OMG!!!! THIS WAS SOO GOOD. JUST GOT MY RV. IM 64 YEAR OLD FEMALE AND TOTALLY BRAIN IMTIMADATION BLOCKAGE ABOUT THIS KIND OF THINGS. I WISH HE HAD ACTUAL CLASSES THAT COVERS EVERYTHING
Tim, can't tell you how much I appreciate this. We're going into a full-time living RV situation. I'm adequate with construction and most things that would fit under DIY projects, my one glaring weakness being electrical. Have gained alot just from this intro on the subject.
This video should be required for everyone. I'm serious!!! I'm getting all my kids to watch this now. I appreciate your even toned explanations and the great content you put together. I have a friend who almost lost his life because he knew automotive power well and thought it would be the same with 220vAC, you can imagine what happened. Thanks for this, I'll be sharing as I hope others do as well. Regards...!
Tim... Simply EXCELLENT! To the point, relevant and not a time-waster! Thanks for honoring your viewers by giving us the "skinny" without needless info!
I just started working around RVs. When customers ask about the different plugs, I tell them I don't know and I ask the manager. After watching your video, I now know the manager doesn't know either. Now I can give the customer the right information in an intelligent way. Thank you so much for breaking this down, I will watch this a couple of times but now I'm not in the dark. lol pardon the pun Please...MORE. You are great!
THANK YOU! my brother is a mechanic and tried to explain vehicle electricity to me and it was like trying to understand a foreign language. You saved me a lot of trouble.
This guy is a good teacher. I will still need to watch this a few more times and save it for reference when what I gather fades away but I appreciate the very clear explanations. I was tired of not knowing anything about this!
Never underestimate the power of the mustache. It has started wars’ brokered peace, and stolen hearts. This dude did the best at explaining this topic. I’m going to stop shaving my upper lip effective immediately.
I watch lots of videos about how the electricityworks inRV but honesty this guy is the best one He explain very simple & right on point Thank u so much
I know this video is 5 years old, (as of this comment) but the info is timeless. In just a few minutes it helped me grasp things like inverter/converter. Thanks so much. Subscribed!
What a great summary!! Although familiar with both AC and DC power (conceptually) I did quite a bit of research when buying my travel trailer to better understand the electrical system. I wish I had found this first!! This summary covers most of the basics and could have kept me from having to watch multiple videos and reading multiple articles. They were still very helpful but this summary covers most of the basics all in one view. Well done!!
Wow. Best explanation ever. My wonderful electrician was over yesterday and explained about the extension cord length and not running too many amps while plugged into house power. But this demonstration tied all the pieces together and made it all make perfect sense. Thank you so much!
@Carolyn’s RV Life !I just started following you ! Lol and I agree he really makes it as simple as can be and understandable! Ty Steven of Rv set up ! Sadly I’ve watched so many videos and none have really broke it down to understand like this video and understanding basics makes learning other stuff so much faster cause you now can understand the main ways rvs are set up !
Always learning something new! Electricity and propane scare me on my RV. I'm still learning all the volts and what pulls what amount of power. Thanks for sharing the Ac/DC breakdown!
Thanks for the a/c d/c tutorial. I am an auto technician and am familiar with both types. This was as clear and concise as I've ever heard. Have saved it for reference to watch before I get started, so I don't get hurt because of forgetfulness.
I learnt more about electricity from your video than I have from searching the internet over many hours. Well done and I look forward to watching more video from you.
This is an excellent tutorial. This took a long time to perfect and I really appreciate having it to use for the RV forums I am on daily. I will be posting this video link often. There are so many rvers that just have no clue in the beginning
Thank you so much for making something that seems so complicated much more understandable!! First time RVer here. Good to know the 12v and DC system better!!
I had just bought an RV to restore.and parts of the electrical system had been damaged by the person attempting to restore it before me. Being very familiar with residential wiring but not RV wiring I found this video very helpful. Some might complain about him being too simplistic. But simple is easier to understand.
