Well it happened excessive sweat in the eyes and on glasses and didn’t catch the cord but o my the belt sander sure did lol question could
It be re wired or should I replace it with a new one?
Done basic wire work but far from an expert
It is currently 29 Mar 2024, 16:30
Lurker wrote:Just my opinion…
If you need to take it to an electrical factor to identify the correct cable, it’s beyond your ability to rewire.
Lurker wrote:Just my opinion…
If you need to take it to an electrical factor to identify the correct cable, it’s beyond your ability to rewire.
Lons wrote:As said if you aren't sure then take it to an electrician or a mate who's able to do it Tom.
While it's far better to replace the cable it can be fixed. I've been there several times though most often with tools like electric hedge cutters and it's a simple job if you can handle a soldering iron. Looks as if you'll only lose maybe 100mm of cable to get back to clean ends and all I do is stagger the joins, solder neatly and securely and insulate each joint with heat shrink tube and then larger heat shrink over the lot to seal the joint, I often use 2 layers of tube for that though self amalgamating tape can be used instead.
Whatever you do don't be tempted to join it with terminal strip connectors which aren't secure enough, can be pulled out and therefore dangerous.
Bearwoodcraft wrote:Lons wrote:As said if you aren't sure then take it to an electrician or a mate who's able to do it Tom.
While it's far better to replace the cable it can be fixed. I've been there several times though most often with tools like electric hedge cutters and it's a simple job if you can handle a soldering iron. Looks as if you'll only lose maybe 100mm of cable to get back to clean ends and all I do is stagger the joins, solder neatly and securely and insulate each joint with heat shrink tube and then larger heat shrink over the lot to seal the joint, I often use 2 layers of tube for that though self amalgamating tape can be used instead.
Whatever you do don't be tempted to join it with terminal strip connectors which aren't secure enough, can be pulled out and therefore dangerous.
Did end dip getting a soildering iron had some
Cheap junk thing but bought a far better one of Amazon. Not really into just having people fix things I’d rather try myself and learn from my mistakes I take a good pinch of caution and ask people I think have more knowledge than me probs everyone lol but I guess I do doubt my own abilities at times such as rebuilding a two stroke engine having changed the piston I mean what’s the worse that could happen it blows up lol well it’s still going strong
Lons wrote:Bearwoodcraft wrote:Lons wrote:As said if you aren't sure then take it to an electrician or a mate who's able to do it Tom.
While it's far better to replace the cable it can be fixed. I've been there several times though most often with tools like electric hedge cutters and it's a simple job if you can handle a soldering iron. Looks as if you'll only lose maybe 100mm of cable to get back to clean ends and all I do is stagger the joins, solder neatly and securely and insulate each joint with heat shrink tube and then larger heat shrink over the lot to seal the joint, I often use 2 layers of tube for that though self amalgamating tape can be used instead.
Whatever you do don't be tempted to join it with terminal strip connectors which aren't secure enough, can be pulled out and therefore dangerous.
Did end dip getting a soildering iron had some
Cheap junk thing but bought a far better one of Amazon. Not really into just having people fix things I’d rather try myself and learn from my mistakes I take a good pinch of caution and ask people I think have more knowledge than me probs everyone lol but I guess I do doubt my own abilities at times such as rebuilding a two stroke engine having changed the piston I mean what’s the worse that could happen it blows up lol well it’s still going strong
Just be careful Tom, a 2 stoke engine blowing up is very different from a poor mains electrical join as the latter can kill you. Just saying
spb wrote:Unfortunately, a dodgy joint just not working is the best possible case scenario, and not the most likely.
What you need to be worried about is a joint that's just good enough to let the tool power on, so that you don't immediately notice anything wrong, but which has a high enough resistance that it starts to heat up and burn the insulation, or which breaks as the cable flexes and causes arcing. The vast majority of electrical fires are caused by poor cable joints or loose terminations.
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