Sitemap - 2023 - RVelectricity
Airstream Lithium battery drain
A deep dive into Fusible Link Wires
Do you need a generator grounding rod?
How to use that meter Santa brought you
This Little Light - A Christmas Story
Are you getting too many newsletters from me?
Tony Barthel and I will host a Town Hall webinar on campground pedestal metering
Charles F Dalziel's study on electric shock - 1961
Plugging an RV into a house outlet…
RVelectricity Weekly Digest 12/17/23
Can you get a hot-skin shock even if your EMS checks okay?
Powering Your Fridge on Gas or Electric
Can an NCVT give a false positive?
Should RV parks meter pedestal power?
A generator grounding question...
Can an Electric Vehicle recharge itself while driving?
Is bonding a generator really necessary?
Please ask Santa for a digital multimeter…
How to Install a 30-Amp RV Outlet at Home…
Are you an RV Owner, Dealership, Technician or Campground Owner?
New Multi-Tester from Klein Tools® Combines Core Electrical Products into One Model
What are Inverters & Converters?
Finding Short Circuits: Part 3
Can you power tank heaters from solar panels?
Lithium battery SoC storage...
Don't let your batteries explode!
Keeping your batteries charged over winter
Road Signs: A Very Memorable Thanksgiving
Happy 1st birthday to RVelectricity!
Hair care on a small generator
GM Brake Update: Prototype fix!
Ramcharger 1500 webcast last night
How to reset a tripped circuit breaker…
Heloise Hints: LED Bulb RF Interference
Can I power a 50-amp RV from an F-150 PowerBoost truck?
Nov 16 webcast: Ramcharger 1500 Plug-In Hybrid
What about 45-Amp dogbone adapters?
Can I add a second surge protector?
How does a 30-to-50 amp dogbone adapter work?
2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger Avoids the Range Anxiety of EV Trucks
RVelectricity: Part 4 – Hot-Skin Voltage
Using a small battery for a GPS tracker
6-volt vs 12-Volt Battery Advantages?
What causes a hot-skin shock voltage?
Road Signs: A tale of Airstreams & Elvis…
Series/Parallel Battery Capacity
Converter/Charger upgrade for Lithium batteries?
Don’t burn up your water heater element!
Using a Non-Contact Voltage Tester
Can you recharge an EV using a portable generator?
Can you run a Ninja Foodi on an 800-watt inverter?
Don’t work on live electrical circuits!
Don’t use a NCVT on a 12-Volt fuse….
Don’t freeze your lead acid battery!
Can you measure a 20-amp fuse with a 10-amp meter?
Should you turn your solar on over winter?
How much does it cost to run an electric heater?
Is a 90-degree power adapter a good idea?
The ABC’s of RV Power Distribution: Part 2
Can you plug into shore power while on solar?
Can I connect 6 and 12-volt batteries together?
The Rise of Solar Power Stations
Road Signs: Embracing Imperfections
Winter Battery Maintenance (sorry)...
The ABC’s of RV Power Distribution: Part 1
Finding 12-Volt DC Short Circuits! Part 2
Don’t plug your RV into a welder outlet!!!
Is there a magnetic shore power connector?
Should I teach you 3-phase power?
Finding 12-Volt Short Circuits: Part 1 of 3
My Stressless Camping podcast from Hershey
Why does a residential fridge trip my GFCI?
Do you really need a Lithium charger?
Lost a leg on a 50-amp pedestal…
Will my RV Lithium battery catch on fire?
Waterlogged shore power inlet!
Mesa man loses his loved ones in a deadly RV fire
Is there such a thing as a 100-amp pedestal?
Should I upgrade to a 24-volt RV battery?
Update on my "tech level" survey!
How deep do you want me to go?
Can an RPBG happen on a 30-amp outlet?
Get the right tool for the job!
Back to the “Sweetest Place on Earth”
Make Sure You Plug In Completely!
RVelectricity Weekly Digest 8/27/23
GM brake controller failure update
2024 GM Truck Trailer Brakes Randomly Disconnect!
Do you have to match all four batteries?
How to charge 300 cell phones per day!
RVelectricity Weekly Digest 8/20/23
Reminder: How to use a clamp ammeter….
RVelectricity Weekly Digest 8/13/23
Scam Alert on Magic Air Conditioners!
Dual 30-amp to 50-amp adapters
Charging with a battery tender…
Man Electrocuted After Jumping Into Georgia Lake
Can you power an A/C from your 7-way plug?
Power needed for a CPAP with Heater/Humidifier
Improper 30-amp pedestal design is dangerous
Campground says to use a 50-amp adapter
RVelectricity Weekly Digest 7/23/23
RVe Part 11: Extension Cord Testing
Magnum Inverter info from engineering
Downsizing your shore power cord
Calculating energy needed for medical devices…
Powering a 2-way fridge while towing
Magnum Inverter Battery Disconnect…
Flooded Lead-Acid Battery Dangers…
Can you parallel mismatched generators?
Cooking a hot dog with 120-volts in 60 seconds
Metered Power Billing Questions?
CarGenerator vs. F-150 PowerBoost
RVelectricity Weekly Digest 7/2/23
Stock air conditioner capacitor vs SoftStart
Light-Duty 50-amp outlet meltdown…
Don’t burn down your house with an EV charger
Airstream Rally in Rock Springs Wyoming
RVelectricity Weekly Digest 6/25/23
Can you use a 2kW Predator to power a 5th wheel?
Just Ask Mike: Surge Protectors
No~Shock~Zone Part 10: GFCI testing
Powering a 30-amp RV from a 240-volt generator
RVelectricity Weekly Digest 6/18/23
I'm not getting old, I'm getting better!