I found this very helpful and will watching again I am sure. While I don't plan to work on the electrical I do want a good understanding of the principles so I can't be taken advantage of by unethical people. I think most people are basically honest but sometimes people have set notions and want to convince you to do something that is not necessary. I want to know enough to know what I need and what I don't. This video will help me in that area.
You didn't tell me anything I didn't know, but I gave you a thumbs up and subscribed because...you said it so well! I'll be checking out what else you've put out.
This is such an interesting and informative video! I learned a lot, even though a complete novice with electricity. I never could understand amps till you said it was like speed. Wow! Instantly got it! So grateful. I also thought I could run AC or fan system plugged into my house power. Was I wrong. I wish you would make another video explaining more. I need to do my own DIY Van build and would like to know how to lay down the electrical system. You are an excellent teacher and have a voice you can listen to for a long time. Also thanks for no background music. I have a 1997 Class C Tioga Montara that came with factory systems. There is a fuse box under hood for engine stuff. There is a fuse box under oven next to the converter. And there is a fuse box crammed into a TINY space next to two house batteries in a drop down box under the door entry way step. This is SO HARD to access it is ridiculous. I had to remove it once and redo whole thing due to a long story about buying wrong batteries, re-welding battery box to enlarge it, etc! Anyway, this fuse box needs to be relocated to a larger more accessible area close by. How to do it? No RV place seems to know or care. I need to modernize this whole area of fuses, and install a battery disconnect switch. Would love some guidance on who does this kind of work? I'm in California.
Excellent information. I am planning on moving into a trailer to be closer to job opportunities. The trailer I'm moving into has two 24V battery, being told that the system is only 12V. I was puzzled and a bit concerned so looking up electrical systems about trailers/rvs to be more informed. I've had some experience with electricity working on houses on and off throughout the years but when it came to the trailer, I felt like I couldn't really apply all of my previous knowledge to figure it out. The other part is that I didn't know about the power cord adapters going down in amps, that was super important. I'm going to be careful not to overload the system with too many things running. Thanks :) P.S. no worries on being long winded, its good to refresh and learn something new, still enjoyed and listened every second of it. That story of the neighbor hooking up that woman's trailer with 220v plug was a shock to hear but good to know. P.S.S. Never know if one day we might be able to see something to maybe help someone and save lives with this kind of information. This kind of information and knowledge awareness could potentially have one person save an entire family living in rv/trailer. Amazing
Excellent lecture and demonstration. Thank you very much for posting this. You have an EXCELLENT way of explaining technical topics. Well done! Much appreciated! Thank you!
Thanks so much for your no-nonsense teaching style and your excellent use of teaching aids. This was the most informative video on this subject I have seen and we (newbies) greatly appreciate guys like you that take the time to develop these instructional videos. Well Done Sir !!!
getting a professional to help is easier said than done, I inherited a 5th wheeler. no way to move it, I called this professional (total flake) called 10 times now, says I'll come tomorrow, RV shops want me to come to them. they only charge $300 to take it their shop & $300 to bring it back, all 3 are located less than 10miles. Thanks for explain everything so plainly It came in handy.
Useful and straight to the point, in a friendly academic type of way, I miss these type of instruction videos ... , this is like something from the 80s no politics, no agendas, no crazy ads bizarre type of skits ... everything today is a clown show
My friend, I consider myself pretty well versed in the items you talked about but still learned several things and confirmed things I already knew. Your explanations, examples and pop ups were spot on. A friend of mi e just got an RV or rather , coach, as you call them and I started explaining things to him. He’s the first person Im sending this to. Great job, you have a new subscriber and Im betting many more. Best regards.
Two things. Amps are not the speed of electricity. Amps are the volume. A better analogy is water flow. Voltage is the pressure. Amps is the amount of water flowing. The other thing is a ground fault explanation. GFI or GFCI measure what current goes out of the receptacle. And what comes back to the receptacle. If the two aren’t the same there is a ground fault and the receptacle will trip. Good video.
