6 Ways to Fix Broken Wires - Beginner Through Pro

Soldering and heat shrink all the way. Depends on the connector but I find soldering a crimp connection (like a ring terminal) seems to a good touch too, also with some heat shrink. Best of both worlds!

This video has turned my passion back on into this part of electrical work. Thank you for the awesome video🔥

My favorite for joining (x2) wires is (x1) straight/in-line wago connector to hold the wires, then adhesive heat shrink to weather-proof/accident-proof the connector. That way it's strong, removable by cutting the heatshrink, and can't pull out as easily or accidentally as just the having the wago connector holding everything itself.

Is there a liquid plastic or liquid shrink that you can use if a wire gets chewed on by a rat n the wire is exposed but still in tack, so you can't get a shrink tube thing on there
I saw some guy use this liquid what ever it was when a porcupine chewed some wires under his truck, he heated something up n it covered the exposed wires n made it water proof also

Using solder to join two conductors is a code violation.

Do it yourself it

idk you didnt show us forgetting to put the heat shrink on first XD

Thanks dude this happend ti the cord of mu wii u

i got one of those inflateable suits but the wire snapped of the motor, i was already able to find out which cable needed to be where with a website but to connect them again i am here, let's hope this works because i don't wanna embarras myself in front of my parents!

update: gonna need to tell my parents anyway because i need that electrical tape!
update 2: i went to my grandpa who lives in the same street as me and he knows a lot about cables and such, it is fixed after an hour! the tutorial wasn't really needed but we did use one of these techniques of the video so thanks for the help!

This has saved my washer while i wait for the replacement cord! Thank you

I just fixed my computer charger with this, I know it's now much but I feel like I am a Spartan warrior

Amazing! Thank you. And ideas on how to fix a frayed cord on a heated hoodie? Have you ever used liquid electrical tape?

Or you can melt the plastic coating with your lighter and then pull it off with your fingers if you have no tools Thank you for your video

Have a cable that burned up in my car. Thank you so much for this, now I can drive without catching fire

How about joining 3 wires ie positive neutral and earth to extend a multiplug lead that is too short

The "Pro" version shown on the introductory frame is far from being a professional solution, and that solder technique should never be used for automotive wiring repairs.

Thanks this helped out a lot

😅you don’t need to scrape the wires, when I had to fix my headphones the wires had a coating

Hey man, this is a bit irrelevant from the video, but when reading the shirt you have on, I think you may have made a bit of a typing mistake. You see, from what I'm getting from the shirt, doing a diy would be more time consuming and costly. It would be fixed if it said (For 1/3 x the cost and time) or (For half the cost and time)

Wow, thank you so much for this. I fix power reclining furniture all the time and this was very helpful.

I used two small wire nuts and tightened the best I could. It was the flimsy multi wire cords from a lamp. I electric taped the heck over everything. Should there be any concerns???

I put ty-wraps on either side of the solder joint and around the shrink tubing for better mechanical support. Especially true for repairing electrical cords.

I have a GE General Electric soundbar that attaches to my laptop. I don't want to get rid of it. My dog chewed the wire and one speaker now doesn't work. I can't replace it as GE doesn't seem to make this portable speaker anymore. I've searched the net to find a place I can bring it to for repair. I figured there has to be someone that can do it. I've tried to do the repair myself but the wires are so thin I'm not having any luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm in TN but also live in NJ.

A dog chewed my friends laptop charger. Used electrical tap to connect the way you recommended For two wires. Worked like a charm! Thank you so much!

With all that effort, replacing the wire could be easier and cheaper.

For the soldering method could you use electrical tape instead of the heat reduction?

Thank you for this video. I am about to order the solder but connectors off Amazon that will be perfect for my applications as I am not an electrician lol

who the heck would want to buy those stupid t-shirts?

😝 helping hands. Thanks for this post!

Came here knowing nothing, now I feel like I can fix (almost) any broken wire I see. Thank you so much for all that concise and well delivered information!!!🔧

Thanks for the help, one question, if i solder, are there any problems with then using electrical tape in place of the heat wrap?

This is a fantastic explanation! It just reminded me that I need to repair the charge cable for my smart watch that my dog chewed!

Will the wire nuts melt if you’re using them to connect the wires for LED low beams?

Brilliant. Old dog just learned.

Such a good video. I wish i could like it twice.

thanks, it helps a lot.

Does this apply to fine wire.

so I used the last method, minus the soldering 😮

Thank you i lewrned a lot!

I was doubting my ears and the sound quality when you say saying 'sawder'. I was like' what? It turns out that it's another case of an 'l' getting shoved in where it doesn't belong just to look like your edumacated, ie, the writer. Turns out that the whole of Britain is adding in an 'l' where there never was one in English like in 'Island' and 'could'. Anyway. Great video. My hoover chewed some wires today so needed a good fix. Thanks.

Very helpful thank you. I am now able to fix my kids mini lights rather than buying new.

thanks for the video

I never even heard of solder seal connecter....I wanna try that out

but the wire has two sides. they cannot touch each other it explodes. My dog chew the wire. I only rolled a e tape on both wires separately. I am still not confident about it as it may lose and touch and explode.

As a electrician for over forty years .
I would suggest anybody to not follow your suggestions .

Misleading / untrue information

Thanks bud.