Aeropex are the best ear phones I have ever had. They are good to use for phone calls- the Mic is good enough to use it for work. If you are listening to music and double tap the button it skips to the next song. They are expensive- but my goodness they are worth every penny. We bought the chairs you recommended last year for Christmas. They are wonderful! Very good recommendations!!
@Mrkk11032 жыл бұрын
On the strenght of this video I bought some Wago connectors and used them for the first time this week - absolutely brilliant! I'm not sure what it says about me that these connectors could make me so happy! 🙂
@svfairisle2 жыл бұрын
Never underestimate the power of Wago to make you happy, I smile everytime I fit one and haven't had to fiddle with a tiny screw-driver for half an hour!
@RiggingDoctor3 жыл бұрын
Glad to know the toast was unharmed 🤣
@avidviewer13 жыл бұрын
That was really interesting. So reassuring to see reviews that, without any hesitation, can be completely trusted. Thanks so much!
@lilliansmiljanich91323 жыл бұрын
We have been following your adventures for some time. As boat owners we find your videos interesting and informative and feel like we know you. While it is unlikely that we will be sailing in the Mediterranean we are preparing for a four months sail along Australian East Coast early next year. Watching this video my beloved decided that Aeroplex Headphones are an absolute necessity to have on the boat. So two days later I received a beautifully packaged early Christmas present. Disappointing thing is that I was also planning to get these for him. You lovely people are responsible for this. Seriously we love your videos.
@svkoukla98423 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this. I purchased the fire alarms. The one I have in the USA is 5" wide and 2" thick and too much of an eye stub to put on the ceiling. The connectors esp handy when struggling to continue a run by stuffing two wires into a standard crimp.
@nickmerritt3 жыл бұрын
Great recommendations both. You knew you’d be right on the old wago Steve…. Merry Christmas!
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nick, I owe you a beer.
@nickmerritt3 жыл бұрын
@@svfairisle I think the beer deficit goes the other way my friend! Keep up the good work and thank you both for the great content.
@jonathanwetherell36093 жыл бұрын
I was using a type of sprung loaded terminal strip at work over 20 years ago. A spring has 2 good points, it accepts a range of wire sizes and does not work loose due to vibrations.
@sandystephen78273 жыл бұрын
New style terminal blocks with push spring locks what a game changer ! Great videos keep them coming especially your “Technical Videos” Regards, from Aberdeen Scotland UK
@randymcmeekin19553 жыл бұрын
Brilliant recommendations! Thank you!
@kennethkonoi96993 жыл бұрын
Oh yes, I've had those fire alarms on my boat for ten years now and changed batteries only once. Last week one of them started to beep for a new battery so the second round ahead. Thank you for the headphone tip. They seem to be just what I need! Have a nice winter in Turkey!
@offpro3 жыл бұрын
As a supplement to Wago, I also have Scotchlok from 3M for the thin signal cables. These are already filled with vaseline and are therefore very good for preventing corrosion in the coupling.
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
I assume you mean these ones?... uk.rs-online.com/web/p/splice-connectors/2393988 they look great, will have to get some as i've got a dodgy connection somewhere in my AIS system so need so redo some connections. Thanks
@offpro3 жыл бұрын
@@svfairisle There you have it. They are available in different versions for both 2 and 3 cables and different guage.
@offpro3 жыл бұрын
Another tip for Wago. They are fantastic when using the voltmeter to troubleshoot the electrical system. You can lock one of the messuring probes in the Wago and you have a very good connection and you still have both hands free!
@mattJsy13 жыл бұрын
Wagos are fantastic 👍🏼
@57richm3 жыл бұрын
Hi, Great video again, regarding the Wago connectors were you aware that they have a dedicated port for checking with a multimeter. Rich
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
Yes, they actually have 2. One on the opposite face to where the wires go in and one under the latches. Someone on the comments here actually had the brilliant idea that if you use a connector with one more port than you need you can stick the probe for the meter in there and lock it down so you don't have to hold it while your using the other probe, could be really useful when you've got your hands full and need to test lots of places.