I love that there's loads of information and more vids on RVs then sailboats but for the most part same thanks buddy be blessed stay healthy thank the sky for all the accessible help
Wow that was so informative. I learned things that my husband's been trying to explain to me for months. The explanation on amps/speed ,volts/ heat finally sloved that mystery. I loved the explanation on parall and was it called in÷ line battery hook up.. how cool is that great video! Thank you. I
"Series". (A battery connection where you connect the positive terminal of one battery to the negative terminal of the next, like a daisy chain, thereby increasing the voltage but not the capacity.) ("Parallel" is where you connect the batteries with all the same terminals together [positive to positive; negative to negative], thereby increasing capacity and current-delivering ability, but not voltage.) As for voltage and current, I didn't really like the way he explained those concepts. He described voltage as "strength". "Strength"? What does that mean? Better to describe it as a form of electrical pressure, much like the pressure of water in your water pipes. Just as a higher water pressure will move more water through a pipe (all other things being equal), so will more voltage push more current through a wire. And he describes current as "speed", which although not entirely wrong, isn't really accurate, either. While it's true that in a given thickness of wire, more current means the electrons are moving at a higher speed, that's not the right way to think about it. Better to think of current as a flow of electrons, like the flow of water through a pipe. So amperes of current would be analogous to gallons per minute of water. In one circuit you might have a higher flow of current than in another circuit, but the electrons are actually moving slower in the higher-current circuit because the wire is much thicker. Current is all about the _number_ of electrons flowing through a wire, not the speed.
Don't over look this extension cord wire size. Some are cheap for a reason as you need 12ga wire for 20 amps. 14ga is for 15 amps. I would never go below 12ga as that is what the breaker is rated at.
Hi,I have 1977 fth wheel and I'm trying to have lights from house plug to a converter but the is only two cables (red and white)plus the ground atach to the frame of rv,where should put r d and white?? On batteries
Absolutely great informative professional video thanks for taking the time to spread your knowledge it’s greatly appreciate it can’t wait to see more of your videos.
Wow, this is truly the first video I actually understood on my RV and electrical system. I was just about giving up until I saw the video. I’ll still use a professional but at least I don’t feel dumb. Excellent teaching skills, easy and very helpful analogies with a very “you can do it attitude”. Thank You so much!
absolutely great video explaining the differences in power supplies... if more people knew the actual difference in a 30amp rv plug and a 50amp plug, the entire system would be easier to understand.. the 30amp RV plug-in is ALWAYS 120volt, where as the 50amp RV plug-in connected to a shore-power pedestal CAN supply 240v into the RV, but its the wiring inside the RV that makes that connection.... and, unless the generator is marked as 240v capable, the 2 legs of 120v power from it into the RV will NOT make 240volt, but are only 2 seperate legs of 120volt power that are "in phase" with one another from the "synchronous power" generator.... and HALF of the rated generator power/wattage is supplied thru each 120v leg... I work with large battery banks, multiple voltages and very high amperage's, and even though its only a metaphor, I have learned to use the speed/power vs voltage/amps metaphor in the opposite order than is what is used in this video.... voltage equates to speed, and amperage equates to power... one needs to know what "speed" their system runs at, and how much "power" is required to maintain it at that "speed"..... when adding more components in to the system, it WONT run any FASTER but will need more "power" to supply the needs... when the system runs at a given speed/voltage, and you try to get more power from it, it will pull down the system down below optimum speed/voltage... at any given speed/voltage, when one requires more power/amperage, commonly a larger delivery line (bigger wiring) is needed to let the power thru to the component..... as if you try to pull too much power thru a small delivery line/wire, you could easily over-amp the wiring, and a fire can happen.... used in this order, I have found its a bit easier to understand when explaining it to others.
OMG!!!! THIS WAS SOO GOOD. JUST GOT MY RV. IM 64 YEAR OLD FEMALE AND TOTALLY BRAIN IMTIMADATION BLOCKAGE ABOUT THIS KIND OF THINGS. I WISH HE HAD ACTUAL CLASSES THAT COVERS EVERYTHING
im 62 guy, first rv, very confused but this guy answered some questions.
Tim, can't tell you how much I appreciate this. We're going into a full-time living RV situation. I'm adequate with construction and most things that would fit under DIY projects, my one glaring weakness being electrical. Have gained alot just from this intro on the subject.
