in 1971

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – Dear Santa, I really want/need a surge protector…

Mike Sokol -
RVelectricity™ News: My RVelectricity™ forum is now up and running. So if you want to ask me questions about Surge Protectors or get a preview...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Solar battery packs: The best way to use cell phone in emergency; Jackery update

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – Do “Solar Generators” really work?

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, As you may know, I wasn't enamored with the marketing hype of the so called "Solar Generators" last year. In fact, I was...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Baby, it’s cold inside! Monitoring RV temps

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – What’s missing from this pedestal? Campground pedestal safety

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, A few days ago I received this post about a campground pedestal on my RVelectricity Facebook group, which was a real eye-opener for...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Can I power a pellet grill from a solar generator?

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™: Important 30-amp outlet voltage reminder

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, It seems like the number of emails I get about licensed electricians accidentally wiring 30-amp RV outlets for 2-pole 240 volts instead of...

RVelectricity™ – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Can I charge my EV toad at a campground?

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 who's never...

RVelectricity™ – Everything you know is wrong (about circuit breakers)

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, The amount of misinformation posted on Facebook is legendary, so please don't take advice from any FB "electrical expert." It seems a bit...

RVelectricity™: Don’t burn up your water heater element

Mike Sokol -
Dear Readers, I found this post on another RV group page and thought it was an important reminder.... I went to winterize the trailer (sadness) and...
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