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	<title>RV Camping Blog &#187; Electrical power/batteries</title>
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		<title>Debunking Portable Air Compressors</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/11/debunking-portable-air-compressors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Polk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think most RVers understand the importance of maintaining proper tire inflation pressure. The problem is if you wait until you&#8217;re on the road to check tire pressure the tires are too hot for correct evaluation. Checking the inflation pressure when you stop to refuel doesn’t make sense; you will get higher pressure readings and if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bonding and Grounding Portable Generators</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/11/bonding-and-grounding-portable-generators/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/11/bonding-and-grounding-portable-generators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Cad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electrical power/batteries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Generators]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I started a series of articles on bonding and grounding of portable generators when used with RVs.  Those articles stirred up quite a bit of conversation which is a good thing.  We still have a couple of subjects to cover in this discussion so let’s get started with checking your generator [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: One Way to Secure Your RV After-Hours</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/one-way-to-secure-your-rv-after-hours/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/one-way-to-secure-your-rv-after-hours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Brawdy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gear to Get with Brian Brawdy
Recently I got up early one morning to catch the sun rise. I jumped out of my RV and walked about twenty yards in the direction of the beach. Before I saw or heard him, I could feel someone else was there. A dark silhouette loomed in the shadows. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RV Doctor &#8211; RV Hot Skin Test How-To</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/rv-doctor-rv-hot-skin-test-how-to/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/rv-doctor-rv-hot-skin-test-how-to/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Bunzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Gary,
How do you perform a hot skin test on a recreation vehicle? Also I’ve heard you should still hot skin test a fiberglass sided RV by checking faucets, door frames and windows. How do you do that on a slick side motorhome? - Jay Jones, (Silverdale, WA)
Answer:
Jay, it is indeed true that every RV [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RV Weekly Round-Up (Oct. 17-23, 2009)</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/rv-weekly-round-up-oct-17-23-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Bullock</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rv.net/?p=12724</guid>
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1. Tax deduction for &#8216;09 vehicle purchases: The Internal Revenue Service wants to remind you that buying a new motorhome this year may make you eligible for a state-level tax deduction. State and local sales &#38; excise taxes on new vehicles may be reduced for taxpayers whose incomes meet a designated range. Watch the IRS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: Boondocking &amp; Green RVing w/ the PowerSource 1800</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/video-boondocking-green-rving-w-the-powersource-1800/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/video-boondocking-green-rving-w-the-powersource-1800/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Brawdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boondocking/Dry Camping]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rv.net/?p=12714</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gear to Get with Brian Brawdy
One of the necessities of Green RVing, boondocking &#38; dry camping is the ability to generate power. By tapping into the free and ubiquitous energies of the sun, I’m able to go off road, off the grid while staying out longer.
In this video, I look at the cutting edge technology [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Generator bonding and grounding</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/generator-bonding-and-grounding/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/generator-bonding-and-grounding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Cad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electrical power/batteries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Generators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Modifications]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In previous posts we have discussed what is meant by &#8220;bonding&#8221; in an electrical distribution system.  This is an important concept.  If it seems like I am dwelling on this, I want to make sure we are clear on what bonding means.
The ground wire system and the neutral wire system are two separate wire systems.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Battery Storage &amp; Maintenance</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/winter-battery-storage-maintenance/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/winter-battery-storage-maintenance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Polk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beginning RVing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rv.net/?p=12513</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was recently asked a question and felt like the answer could be useful to lots of RVers, so I am using the question as the topic for this article.
Q: Hi Mark, we live in Colorado and we are preparing our RV for storage. I just had the RV winterized, but I am concerned about how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nickel-Lithium: The Next Battery Break Through?</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/nickel-lithium-the-next-battery-break-through/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/nickel-lithium-the-next-battery-break-through/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electrical power/batteries]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rv.net/?p=12465</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Bob Difley
As electric vehicle proponents, alternative energy entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists have predicted, the development of better, more efficient batteries will give the electric vehicle (EV) industry the game changing boost it needs to change the way we think about transportation. Battery technology, which produced the successful development of the lithim-ion battery for laptop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Portable Generator Grounding</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/portable-generator-grounding/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/portable-generator-grounding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Cad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rv.net/?p=12470</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you read my last post, we began a discussion about grounding and bonding of portable generators.  To begin, we talked about a standard residential electrical service and specifically discussed the ground wire system, the neutral wire system, and the single bonding point between the two systems.  Lastly and most importantly, we also described what [...]]]></description>
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