This video should be required for everyone. I'm serious!!! I'm getting all my kids to watch this now. I appreciate your even toned explanations and the great content you put together. I have a friend who almost lost his life because he knew automotive power well and thought it would be the same with 220vAC, you can imagine what happened. Thanks for this, I'll be sharing as I hope others do as well. Regards...!
Tim... Simply EXCELLENT! To the point, relevant and not a time-waster! Thanks for honoring your viewers by giving us the "skinny" without needless info!
I just started working around RVs. When customers ask about the different plugs, I tell them I don't know and I ask the manager. After watching your video, I now know the manager doesn't know either. Now I can give the customer the right information in an intelligent way. Thank you so much for breaking this down, I will watch this a couple of times but now I'm not in the dark. lol pardon the pun
Please...MORE. You are great!
THANK YOU! my brother is a mechanic and tried to explain vehicle electricity to me and it was like trying to understand a foreign language. You saved me a lot of trouble.
This guy is a good teacher. I will still need to watch this a few more times and save it for reference when what I gather fades away but I appreciate the very clear explanations. I was tired of not knowing anything about this!
So true
I am SO glad you instructed this video. So many folks think 220 volt is the same as 110 when they see the strange plugs.
Excellent video. I'm a 30 year tradesman and I learned a ton about RV electrical. Thank you.
Just by the mustache, you can tell this guy means business.
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Yup, that's the first thing I said in my best Ned Flanders' voice, 'check out the ole broomelee broom.'
Never underestimate the power of the mustache. It has started wars’ brokered peace, and stolen hearts. This dude did the best at explaining this topic. I’m going to stop shaving my upper lip effective immediately.
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I watch lots of videos about how the electricityworks inRV but honesty this guy is the best one
He explain very simple & right on point
Thank u so much
This guy is really smart, he knows what he's doing. I like the way he explained stuff, as well.
I know this video is 5 years old, (as of this comment) but the info is timeless. In just a few minutes it helped me grasp things like inverter/converter. Thanks so much. Subscribed!
What a great summary!! Although familiar with both AC and DC power (conceptually) I did quite a bit of research when buying my travel trailer to better understand the electrical system. I wish I had found this first!! This summary covers most of the basics and could have kept me from having to watch multiple videos and reading multiple articles. They were still very helpful but this summary covers most of the basics all in one view. Well done!!
Wow. Best explanation ever. My wonderful electrician was over yesterday and explained about the extension cord length and not running too many amps while plugged into house power. But this demonstration tied all the pieces together and made it all make perfect sense. Thank you so much!
Great explanation - from someone who has a healthy fear of electricity! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
This is the best explanation of my Class C electrical system I've ever seen or heard. Very well done. Thank you!
hi carolyn! im subscribed to your channel!
@Carolyn’s RV Life !I just started following you ! Lol and I agree he really makes it as simple as can be and understandable! Ty Steven of Rv set up ! Sadly I’ve watched so many videos and none have really broke it down to understand like this video and understanding basics makes learning other stuff so much faster cause you now can understand the main ways rvs are set up !
Always learning something new! Electricity and propane scare me on my RV. I'm still learning all the volts and what pulls what amount of power. Thanks for sharing the Ac/DC breakdown!
Thanks for the a/c d/c tutorial. I am an auto technician and am familiar with both types. This was as clear and concise as I've ever heard. Have saved it for reference to watch before I get started, so I don't get hurt because of forgetfulness.
Easy to understand, practical and educational. Complete explanations and directions. Great video.
Loved it. I'm getting close to knowing how to run my RV without blowing it up, Thanks, Tim.
I know many others have commented on your instructing but I must also say well done! I learned a lot from this video! Thank you so much!
I learnt more about electricity from your video than I have from searching the internet over many hours. Well done and I look forward to watching more video from you.
You’re the “Joe Friday” of the RV electrical world. Thank you
Great tutorial.Yes, I'm a residential, commercial, industrial electrician.Very informative.