@rontaylor42353 жыл бұрын
Brilliant suggestions. Thank you. Cheers ro
@lewiscowden97313 жыл бұрын
Another great video Steve I've just ordered two boxes of the wiring connectors they've got great reviews thanks for the heads-up on those because the original connecting blocks do my nut in.😖 My father was an electrician and he would have loved those new connectors. He cut his fingers many times tightening the old blocks. 😖
@martineyer53363 жыл бұрын
Wow good stuff I have the chair but the headphones sound great. 😀
@paulmear83533 жыл бұрын
I use wago for domestic work, they are great but would have two concerns on a boat: 1 corrosion in a salt atmosphere (dissimilar metals) and 2 no strain relief on the insulation.
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
You're right that if a connection needs strain relief then there are better options like the crimped connectors I showed along with cable ties etc. Wago's are for the situations I described where in the past you might use a chocolate block. Regarding dissimilar metals corrosion, again in high risk areas use the crimped connectors with sealed heatshrink, this type of corrosion requires dissimilar metals AND an electrolyte so it's keeping the moisture out thats key. For other areas open connectors are fine, if you've seen and of my tech videos that include wiring you will see I ALWAYS use dielectric grease on connections as in a salt water environment it';s always possible to get moisture in a joint, even something in the position I was showing behind the switch panel. If you think about it all those bus bar connections on the switch panel are an open connection too, no one seals them. So in dry areas a full waterproof joint is probably overkill, just use your Tefgel and try not to have a leaky boat!
@Duartechamps3 жыл бұрын
Actually I know this connectors very well as one of my family companies works closely with wago (great client) as we produce some of molds. I can say there is a lot of engineering behind those little devices and Wago is well ahead of any competition.
@fairdinkum72463 жыл бұрын
Good tips as usual !
@BohemianBeatster3 жыл бұрын
This was really a helpful and fun video. I particularly liked the ear phones or headset. Stay groovy and stay safe.
@m2pozad3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Merry Christmas!
@cottagefarm31033 жыл бұрын
Hi guys, good call on the wago connectors our boat engineer put us on to them. Two things, can you do a list of things that a woman might want on a boat and how is the cost of living in Turkey at the moment?
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
Turkey like Greece has always been a good value destination compared to much of the Western Med. It’s particularly good at the moment though as the exchange rate is very favourable. Not sure what’s happening with the economy here but we’ve gone from getting 13 lira to the £ to getting 16 lira/£ since we’ve been here ( a couple of weeks!) 5 years ago you would have got 6 lira/£, so it’s 3x cheaper here than it was 5 years ago! Might be difficult to generalise on the what women want on a boat issue!
@cottagefarm31033 жыл бұрын
@@svfairisle We are on the black sea and watching the exchange rate carefully. It might just be easier for us to drive into turkey for the bargains. The stuff for blokes is so easy, like everyone knows that men like boats and tech.
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
Interesting that you are on the Black sea, are you cruising there? Would you recommend it?
@cottagefarm31033 жыл бұрын
@@svfairisle it's beautiful and we have cruised here this summer it's also amazing value for money and less busy but it's not Greece. We were hoping to have headed south before noW but an engine problem has us a bit stuck. Loved the Istanbul video.
@pete77083 жыл бұрын
With regard to the head phones can people around you hear the sound?
@alexfuller8183 жыл бұрын
my question too?
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
No. Well, I can faintly hear Judys, but less much than earphones. Judy hears nothing from mine, must be to do with the way they sit against the skin.
@pete77083 жыл бұрын
@@svfairisle Thanks.
@TimXXX19603 жыл бұрын
Another very useful video; thanks. Have you thought about using a pair of Aftershokz for crew/helm communications?
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
I hadn't to be honest, is there some way of connecting a device to it via bluetooth or something without actually ring the person via the phone?
@willisgemutlich26083 жыл бұрын
love you two you remind me of my parents, but in a good way. "it's a clever design" and you're happy is 180 from "this is a crappy design". I love it. keep sailing and show us "where it's at". Perhaps some fine day we could go there and sea it with our own ayes.
@robpgardens75923 жыл бұрын
Interesting information as usual. We enjoy your videos and have been following for some time. We particularly enjoyed your time in Venice. I bought a pair of the Aftershokz on your recommendation and was initially really impressed. They do everything you say and still allow me to hear my surroundings. However they quickly induce a feeling similar to motion sickness, followed by headache after about 30 minutes of use. I gave them a break and tried agin with the same effect. Unfortunately I will have to return them as they evidently don't work for me. I wonder if anyone else has had a similar experience?
