Good old connector strip,never let me down 👍

Judging by the amount of current that the cable can take and the connectors, I feel safer when using them as they can take considerably more than their rating factor. It just goes to show, as long as you have the correct sized breaker the installation should remain safe..... Assuming correct installation and to regs of course. Great vid Batman, love the science side, also big thumbs up to John Ward.

The connector block compared to the others did well, but it's a big lump of metal which just goes to show they aren't bad if installed correctly with some care. Everything took more than double the rated load before it started to go wrong which is comforting to know.

Watching you vids at least 3-4 times a week, only been in the trade for 18 months and I'm 45 years old so saves me untold embarrassment when I forget how to do something, I can scroll through the library of vids you posted and usually pick up a few tips. Thank you so much, keep it up m8 really appreciate it. Don.

As a prehistoric dinosaur spark , I have not become a huge fan of the modern day Wago, so this video has reassured me. Great demonstration, cheers.

Excellent ! Thank you, good old connector block, been using them for 65 years !!!🇮🇪☘️

Definitely my new favourite sparky on youtube!

Brilliant video, didn't expect the choc block to last

Flamin' heck Bundy. This video is pure fire !

Well done on the 40k most deserved!!

Actually reassured by this vid. Surprised they could take so much!

the tool bags look mint!!

Some great information there. I always tell people off when I can see they are overloading extension leads. Big thumbs up. 👍

Extremely satisfying to watch 👏

Amazing that the old fashioned cable block did so well

thanks for a very instructive video Nick. I did watch the John Ward video also, additional line of thought - use 2.5mm TPS so the behaviour of the pvc insulation can be observed. great work.

Suggestion : coiled vs. uncoiled extension lead. Also cheapo multi-way socket blocks - can they actually handle 13A?

Very interesting and well presented. Looking forward to all the future experiments! Awesome work on 40k!

That was some good shit. Fair play Bundy your A1. Big respect from Ireland

He’s got all the kit !!

Congrats on 40k Nick 👌 and great new content 👏.

Very interesting, especially from my view as an apprentice!

Liked that. Thanks for sharing.

Congrats on 40,000 subs, another great video, loving the different types of videos, stay safe Nick and team 😁

Must say youre wasted as just an electrician, you should be on the tv or teaching people, youre so natural , and you've done the job you'd be training people to do, another great video. Paul

That's very cool and interesting, Thanks.

Great work as always. Thanks for the awesome content stay safe and take care

Very interesting, thanks Nick 👌🏻

Wago 221 are 32amp in the UK

I was amazed to see how all those day-today connectors we use are under-rated by the manufacturers, but I've found that it's the opposite when it comes to 13A plugs and FCUs. I've seen many of those suffer with continuous heavy loads which they should have been fine with. Fused spurs are usually unnecessary for fixed loads, so I always avoid specifying them when regulations say they can be omitted.

Did you check the calibration of the display on the welder?

congrats on the milestone mate really enjoying your videos. I'm currently a truck driver just enrolled on a course to become a spark so picking up any tips and tricks from yourself i used to work as a chippy so hoping the 2 trades combined can generate a decent amount of work

very interesting to see what go on keep the videos

you bought a welder. you brought the welder with you to the unit.

Great work to show none electrical person not to do and what I a nail or screw can penetrate cables can do

Good video mate, really surprised as well that they withstood such a high current before completely dying, keep up the good work mate, we appreciate the videos!!

Great video dude, looking forward to others in the series 😎

Great stuff Nick. A picture is worth a thousand words. I know JW has maybe cornered the market on this sort of stuff but the more of this the better for me.

Nice way to strip cable!

Good indication that actually the old style connector blocks are best due to having the most metal and largest csa of contact with the cable cores. Does just go to show that going back to the metal cable clips is a massive improvement in safety, especially on fire escape routes.

Be interesting to see how some everyday and replacement mobile phone chargers would stand upto a test like this. Congrats on the 40k Nick, fully deserved mate 😎🤙

Nice one Nick. i bet like me you thought the old connector block would have gone first. very interesting.

Nice work mate 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Congratulations for 40k subs , lovely to see such a honest guy (and adam) grow , keep it up. Ps - I need a kitchen re-wire XD

Nice to see a 2.5mm T&E tested.

It was good to see that all the connection method held above the rated specifications. For this to happen in the real world the overcurrent protection would have to fail. Wago failing might not be a bad problem at failure point as it opened the circuit whereas all others would have kept generating more heat. Nice video glad you kept staying safety precautions.

Great video very informative well done

Mint Video dude. Nice PB Bags 👍🏻

I love a good litmus test of cables and connections. Would you be able to rig up accessories with poor connections and illustrate how hot these high resistance connections can get in the real world. Use of the thermal imaging camera would be great on this experiment.

Watching the smoke coming off the wires made me want to hold my breath haha

great content and well done.

Great video,keep up the good work

very important demonstration, pretty sure you will have college lecturers using your videos to demonstrate the importance of the circuit design and protective device selection. i saw the sparks fly banner and it reminded me of my old KZfaq channel where i overloaded things to destruction. i still do that sort of stuff just for entertainment but there is not much science behind it unfortunately its just dumb experiments, i want to produce more electronic content. i have some more light controller projects that i am hoping to squeeze a video out on. thanks for sharing.

Thanks nick interesting video. One suggestion if you are going to do more of this type of testing “experimenting” it may be worth setting up a dedicated power point though a contractor and e stop so if anything goes wrong you can cut the supply quickly.

Congrats on 40K. You could have said the plastic clips were a deliberate demonstration of premature collapse :)

40.2k subscribers when I watched this - congratulations. The wago has the least copper in it, so not surprising that it was the first to fail. I wonder if the connection pressure of the wago was also affected by the heat. That looks like an inverter style welder, so as per below, would be interesting to see a true RMS clamp meter reading the current to see how it compares to the readout on the welder.