This is an excellent tutorial. This took a long time to perfect and I really appreciate having it to use for the RV forums I am on daily. I will be posting this video link often. There are so many rvers that just have no clue in the beginning
Thank you so much for making something that seems so complicated much more understandable!! First time RVer here. Good to know the 12v and DC system better!!
I had just bought an RV to restore.and parts of the electrical system had been damaged by the person attempting to restore it before me. Being very familiar with residential wiring but not RV wiring I found this video very helpful. Some might complain about him being too simplistic. But simple is easier to understand.
Was just getting into this at 14 minutes, then it ended. Was curious about transfer switches, how solar fits in, everything. Great start though
Outstanding video! You solved some long standing mysteries for me very plainly in a matter of minutes. Great work, thank you.
Very informative. Thank you! Your explanation was thorough and slow enough to understand.
Wow! Thank you for taking the time to make this video. You made this topic very simple and easy to understand!
I found this very helpful and will watching again I am sure. While I don't plan to work on the electrical I do want a good understanding of the principles so I can't be taken advantage of by unethical people. I think most people are basically honest but sometimes people have set notions and want to convince you to do something that is not necessary. I want to know enough to know what I need and what I don't. This video will help me in that area.
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Thank you for the concise explanation of the RV electrical system.
Amazing video. So detailed that I literally have no questions.
You, Sir, are my hero. Perfect Layman's terminology.
Thanks for this video . I love the way you explain it . I have a 1960 travel trailer that I need to check or change all the wiring.
I didn't want the video to end it was so good! Some quality education.
Great Info well Explained,looking forward to more of your videos.
The best and easy to understand video on AC & DC I've seen in RUclips.
You didn't tell me anything I didn't know, but I gave you a thumbs up and subscribed because...you said it so well! I'll be checking out what else you've put out.
This is such an interesting and informative video! I learned a lot, even though a complete novice with electricity. I never could understand amps till you said it was like speed. Wow! Instantly got it! So grateful. I also thought I could run AC or fan system plugged into my house power. Was I wrong. I wish you would make another video explaining more. I need to do my own DIY Van build and would like to know how to lay down the electrical system. You are an excellent teacher and have a voice you can listen to for a long time. Also thanks for no background music.
I have a 1997 Class C Tioga Montara that came with factory systems. There is a fuse box under hood for engine stuff. There is a fuse box under oven next to the converter. And there is a fuse box crammed into a TINY space next to two house batteries in a drop down box under the door entry way step. This is SO HARD to access it is ridiculous. I had to remove it once and redo whole thing due to a long story about buying wrong batteries, re-welding battery box to enlarge it, etc! Anyway, this fuse box needs to be relocated to a larger more accessible area close by. How to do it? No RV place seems to know or care. I need to modernize this whole area of fuses, and install a battery disconnect switch. Would love some guidance on who does this kind of work? I'm in California.
Excellent information. I am planning on moving into a trailer to be closer to job opportunities. The trailer I'm moving into has two 24V battery, being told that the system is only 12V. I was puzzled and a bit concerned so looking up electrical systems about trailers/rvs to be more informed. I've had some experience with electricity working on houses on and off throughout the years but when it came to the trailer, I felt like I couldn't really apply all of my previous knowledge to figure it out. The other part is that I didn't know about the power cord adapters going down in amps, that was super important. I'm going to be careful not to overload the system with too many things running. Thanks :)
P.S. no worries on being long winded, its good to refresh and learn something new, still enjoyed and listened every second of it. That story of the neighbor hooking up that woman's trailer with 220v plug was a shock to hear but good to know.
P.S.S. Never know if one day we might be able to see something to maybe help someone and save lives with this kind of information. This kind of information and knowledge awareness could potentially have one person save an entire family living in rv/trailer. Amazing
U R A Beast!!! Nobody could explain this any better!!! Excellent video 👍👍
An excellent example of a well-done tutorial. Clear as a mountain lake and almost as entertaining. ;)
You are a 10 as an instructor, very informative, thanks.
Excellent! Just bough a RV and needed that information.
Excellent lecture and demonstration. Thank you very much for posting this. You have an EXCELLENT way of explaining technical topics. Well done! Much appreciated! Thank you!