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that, it’s not something I’ve heard of before. I will be interested to see if anyone else has this problem, if they do I will add a warning in the description.
@robpgardens75923 жыл бұрын
Aftershokz have told me it is a known issue for a small number of people. They've suggested I persevere but have offered a refund if the problem persists.
@chriszanf3 жыл бұрын
I've had the Aftershokz headphones for a few years now as myself and a group of my friends are cyclists and none of us like the loss of spatial awareness that conventional headphones cause. Another friend who I demonstrated them to had a bit of a revelation with them as he is deaf in one ear due to nerve damage during an operation to remove a brain tumour. He tried the AfterShokz and heard music in stereo for the first time in nearly a decade! The only downside is the proprietary charging port/cable which is £10 for a replacement - not bank breaking but not cheap either. The upside of it is that its magnetic so I keep them on the metal leg of my desk so I can easily find them!
@judyaslett23 жыл бұрын
Amazing news for your deaf friend!
@trevhedges3 жыл бұрын
Cheers guys!
@roberthorsford42663 жыл бұрын
I’ve used the WAGO terminals on solid copper domestic wiring with great success but I thought they’d struggle with stranded copper - not so? Or do you tin the cable ends?
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
No they work equally well on stranded wire, even fine strand. Tining wire is to be avoided as it's easily over done and effectively makes the wire a single strand so you would have the same problem as if you had used singly strand wire on a boat i.e. a weak point at the connector.
@SVImpavidus3 жыл бұрын
We just added some of those solar lamps to Impavidus that you recommended. They are great. Like those terminal blocks. Sail Safe Guys, Ant, Cid & the pooch crew.
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
Yes the Wago connectors were recommended in the comments from the video we had the lamps in, you'll never use a chocolate block again.
@marcderveeuw3 жыл бұрын
Hi. Netflix is blocking VPN's now. Cheers
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
How effective is it? Many platforms try to track VPNs & block them, but it’s up to the VPN to stay one step ahead. Surfshark is the best I’ve found at fooling the BBC iPlayer, I wonder how it will fare with this. At least Netflix works without a VPN all be it in the region you’re in iPlayer doesn’t work at all out of the UK
@KeithStrang3 жыл бұрын
Since I found out about Wagos a few years ago, I’ve gone though several boxes and have made everyone I know that has an electrical project get one. They are very handy for temporarily debugging too. Only failure I’ve had was snapping off the lever in about 15F temps.
@freakent3 жыл бұрын
Wago 221's are a fantastic invention. Have you seen the newer Wago 221-2411 model? I can't believe that most comments here seem to be about Wagos.
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
Ha yes, Judy said no one will be interested in an electrical connector, I said just you wait!
@johndaniels56292 жыл бұрын
I used to have them, they failed after 2 weeks.
@bobrose79003 жыл бұрын
WAGO type connectors are brilliant, but haven't thought of them as a present! The soldered heat shrink sealed inline connectors are a pain to get hold of but are the best for exposed or vulnerable connections... Great video!
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
I’m not so sure of the soldered in line connectors. Any soldered connection leaves a weak spot at the joint of the solder and wire as it effectively makes the soldered section a single strand wire. So for the same reason we wouldn’t use single cored wire on a boat you might introduce a break point trough fatigue. It’s true that the heat shrink might supply some support but I still think a crimped version is preferable.
@bobrose79003 жыл бұрын
@@svfairisle Agreed, I do tin the wires first and in all instances make sure the joints are will supported, uv resistant cable ties do a good job. I've had crimped connections fail or generate hi resistance, most likely due to oxidation which is a real issue on boats, so am probably a bit biased, but, as always, a bit of care and attention to detail pays off regardless.
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
@@bobrose7900 yes & you’re right the possibility of some resistance with a crimped joint is always there but I find with Tefgel I get no corrosion and avoid those problems
@bobrose79003 жыл бұрын
@@svfairisle Hadn't thought of that, good shout!