Generator grounding & bonding basics
Generator Noise : A Deep Dive into SPL!
How to upgrade your charger for Lithium Batteries
RVelectricity Weekly Digest 6/11/23
A safer 50-amp to 20-amp adapter
J.A.M. Zoom Meeting at 7:00pm EDT
Everything you know is wrong (about circuit breakers)!
Will you be attending my J.A.M. Zoom meeting?
My "Just Ask Mike" Zoom Session
Followup on low campground voltage
Is my new 50-amp outlet wired correctly?
New Blog and a Just-Ask-Mike Zoom meeting
Please support this daily blog...
J.A.M. - Solar panel overcharging!
Troubleshooting: Divide and conquer
The Rise of HRDL (My High Rate Data Logger)
RVelectricity weekly digest 5/28/23
High-voltage damage to your RV
Low voltage damage at campgrounds
Don’t plug your RV into a welder outlet!
Is it a 30- or 50-amp twist-lock?
RPBG outlet dangers in EC&M magazine: Part 2
Please take this survey on shore power (and a 6-month blog update)
RVelectricity weekly digest 5/21/23
RPBG outlet dangers in EC&M magazine: Part 1
An AC/DC Clamp Meter with 1 mA sensitivity
Is my home water heater a shock hazard?
Pedestal Power Principles: Part 2
What's the REL button on a meter?
RVelectricity Weekly Digest: 5/14/23
AC only or AC/DC Clamp Ammeter?
What is a Reverse Polarity Bootleg Ground?
What is a "Reflected Hot-Skin Voltage"?
Video Shorts: How to measure AC voltage
J.A.M. Session: How to measure 120 volts
Electric Clothes Dryer Problem: Part 1
RVelectricity Weekly Digest: May 7, 2023
Power hungry RVs and appliances
How does a 30-amp to 50-amp adapter work?
7 things you should know about RV electricity
Ford's Pro Power Onboard generator problems
New solar panel article series announced!
RVelectricity Weekly Digest 4/30/23
No Shock Zone Part 1: Electricity Basics
Popular RV podcast hits 200th episode milestone
No Shock Zone: Part 6 - Voltage Drop
J.A.M. Session: Contact Cleaners
Vitrifrigo/Danfoss/Lithium refrigerator test run
RVelectricity Weekly Digest: 4/23
Surges and Joules and MOVs, Oh My!
Avoiding Lightning Damage: Part 2
Avoiding Lightning Damage: Part 1
Bonding a 20-amp generator outlet with a 15-amp plug
RVelectricity Weekly Digest 4/16/23
Tony Barthel & I Talk Lithium Batteries
Can a solar panel overcharge an RV battery?
Don’t burn up your 50-amp neutral
66th Annual Airstream Club Intl. Rally
GM Files Patent For Tow Assist System
Can a 9-volt battery start a fire in your RV?
Automatic Transfer Switches 101
New Facebook Group is a Big Success!
Please join my new Facebook group
When your RV electrical outlets go dead
Can a floating neutral generator shock you?
Adding SoftStart RV to parallel generators
RVelectricity Weekly Digest 4/3/23
Things you can power with a Solar Generator
Don’t take shelter under a tree during a storm
Can you mix different size/age/types of RV batteries?
RVelectricity Weekly Digest 3/26/23
My Emergency Backup Power Webcast
Don’t blow up your RV battery!
Testing your RV chassis ground
Things that don’t cause a hot-skin voltage…
Electric Shock Drowning Dangers
Weekly Digest 3/19 & My New AltEnergyZone
Don’t burn up your water heater element
Don't use a generator suicide cord
Turn off the breaker before plugging in!
Hughes Autoformer Testing: Part 3
Selecting the right size surge protector
Will an EV truck ever tow an RV?
Possible Problems With Lithium Battery Upgrades
RVe Part 3: Measuring Pedestals
Satellite SOS on your smartphone?
Don't use a Non-Contact Tester on 12 volts DC
Battery bank deposits and withdrawals
Is 150-watts of solar panels enough?
SoftStartHome test on a 7kW Inverter generator
No Shock Zone: Part VII: Wattage
Why you need a multimeter for your RV
Testing Propane vs Induction cooktops
From Kelly Blue Book: Cost to charge an EV
RVelectricity Weekly Digest 2/19/23
Question about installing a 30 amp breaker at my home...
Voltage Drop: Why it's important!
Follow Up: 30 to 50-amp adapter wiring
Why does my 30 to 50-amp dogbone adapter trip the circuit breaker?
Mike's MotorTrend Podcast on EV towing
Testing for a blown fuse with a multimeter
Do you always use the vent hood fan on your gas cooktop?
Remember to unplug your RV before working on the electrical system
RV Battery Safety: It's more important than you think...
RVelectricity Weekly Digest 2/5/2023
Neutral Bonding Parallel Generators
RV Electrical Safety: Part 5 - Amperes
Hughes Autoformer Study: Part 2
Failing GM truck brake controllers
Battery balancing while charging
How to only receive my weekly digest
Electric heater battery discharge rate…
RVelectricity weekly digest 1/22/23
My upcoming MotorTrend Podcast
Generator Neutral Bonding Plug
Is the Hughes Autoformer a cure for low voltage? Part 1
Inverter loss: 12-volt vs 120-volt power usage
Reasons why campgrounds may not want to advertise an on-site AED or CPR training
Powering your electric blanket from an inverter
Campground AEDs and CPR training…
Safety Tip to Help Avoid Electrocution
RVelectricity Weekly Digest for 1/8/23
Hot-Skin Part 2: Troubleshooting
Video replay of my Ask the Expert Webinar
Can I save 85% of my electric bill with a $50 gadget?
Ask the Expert - SoftStartHome