Literally the the best video regarding RVs. 💯
One of the most informative RV videos I've ever viewed. Thank you for sharing this information!
Very helpful video. Clear and understandable. Great job explaining and giving safety warnings.
Best explanation ever. On anything. Strong work!
Best video I have seen very informative thank you very much I just got a RV for the first time and this give confidence how Everything works.
Oh, thank you for this. Everything else I've seen leaves me feeling more confused than ever. This is something I can understand.
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Thanks so much for your no-nonsense teaching style and your excellent use of teaching aids. This was the most informative video on this subject I have seen and we (newbies) greatly appreciate guys like you that take the time to develop these instructional videos. Well Done Sir !!!
One of the best instructors very high education info please post more videos
getting a professional to help is easier said than done, I inherited a 5th wheeler. no way to move it, I called this professional (total flake) called 10 times now, says I'll come tomorrow, RV shops want me to come to them. they only charge $300 to take it their shop & $300 to bring it back, all 3 are located less than 10miles. Thanks for explain everything so plainly It came in handy.
I used to have a master electrical license and still found your video very interesting
Useful and straight to the point, in a friendly academic type of way, I miss these type of instruction videos ... , this is like something from the 80s no politics, no agendas, no crazy ads bizarre type of skits ... everything today is a clown show
Best presentation and easiest to understand, your a professional and a voice that's perfect, thanks
Excellent video. Getting me going in the right direction to find my issue with my 5th wheel charging system. Thank you.
this is the first video thats actually helped me thank you soo much i was bumed when it ended
Really enjoy your video’s. Lots to learn when it comes to RV systems. Cheers Rob
Great explanation! Electricity has never made sense in my brain and this video definitely helped.
Well done. One of the best. Simple, straightforward, easycti fully understand.
this video was fantastic. thank you for making it easier to understand what I am getting into and what to expect from an RV electrical system.
Thanks for a wonderful explanations!!!
My friend, I consider myself pretty well versed in the items you talked about but still learned several things and confirmed things I already knew. Your explanations, examples and pop ups were spot on. A friend of mi e just got an RV or
rather , coach, as you call them and I started explaining things to him. He’s the first person Im sending this to. Great job, you have a new subscriber and Im betting many more. Best regards.
Two things.
Amps are not the speed of electricity.
Amps are the volume. A better analogy is water flow.
Voltage is the pressure. Amps is the amount of water flowing.
The other thing is a ground fault explanation.
GFI or GFCI measure what current goes out of the receptacle. And what comes back to the receptacle. If the two aren’t the same there is a ground fault and the receptacle will trip.
Good video.
An excellent video, now I can say I know the electrical system of my RV
I love that there's loads of information and more vids on RVs then sailboats but for the most part same thanks buddy be blessed stay healthy thank the sky for all the accessible help
Wow that was so informative. I learned things that my husband's been trying to explain to me for months. The explanation on amps/speed ,volts/ heat finally sloved that mystery. I loved the explanation on parall and was it called in÷ line battery hook up.. how cool is that great video! Thank you. I
"Series". (A battery connection where you connect the positive terminal of one battery to the negative terminal of the next, like a daisy chain, thereby increasing the voltage but not the capacity.)
("Parallel" is where you connect the batteries with all the same terminals together [positive to positive; negative to negative], thereby increasing capacity and current-delivering ability, but not voltage.)
As for voltage and current, I didn't really like the way he explained those concepts. He described voltage as "strength". "Strength"? What does that mean? Better to describe it as a form of electrical pressure, much like the pressure of water in your water pipes. Just as a higher water pressure will move more water through a pipe (all other things being equal), so will more voltage push more current through a wire.
And he describes current as "speed", which although not entirely wrong, isn't really accurate, either. While it's true that in a given thickness of wire, more current means the electrons are moving at a higher speed, that's not the right way to think about it. Better to think of current as a flow of electrons, like the flow of water through a pipe. So amperes of current would be analogous to gallons per minute of water. In one circuit you might have a higher flow of current than in another circuit, but the electrons are actually moving slower in the higher-current circuit because the wire is much thicker. Current is all about the _number_ of electrons flowing through a wire, not the speed.
