Trailer Wire Repair
 

Bose wrote:

My trailer had a wire chewed through by a mouse over the winter. I can
get at the spot that needs to be fixed so I would rather repair it then
pull it all out and rerun wires. Problem is this section of wire will
submerge when launching my boat. What would be recommended to cover
the bare wire after I solder it back together? Thanks for any ideas!



Great product. Tough to use "overhead" so be careful.

http://shopping.rexmar.com/Merchant2...Code=starbrite

You can buy this at any marine store and probably automotive stores.

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"Vince" wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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Not really. A dielectric means it will conduct electricity.

Dielectric means it insulates not conducts.


ooopppss!

You are right, of course. I had it backwards. The dielectrics are available
as a grease though, not a curable silicone to the best of my knowledge,
although I didn't look for it.

There are noncorrosive silicones designed to seal electrical connections.

Eisboch

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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Vince" wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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Not really. A dielectric means it will conduct electricity.

Dielectric means it insulates not conducts.


ooopppss!

You are right, of course. I had it backwards. The dielectrics are
available as a grease though, not a curable silicone to the best of my
knowledge, although I didn't look for it.

There are noncorrosive silicones designed to seal electrical connections.

Eisboch


I have always soldered then heat shrink wrapped my electrical connections on
the boat. What advantage does the noncorrosive silicone add to the mix?
Does it replace the heat shrink wrap and do a better job?

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" JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Vince" wrote in message
news:zoVug.4165$Lw.3638@trnddc07...

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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Not really. A dielectric means it will conduct electricity.

Dielectric means it insulates not conducts.


ooopppss!

You are right, of course. I had it backwards. The dielectrics are
available as a grease though, not a curable silicone to the best of my
knowledge, although I didn't look for it.

There are noncorrosive silicones designed to seal electrical connections.

Eisboch


I have always soldered then heat shrink wrapped my electrical connections
on the boat. What advantage does the noncorrosive silicone add to the
mix? Does it replace the heat shrink wrap and do a better job?


I don't know. I've always heat shrinked also. I found out about the
silicon sealant issue when I was installing buried wiring for a sprinkler
system. The connections were made with wirenuts and I was advised to fill
them with silicon "rubber" but of the type that would not corrode the wires.

Eisboch

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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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" JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Vince" wrote in message
news:zoVug.4165$Lw.3638@trnddc07...

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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Not really. A dielectric means it will conduct electricity.

Dielectric means it insulates not conducts.


ooopppss!

You are right, of course. I had it backwards. The dielectrics are
available as a grease though, not a curable silicone to the best of my
knowledge, although I didn't look for it.

There are noncorrosive silicones designed to seal electrical
connections.

Eisboch


I have always soldered then heat shrink wrapped my electrical connections
on the boat. What advantage does the noncorrosive silicone add to the
mix? Does it replace the heat shrink wrap and do a better job?


I don't know. I've always heat shrinked also. I found out about the
silicon sealant issue when I was installing buried wiring for a sprinkler
system. The connections were made with wirenuts and I was advised to fill
them with silicon "rubber" but of the type that would not corrode the
wires.

Eisboch


I ran across the same thing earlier this spring with landscape lighting. I
soldered the connections, gave them a squirt of silicone (the sealant type
used around windows), then wrapped them in electrical tape.

I hope that lasts for at least 4 years as we will be selling the house and
moving to our retirement house on the water soon before then. ;-)

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For the ultimate I've soldered, put some silicon on, and then covered
with heat shrink. Shrink it and then wipe off the excess silicon.

JimH wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
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" JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Vince" wrote in message
news:zoVug.4165$Lw.3638@trnddc07...

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

Not really. A dielectric means it will conduct electricity.

Dielectric means it insulates not conducts.


ooopppss!

You are right, of course. I had it backwards. The dielectrics are
available as a grease though, not a curable silicone to the best of my
knowledge, although I didn't look for it.

There are noncorrosive silicones designed to seal electrical
connections.

Eisboch


I have always soldered then heat shrink wrapped my electrical connections
on the boat. What advantage does the noncorrosive silicone add to the
mix? Does it replace the heat shrink wrap and do a better job?


I don't know. I've always heat shrinked also. I found out about the
silicon sealant issue when I was installing buried wiring for a sprinkler
system. The connections were made with wirenuts and I was advised to fill
them with silicon "rubber" but of the type that would not corrode the
wires.

Eisboch


I ran across the same thing earlier this spring with landscape lighting. I
soldered the connections, gave them a squirt of silicone (the sealant type
used around windows), then wrapped them in electrical tape.

I hope that lasts for at least 4 years as we will be selling the house and
moving to our retirement house on the water soon before then. ;-)

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"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
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For the ultimate I've soldered, put some silicon on, and then covered
with heat shrink. Shrink it and then wipe off the excess silicon.


Good for landscape wiring, but I think the OP was talking about boat wiring.
My understanding is that solder connections are not recommended on a boat
due to the potential of vibration and shock loads breaking the resultant
stiff connection.

Eisboch