today we're going to take a closer look at these Wago mini Winsta series connectors
last time you called it the Vargo Vinster
well whatever you call it it's the 890 series part numbers for all those part number fans out there
and we looked at the Windster range in more detail the whole of that range i'll leave a link for that
in the description below so you can check out that video after this one however the feedback from
it was the fact that it's more of a commercial application we've not gone there today have we
no we've dug through the range and we think we've found three great applications that can help you
in a residential setting and as always we want your feedback so as you're watching this video
if you think of an application for it leave it in the comments below so the community can see
that should we take a closer look at what's going on let's remind ourselves of the system or for
those who haven't seen it before um so what i really like about this Wago Winsta system
is how the parts share common platforms and things are interchangeable so let's start with the
how the system's built up so we've got male and female connectors so this is a three way version
here so we've got line uh neutral and a CPC connection there so we've got a male and a female
and the great thing is both sides of the connector are touch proof okay so you can't get a shot from
those when you've unmarried them yeah or if you've made it you know a different a different side live
but that's that's one of the great things as ever with that with Wago there's bags of
information actually on the connector almost the full spec sheets on there in terms of the
cable and current carrying capacity and even down to the strip length of the conductor
um when you strip back the outer insulation and that's what we expect on me with a Wago product
yeah it is but yeah you've got to have key eyes to see it um so this range is rated up to 16 amps
and i'll take up to a 1.5 millimetre squared conductor okay so that means that with our
applications that we're going to show in this video we're stuck at that 16 amp maximum which
is plenty for that domestic installation yeah it certainly is so shall we have a look at the first
application we found Gary so you're in with your operating tool then Gordon yeah yeah we're going
to extend the cable on this zone valve within a heating system common problem out there you know
plumbing systems get more complicated leads on the zone valves get shorter so there may be instances
where it's advantageous to extend it yeah and i'm thinking of the space in there we often find that
wiring center is located because of the length of the flexes and not in a position that makes
it easier for the electrician yeah so i'm using a five pole Winsta mini connector here to make
an extension so just terminating the wires that come on the zone valve
and then we're going to connect it to a five core flexible cable uh drop a comment below
can you actually get a five core flex that matches the colour scheme on the zone valves
because we've struggled to find one so we've had to revert to a standard five core with the regular
phase colours in there what i really like though is once we've done this is that maintenance is it
so there's an issue with that zone valve you can just disconnect the two makes fault finding that
easier as well as obviously locating that wiring center yeah or another option say a scenario a
zone valve has that needs replacing and you don't want to go into the rat's nest of a wiring center
you could just uh yeah clip the cable and add the new one on using the Wago Winston mini well i've
seen your wiring of central eating systems before and i wouldn't suggest Gordon that they're rats
nests but great idea and we can clearly see how easy it is to make and break those connections
yeah now we could put a locking device in there as well to prevent people accidentally disconnecting
them as well now that was a fantastic application now you talked about latching them two together
so you couldn't obviously pull them apart without some effort could you show us that yeah so again
you don't have to change the whole connector system you just add a component to it so here's
the connectors that we made up in that mock-up so again easy to pull them apart if i want to make it
to a latching connector just add this component here pushes into the two ports at the top and i
click in and then bring our two connectors back together and now that's a latch just system okay
and if i need to separate them what would have to do just push down you see lift the latch lifts up
you just pull the two apart yeah but that was held really securely in place isn't it
yeah it's not going anywhere so i'm thinking about that airing cupboard i'm thinking about
the people that are in there looking for something towels falling down people grabbing stuff without
the latch there is a chances and then maybe they could come apart and then you'd find part of the
central eating system isn't working so that's a nice little touch to be able to have that
on the product yeah and again we said earlier on this system is immense in terms of the number of
different variants i've got a five pole connector here now here's the one that's coloured blue and
if i remember correctly from our previous video isn't that something to do with DALI yeah so this
is for DAIL based lighting control we have had a few questions about doing some videos about DALI
if you would like to see some videos specifically about DAIL lighting control drop a comment below
but the great thing about this five way connector is it won't mate won't mate with the ones from the
uh from this series right okay let's have a look now that mating process yep so it's impossible to
plug that five way one in because the one for the DALI control has a separate keyway system
you know there's a little notch in that bar there right yeah in order to make those connect yeah so
i followed that on i looked at an application for the two way one okay and that's possibly in
LED lighting you know what it's like we're going to show you in a minute how we built the system up
why it might be an idea to use a connector system so we used a different one which is uh
numbered one and two that's because obviously we've not got mains voltage connection to that LED
strip have we can we take a look at that so one of our favorite things to do at eFIXX is solder
to led strips something he likes to call lead tape and you'd be pleased to know it is Gordon doing
the soldering this time but it is considerably easier to solder when you're in control conditions
say back at the workshop rather than trying to do that activity on site yeah if you're right Gary
