Tag: SoftStartRV
RV Daily Tips. Monday, April 5, 2021
Issue 1571
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,...
RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike: Can I build a “SoftStartRV”-type controller for cheap?
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...
RVelectricity – Ask the Expert webcast on SoftStartRV, and future webcasts
By Mike Sokol
Dear Readers,
I've tried this type of webcast two times already, and they've been a huge success with the manufacturers and you (the...
RVelectricity: Readers’ top 5 questions on running air conditioner from batteries
By Mike Sokol
Dear Readers,
Today I’m going to reach into my mailbag to answer the top 5 questions I’ve received in the last month about...
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...
How many air conditioners does your RV have?
Remember the days when RVs only had one air conditioner (and that was only if you were lucky and it was working!)? Nowadays, some...
RVelectricity – Updates on Hughes Autoformer, Dometic 12-volt fridge, SoftStartRV on a solar panel
By Mike Sokol
Dear Readers,
I've been working on several unrelated testing projects over the last few weeks, but don't have enough new data on any...
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...
SoftStartRV – Run an air conditioner with a small generator
By Dave Helgeson
Earlier this year I installed a SoftStartRV™ on my RV's roof air conditioner.
You can read about the installation and my first impressions...
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...