To be honest, I expected the 'chocbloc' connector to do well, if a good initial connection was made, it's when incorrectly connected they suffer. Examples like overtightned screws and threads stripped so connection tension is lost etc.

Science with Mr. Bundy

Looks like good old choc-block connectors are the future then 😄

Keep up the good work mate 💯👍👍👍👍👍

gives me vibes of photonicinduction videos i miss his stuff good video mate !

Congratulations on 40k subs 👍

Looks cool

"chock block" the winner : )

I have not long ago found your channel and really enjoying it been watching most videos on the night when I can not sleep because of having a cast on my arm

Very interesting vid Nick.

Thanks for sharing.

Good vid Nick 👍

With my computer and 2 monitors, plugged into an extension, no issues. Wild part which will most likely trigger you, I plug a portable AC into an extension that is plugged into the extension my computer is plugged into. However, I have checked during the summer when both are on (and I don't run the AC full speed given my room is small), and no issues with heat. I probably ought to check what amps all these things use next time summer rolls around...

You have to take into account that you are using a lower voltage but high amperage, also that the welder will be using a DC direct current not AC alternating current , so you are testing these connectors not directly in how they would be used in peoples homes, you should also have a proven amp meter in the circuit and not just trust the welder dial . But does show the dangers of what happens when loading is not taken into account on any electrical circuits. Keep up the vlogs Nick

I really enjoyed the video Nick and congratulations on reaching 40k . I'm a big fan of using the wago connectors myself so i was pretty impressed with how it performed under that test. How do you find ideal compared to wago? I've never used them before obviously.

Nick's the new electroboom

When I was a 12th Edition apprentice we went to a BICC factory, think it was Preston or Manchester, they rigged up 3/036 PVC insulated and MICC and put 100A plus till they glowed red hot. The MICC was discoloured but still usable.

Good demo

Very informative video👌👌👌👌

Great Video, Wagos is just starting to show up here in United States, majority of HVAC distributors here only sell Wire Nuts and no Wago. I did ask them if they were planning to stock them, their reply was they never heard of them.

I'm not surprised that the wago failed first. I was in the trade yonks ago, and, to me those things look horribly flimsy. The best connection - in accessible positions - would almost certainly be a porcelain connector block! 34A for 2.5 seems very high: in my day, 2.5 T&E clipped direct was rated at 27A for a conductor operating temperature of 70C.

Well done on 40k mate you got there in the end 😂

Tip for next time. Spray paint all components with gray paint so the infrared signature is the same.

Would be interesting to see a non fire rated downlight vs fire rated mounted on plaster board

Clamp meter for actual Amps, and take a voltage readings to work out the power. W=I*V 👍

Love your work and find it very interesting, you are clear, precise and come across very trustworthy. shame you are not located closer to where I live :):) you got yourself another subscriber.... have a fab day.

Presumably these are all performing well above the rated current due to the very favourable conditions here: open air in a cold unit. Presumably the rating has to be for significantly worse conditions (e.g. high ambient temperature, covered in insulation) as well as, of course, some safety factor for good measure.

It’s the same as tyres for vehicles they are rated to carry a certain wait that’s why you have the number part listed like 95Y the Y is the speed rating how fast the tyre can continuously travel at for one hour with out blowing and the 95 is the rating given for how much weight the tyre can carry I can’t remember exactly every rating and how they work but I’ve seen car tyres fitted to vans fully loaded and they still carry the air

Your the man bro keep it up...

Great video Nick. Quick question - Did you double over the core on the choc block? Can't believe how well it performed.

So the WAGO didn't fail until twice its rating... so a massive success for that.

Love you’re channel mate , the wago 221 in the uk are rated at 32amps , the other rating on the other side , think it’s 300 odd volts is only for Japan and that 20amp rating . All the best dude

The problems in installations usually come from bad jobs or connections that have been worked on. The connector block is great if you seat everything correctly once and tighten it down with the appropriate amount of pressure. Even better if you use ferrules. But if you work on the connection or don't use ferrules and only clamp down certain strands while others are either loose or damaged, things can get funny fast. If you take care and do everything correct, you don't have to worry about all the options. Question is which is the most likely to be used in a wrong way? That's where the Wago shines in my opinion. You can disconnect and reconnect pretty much as often as you want and you won't get a damaged cable, while being able to see through the thing to make sure the connector is well seated.

Great work Mr bundy... Great channel. Can we see some kopex hooked up to the welder..... See how it gets on.. 😁👍

Interesting demo

Well the connections seems to be best in normal screw connectors!

Awesome!

Really good video thanks

To be fair all the connections done well considering the amperage put through them. I’m actually quite surprised 🤷🏼‍♂️

That wago took alot of beating mr bundy!!!haha, keep up the good work!

So the connector block is probably at or close to the wire temperature,but the plastic casing is restricting.the heat emissions which is why it appears cooler. Very.good video

Whilst other youtubers have done this, a test of fake wago's would be good to add to your library. I was doing a video myself on fake wagos, and when I was looking just on ebay, there were so many I ended up stopping. There are plenty which the copiers have done, which wago dont even do, whoever design the wagos for the copiers, have seemingly taken the product range further, and I have no doubt that wago will in the end, copy the copiers. Also, you inadvertently demonstrated why you use metal clips in certain areas instead of plastic ones. Finally congrats on getting 40k+ subs, you will have to give Dan some tips lol 😜😜😜

Awesome. I'd love to see you test some of the popular smart home plugs to destruction at their rated load and give your opinion.

You should do it with the old fuses to see what they blow at and compare it to MCB's. Would be interesting to see the difference between old and new gear.