Category: Camping Equipment
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Storing Your Electrical Energy – RV Battery Power Explained
Batteries don’t create electric power, they store it, much like the gas tank in your car holds gasoline to power it. This means you can turn on lights or run devices like fans or a TV even when not plugged into a power source. The alternator in your tow vehicle or chassis, solar panels or…
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Power for Your Palace – 120 Volt RV Electrical Power Explained
There are two types of electricity in a recreational vehicle, 120 Volt AC power (just like your house) and 12 Volt DC (battery) power. This article will focus on the 120 Volt AC systems. The 120VAC system in a motorhome or trailer works essentially the same as that in your home with the exception of…
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A Little Power Problem…
We were having some issues with not having AC power in the motorhome when connected to shore power. At first I thought it was a problem with the transfer switch (switches between generator and shore power) but after removing the cover from the breaker panel I discovered that all the white (neutral) wires on the…