Tag: SoftStartRV
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...
SoftStartRV installation tips and first impressions
By Dave Helgeson
Flattening the curve is a phrase we have all become familiar with during the COVID-19 outbreak. The principle behind flattening an epidemiological...
RV Electricity – How well does SoftStartRV actually work?
Run two air conditioners on 30 amps – Wow!
Yes, this appears to be true. You've all seen the ad for SoftStartRV™ at RVtravel.com over...
RVelectricity: More on how SoftStartRV works
To be transparent, NetworkRV, the manufacturer of the SoftStartRV, is a sponsor of RVtravel.com.
By Mike Sokol
Dear Readers,
Just in time for the long, hot summer,...