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Burned some insulation off wires, should they be redone?

post #1 of 7
9/30/11 at 3:08pm
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I'm putting together a Crack (wish I'd paid for assembly) and accidentally burned off the insulation on wires running from the RCA jacks to the pot. Since the exposed wires aren't touching anything will they be alright or do I need to redo them? Thanks.

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post #2 of 7
9/30/11 at 3:15pm

 

They'll be fine.

 

If you want, you can get some "liquid electrical tape" and brush a bit on, but really it's just a cosmetic issue.

 

se

 

 

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post #3 of 7
9/30/11 at 4:20pm

That's nothing.  Like SE said, you'll be fine.  

 

You should have seen the wires when I wired my heaters wrong on a tube amp and turned it on... they were very melty.  Now those had to be replaced.

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post #4 of 7
9/30/11 at 4:23pm
Or just use some good old fashioned regular electrical tape wrapped around the area.
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post #5 of 7
9/30/11 at 4:34pm
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Thats good news, thanks guys. I really didn't want to redo that section. biggrin.gif
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Originally Posted by wdahm519 View Post

You should have seen the wires when I wired my heaters wrong on a tube amp and turned it on... they were very melty.

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Edited by Draygonn - 9/30/11 at 4:37pm
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post #6 of 7
9/30/11 at 7:17pm

You haven't seen melting insulation until you accidentally short two 100 amp hour deep cycle marine batteries connected in parallel. 16 gauge teflon insulated wire and the insulation was hanging off the wire like rags from a hobo...

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post #7 of 7
10/1/11 at 1:19am
It might be overkill, but I replace wires with melted insulation. Only takes a few minutes and I like to keep it clean.

This is also why I pay extra for Teflon wire. A slip of the iron won't melt it.
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