Ask the Expert with Nigel Calder

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Nigel Calder is a long-time member of the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) electrical Project Technical Committee (PTC) which writes the standards for recreational boat systems in the USA, and has also been involved in European standards development. He is best known for his Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual, and his Marine Diesel Engines book, both considered the definitive English-language works in their field. In this podcast, Nigel and Jan discuss both common and not so common real life technical problems on boats.

Episode Date
Ep.29 230V Fault Current on the Propeller!
May 09, 2026
Ep.28 Regularly Deeply Discharging LiFePO4
May 02, 2026
Ep. 27 AC-Grouding on Boats with Outboard Engines
Apr 25, 2026
Ep.26 Grounding of Inverter Based AC Systems
Apr 18, 2026
Ep.25 Stainless Steel in Electrical Circuits
Apr 11, 2026
Ep.24 Limitation of B2B Charger Setups
Apr 04, 2026
Ep.23 How to hook up MPPT Charge Controllers
Mar 28, 2026
Ep.22 Replacing Lead Acid Batteries with LiFePO4 on an Boat...
Mar 21, 2026
Ep.21 One year my Zincs last and the next Year the don't?
Mar 14, 2026
Ep.20 Poor Compression in Diesel Engines
Mar 07, 2026
Ep.19 How bad is it to mix Weights of Oil?
Feb 28, 2026
Ep.18 Is this Oil for DIESEL or GASOLINE Engines?
Feb 21, 2026
Ep.17 Shelf Life of Engine Oils
Feb 14, 2026
Ep.16 Single Weight Oils for aging Diesel Engines?
Feb 07, 2026
Ep.15 Replacing Valve Stem Seals...
Jan 31, 2026
Ep.14 Life Expectancy of Mixing Elbows in Diesel Engines
Jan 24, 2026
Ep.13 Measures against Propeller Fouling
Jan 17, 2026
Ep.12 Propeller Oversizing
Jan 10, 2026
Ep.11 Potential Difference between Gearbox and Propeller?
Jan 03, 2026
Ep.10 Zincs are NOT used up!
Dec 30, 2025
Ep.9 Excessive Carbon Formation in the Exhaust
Dec 30, 2025
Ep.8 High Output Alternators vs. Generators
Jun 16, 2025
Ep.7 Using Automotive Battery Testers for Boat Batteries
Jun 16, 2025
Ep.6 The Function of Fuses
Jun 16, 2025
Ep.5 Bad Paralleling of Batteries
Jun 16, 2025
Ep.4 How to perform a battery capacity test
May 23, 2025
Ep.3 Next level onboard energy generation - the INTEGREL system
May 23, 2025
Ep.2 Testing Boat Batteries by Voltage Collapse?
May 23, 2025
Ep.1 Aluminium Anodes in Marine Diesel Engines
May 22, 2025