@colinchambers34333 жыл бұрын
To have Or not to have, is to use un-tinned copper electrical cables\ Spring locking connectors. They will fail if used on vessels within the English climate. Required are all electrical cables be tinned and connections connected by soldering . How is it possible to Connect those ear phones to receive information ..and price .? Jacktar
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
Actually no. Soldering cables on a boat is a very bad idea. Same reason as why we don’t use single core cable on a boat. By soldering you are effectively making the multicored cable single core at the point of connection with a weak point which will eventually break unless you have perfect tied in cables.
@colinchambers34333 жыл бұрын
I disagree-. Un-tinned copper cables will form within a nautical environment over time an insulated black oxidising coating between its crimp connectors continuing the whole length of the cable or cables, it’s usually noted first by the negative cable, but will oxidise overtime influence both cables. Oxidisation of joints equals resistance equals heat equals failure.. Jacktar
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
@@colinchambers3433 yes all marine cables are tinned copper to stop that happening, but never actually solder the joint, crimp it and use dielectric grease and heat shrink with in-built adhesive.
@malcolmbullock42973 жыл бұрын
Dns services are far better than vpn’s for accessing tv services
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
Interesting, I’ll have a look
@billhanna88383 жыл бұрын
You forgot Run Bum & Backy
@WelshVilliageDad3 жыл бұрын
Surfshark doesn't work for me in the UK.
@pete77083 жыл бұрын
Great video but should it be "Black Friday Week" rather than.........00:11?
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@pete77083 жыл бұрын
@@svfairisle Thank goodness for that I thought Judy was predicting another financial crash.😀
@nooneanybodyknows13213 жыл бұрын
WAGO💪
@stephenchapman83443 жыл бұрын
👍
@gerhardvanwaltsleben89443 жыл бұрын
Lekker man lekker
@SADIK196319633 жыл бұрын
Sağ ol 👍🧿
@johnfoster32863 жыл бұрын
Re the headphones, I am VERY deaf but keep losing traditional hearing aids overboard, do these just pick up the general noises around you or are they tuned to a particular input. With regards to other potential presents for a single handed male sailor how about nubile young female leather clad crew OR for the older sailors how about HEATING on the yacht if normally sailing north of Biscay? A VERY merry happy christmas to both of you (and the best wishes for good health and non slack sails for next year.)
@willisgemutlich26083 жыл бұрын
ha! I'm mostly responding to you because I also have ear troubles, but mostly ringing and I can't dive 60 feet without troubles. I have an ear supplement that I've only started taking but these people are well informed so please keep me in the loop if you find a solution. thanks!
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
Hi John, no these are bluetooth headphones to play sound from a phone or anything else you want to hear a sound feed from via bluetooth. The idea is to keep your ears clear to hear any ambient sounds so sort of the opposite to noise cancelling headphones! So obviously you wouldn't use them in a very noisy environment because you wouldnt hear your music / podcast very well, but for sailing the background noise is usually fine to wear these and hear the sound really well but still hear if someone shouts for help or if a sail starts flapping etc. I would be very interested to know how the work alongside a hearing aid, I would imagine you can use them as normal with your hearing aid in so you can still hear outside sounds? they provide a pair of ear plugs in the box if you want to hear just the headphone sound, but that's rather defeating the point of them I think. How do conventional headphones work with you hearing aid? presumably you would need over the ear headphones or just very load ear buds? Maybe this bone induction method would work better, would be worth an internet search. Re. the present for a single-hander i would think the leather clad nubile female would cover the heating issue too!
@johnfoster32863 жыл бұрын
@@svfairisle Ive given up on hearing aids its costing me too much in replacements, as a 75 yr young Im still looking for the nubile blonde female anything goes crew!!
@johnfoster32863 жыл бұрын
@Maya Raudya Haya What the heck am i gonna do with crumpet in Tokyo if I am in UK
@svfairisle3 жыл бұрын
Just looked up, bone conduction head phones & it seems they might be good if it's the eardrum that's causing you to be hard of hearing, this is what it said online... 'Those with hearing issues may benefit from bone conduction headphones since they don't rely solely on the eardrum. ... Due to the lack of eardrum involvement, this technology is good for people with hearing deficiencies, as the bone conduction vibration acts in lieu of the eardrum.'
@alanbetts68083 жыл бұрын
Have been using Wago’s for a few years now at work Ive put a link in Which shows jelly box which allows you to use them in wet areas which are also dismountable so you don’t have to cut your wires shorter every time you change an item. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6fFl6qYZahopas