Thank you it is very useful every RV guys should watch and learn...
Great video. Easy to follow and the diagrams are done very well.
This was so excellent. What a great and informative video. Thank you very much!
Amazing explanation GREAT JOB sir! How can anyone not like this video.
Very good class. 😎👍👌
I like the explanation of Parallel 7:30 and Series hook ups.✅
12:39 I am so glad I watched the whole rudimentary bit because I now realize my air conditioning is on a 15 amp adaptor...
That was a great video, you cleared up many areas which I wasn't sure of. Thanks
Your my new go to guy! Your Chauffeur, J Bruce, Hollywood North 🇨🇦
THE BEST EXPLANATION .... Thank you so much !!!
Thank you for this video ! Made my problem a quick fix.
God bless you for this video and training. I think it's gonna help me more than I can say. I hope you have more classes- you are a great teacher.
Don't over look this extension cord wire size. Some are cheap for a reason as you need 12ga wire for 20 amps. 14ga is for 15 amps. I would never go below 12ga as that is what the breaker is rated at.
Hi,I have 1977 fth wheel and I'm trying to have lights from house plug to a converter but the is only two cables (red and white)plus the ground atach to the frame of rv,where should put r d and white?? On batteries
@@edgarchavez1079 I hope you didn't blow yourself up
That was SUPER and very well done, Ilearned a lot, I will refer your video to my RV club for member to view at our next campout.
That was informative. So many of the RV videos only cover new installations or general maintenance.
Absolutely great informative professional video thanks for taking the time to spread your knowledge it’s greatly appreciate it can’t wait to see more of your videos.
Amazing video you are an excellent instructor and you have helped me more then you know. Once again thank you very much.
Explaining of electricity was Excellent.
Excellent video. Thank you for making it available.
Thank you so much for this. New popup camper owner.
Thank you so much for that video ! The best explanation I ever had about understanding the electricity of my RV !!!
Wow, this is truly the first video I actually understood on my RV and electrical system. I was just about giving up until I saw the video. I’ll still use a professional but at least I don’t feel dumb. Excellent teaching skills, easy and very helpful analogies with a very “you can do it attitude”. Thank You so much!
Super informative and helpful. Appreciate it very much!
Great information . I’m another new Class B owner .
absolutely great video explaining the differences in power supplies... if more people knew the actual difference in a 30amp rv plug and a 50amp plug, the entire system would be easier to understand.. the 30amp RV plug-in is ALWAYS 120volt, where as the 50amp RV plug-in connected to a shore-power pedestal CAN supply 240v into the RV, but its the wiring inside the RV that makes that connection....
and, unless the generator is marked as 240v capable, the 2 legs of 120v power from it into the RV will NOT make 240volt, but are only 2 seperate legs of 120volt power that are "in phase" with one another from the "synchronous power" generator.... and HALF of the rated generator power/wattage is supplied thru each 120v leg...
I work with large battery banks, multiple voltages and very high amperage's, and even though its only a metaphor, I have learned to use the speed/power vs voltage/amps metaphor in the opposite order than is what is used in this video.... voltage equates to speed, and amperage equates to power... one needs to know what "speed" their system runs at, and how much "power" is required to maintain it at that "speed"..... when adding more components in to the system, it WONT run any FASTER but will need more "power" to supply the needs...
when the system runs at a given speed/voltage, and you try to get more power from it, it will pull down the system down below optimum speed/voltage...
at any given speed/voltage, when one requires more power/amperage, commonly a larger delivery line (bigger wiring) is needed to let the power thru to the component..... as if you try to pull too much power thru a small delivery line/wire, you could easily over-amp the wiring, and a fire can happen....
used in this order, I have found its a bit easier to understand when explaining it to others.
Best instruction video and informative. Well done thanks.
Thank you for the explanation and specifically information on adapters. Novice Rv'er and confused with all the "never do this" without explanations.
Best explanation. Why do other's make it so confusing and complicated? Thank you.