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Mike Sokol

RVelectricity – What is Hot-Skin/Stray-Voltage?

  • Posted by Mike Sokol
  • Categories Hot-Skin/Stray-Voltage, RVe Study Hall, Stray Voltage Patrol
September 24, 2018
1

Focus on Stray Voltage I’m declaring July official Hot-Skin/Stray Voltage month. For those of you who don’t know, an RV Hot-Skin occurs when the ground wire on an RV’s shore power feed is interrupted somehow. That allows even normal leakage …

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Mike Sokol

RVelectricity – Surge Protector Evaluation

  • Posted by Mike Sokol
  • Categories Pedestal Power, RVe Study Hall, Surge Protectors
  • Comments 3 comments
September 24, 2018
6

Hi Mike, Your articles in the No~Shock~Zone are outstanding. Thank you for caring enough to share and help people like me stay safe as we head out on our first travel trailer/4000-mile/27-stop retirement trip. Boy, we really could be in …

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Mike Sokol

RVelectricity – Non Contact Voltage Tester Theory Part I

  • Posted by Mike Sokol
  • Categories Hot-Skin/Stray-Voltage, NCVT Usage, RVe Study Hall, Safety, Stray Voltage Patrol
September 24, 2018
1

Dear Mike, I just finished reading your book “RV Electrical Safety” twice.  You have demystified things I’ve only guessed at for years.  I now feel more comfortable working around the pedestal and connecting my RV to shore power at campsites.  …

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Mike Sokol

RVelectricity – National Electrical Code Basics

  • Posted by Mike Sokol
  • Categories RVe Study Hall, Safety
September 24, 2018
0

Dear Mike, Everyone says you have to do this or that because its “the Code,” referring to the NEC [National Electrical Code], of course. For RVs, this gets even more interesting. The “Code” has no legal authority unless adopted by …

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Mike Sokol

RVelectricity – Why Does Hot-Skin/Stray-Voltage Occur?

  • Posted by Mike Sokol
  • Categories Hot-Skin/Stray-Voltage, RVe Study Hall, Safety
September 24, 2018
0

Dear Mike, I have a Safari 40′ DP and every time I plug into shore power I feel a shock when touching any metal on the RV. For instance, if I open the under-bay door and touch the inside latch …

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Mike Sokol

RVelectricity – Study Hall: Ground Rod Testing

  • Posted by Mike Sokol
  • Categories Pedestal Power, RVe Study Hall, Safety
  • Comments 2 comments
September 24, 2018
2

Mike, Is it possible to use normal measurement tools such as a multi-meter, surge protector, or Klein dual voltage no-contact tester, to simply measure the effectiveness of a “ground rod”? I know that not all soil conditions will ground the …

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Mike Sokol

RVelectricity – Study Hall: GFCI Theory Part I

  • Posted by Mike Sokol
  • Categories RVe Study Hall, Safety
September 24, 2018
0

No, it’s not the name of an insurance company or a European sports car. GFCI is an abbreviation for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter or G-F-C-I. They’ve been required in many localities for electrical outlets located near sinks or the outside …

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Mike Sokol

RVelectricity – Study Hall: Wattage

  • Posted by Mike Sokol
  • Categories RVe Study Hall
September 23, 2018
0

As promised, here’s the next installment of my Basic Electricity Course. Class is now in session…. If you’ve been reading along this far you already know about voltage (electrical pressure) and amperage (current flow). But one without the other is …

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Mike Sokol

RVelectricity – Study Hall: Voltage Drop

  • Posted by Mike Sokol
  • Categories Pedestal Power, RVe Study Hall
September 23, 2018
0

If you’ve been following along with this series, you already know about voltage, amperage and wattage. But what about that 800 lb. gorilla in the room … Voltage drop? Rumors and Innuendo We’ve all heard about how hooking up an …

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