it's incredibly challenging to solder up a pair of ladders or perhaps hanging upside down underneath
a pelmet trying to make those connections so my top tip and we're going to show that here with the
Wago Winsta mini to put a short length of cable on to the end of our LED extrusion and assemble that
in workshop conditions and then take that to site and just plug it together and that's what we're
going to do here the Wago Winsta mini it remains that you haven't got that long lead have you that
you could say stand on get caught and pull it off the end of the LED strip yeah experience there
yeah if you do that it does pull the pads off the led strip so yeah that's it this is a great
solution short length on the extrusion and then get the side and plug it together with the driver
so the good thing about this Wago Winsta mini has selected different keyways on this version here
just numbered one and two that i'm using for plus and minus so yeah you know freak accident
you don't you don't mate it with some mains power to strip accidentally there we are connected i
thought that was a clever way of thinking about making those connections off-site for that led
strip yeah and lighting's where probably a lot of people are used to seeing plug and socket
connections you know everyone loves the down lights that have already gone i mean you could
use the uh the Wago system on uh obviously lots of lighting applications you know possibly some down
lights that have come that don't have plug and socket connection oh yeah very easy to add them
and we've also got this clever distribution block system and we'll take a look we found
an application for that as well incredibly popular now isn't it hanging your tv on a wall it is but
there is a problem everybody likes to get them as flush to the wall as possible and you know put a
13 amp plug socket behind there and then yeah you try and put the tv up there and it clashes
okay you've always said you wanted to be on the tv and i think if you drop it you probably will be
on the tv right here the problem with this tv as well is you cannot disconnect that mains lead
from the tv itself it's it's permanently connected to it so you're trying to you've plugged it into
the wall and you're juggling with this quite expensive bit of kit trying to get it onto the
under the wall so we're now going to change that 13 amp plug that was behind the tv now to a fuse
connection unit yes so we're just going to put a short length of 2 core flexible cable onto
there connected to a Wago Winsta mini okay and it wouldn't be an eFIXX video if we didn't slide the
odd ferrule in so you managed to get one in there well screw connectors it's a yeah an easier way to
treat those cables and this mini now we've got the two connections so obviously
if it needed three we could have used a slightly different connector we've got the two connector
yeah it's a double insulated appliance so there's no yes no CPC connection to it so we're just using
a small two way mini and our operating tool so again dead easy just strip the cable ends
and then yeah push them into the open cage remove the operating tool and this will give you access
now to that connection when it when we've made the one up on the flex on the spur we're obviously
going to make the one now for the tv that means we're going to have that dreaded cut in the plug
off moment aren't we it was a worry isn't it yeah well i don't worry about cutting the plug off but
uh yeah it's yeah it's a solution and i think it's quite a good solution for this scenario so we're
clicking that one together make off the other end and then we're ready to connect it to our tv oh
so even though it's been hidden behind the television the screw caps are a wise investment
well just i can have one debate the screw cap issue so here we go our plugs coming off the tv
no going back now yeah always remove the fuse if you take a molded plug off you don't want to
leave these lying around with a small bit of flex but i'm also using that fuse the correct value
into the fused spur okay so just now make the connection onto the tv and we'll be powering it up
yeah incredibly easy isn't it as you watch this to make these electrical connections with that which
isn't a screwdriver is it operating tool operating tool let's not get confused with it being a
screwdriver that is an operating tool so there we go they're connected yeah again just click the uh
the cable housing into it and the cord that cord grip is a great piece of engineering something
quite satisfying when you press it down as well and there we go so we're in position and then
just clip the cover on so yeah you do need a tool if you ever need to remove the cover again
in place and then so now i'm just hooking the television onto the bracket so i'm not worried
about that mains lead i'm trying to connect that first so now that lead just needs to be connected
together and we should have power on the tv yeah we'll bring the two in so let's see if we have
let's hope you've left the spur in the on position yeah so they've got the power and the thing about
the smart tv i've got at home is sometimes the software sort of hangs and you have to recycle
the power so that would mean you'd have to hand me on the telly or turn the MCB off yeah so what are
you doing now okay so then a lot of people like to add in something like an apple tv that has its
own mains power supply but you've only installed a single socket so here's a great way using the
distribution blocks to get power to the apple tv device ah so when we clip this one in we'll have
both the tv and the apple box livened up yeah so a lot of people just like to get these apple tvs and
just drop them behind the television on the top of the bracket that's problem solved doesn't it
simple so we've shown you three ways in which to use the Wago Winsta mini series and i'm not sure
which one's my favorite so again if you want to add into the comments the one that you thought
was maybe the cleverest or the one you're more likely to use would love that feedback wouldn't we
yeah and you know the system is really easy to put together with those screwless terminals the push
down cable grip and the interchangeability between the system i mean once you've figured out the part
number system and it's the 890 series it's very easy to keep a good stock of these you know on the
van or back at base that'll cover get you out of all sorts of challenging situations but as always
at eFIXX we're interested in your feedback i think this system is fantastic which was your favorite
of the three that we showed you have you thought of another way in which you could use this Winsta
range please leave those in the comments below and we'll try and get back to as many as we can