fearofweapons
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I have some wires that the PO decided to wedge somewhere they would get worn. The result is a number of them have lost some insulation and now short out on occasion.
My plan was to cut the wires with damaged insulation, slip a heat shrink sleeve on, solder the wire back together then shrink the sleeve over the solder before wrapping the whole bundle ( 5 wires) back up in self amalgamating tape and the refixing away from the rub point.
However I am now wondering if I can, carefully, coat the exposed bits of copper with super glue to create insulation before then wrapping it all up in self amalgamating tape again. I have no idea though if super glue is conductive or not. Also I wonder if it would be too brittle? That part of the wiring loom is fairly stationary normally as it forms part of the wiring loom that goes to the drivers front corner through the engine bay.
So two questions,
1) Does Super Glue conduct electricity ( at 12v )
2) Would it be too brittle to use as an insulating barrier on wires that are normally stationary ?
many thanks
Richard
My plan was to cut the wires with damaged insulation, slip a heat shrink sleeve on, solder the wire back together then shrink the sleeve over the solder before wrapping the whole bundle ( 5 wires) back up in self amalgamating tape and the refixing away from the rub point.
However I am now wondering if I can, carefully, coat the exposed bits of copper with super glue to create insulation before then wrapping it all up in self amalgamating tape again. I have no idea though if super glue is conductive or not. Also I wonder if it would be too brittle? That part of the wiring loom is fairly stationary normally as it forms part of the wiring loom that goes to the drivers front corner through the engine bay.
So two questions,
1) Does Super Glue conduct electricity ( at 12v )
2) Would it be too brittle to use as an insulating barrier on wires that are normally stationary ?
many thanks
Richard