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Extension cord repair - JosephP - 08-02-2017
Nicked a cord. Curious what others do...
1) trash
2) cut it and put new end(s) on
3) open up/splice to keep it full length (minus an inch or two...). If so, what is your preferred splicing method and materials.
RE: Extension cord repair - CLETUS - 08-02-2017
male and female plugs
RE: Extension cord repair - Admiral - 08-02-2017
(08-02-2017, 10:55 AM)JosephP Wrote: Nicked a cord. Curious what others do...
1) trash
2) cut it and put new end(s) on
3) open up/splice to keep it full length (minus an inch or two...). If so, what is your preferred splicing method and materials.
#2 I never splice an extension cord after one went bad. Life is too short and extension cords are cheap.
RE: Extension cord repair - JTTHECLOCKMAN - 08-02-2017
All depends on how bad the nick is. Did it just skin the insulation and if so then use some good quality electrical tape to repair. If you nick it enough to cut a few strands then I would do the same as above if just one wire. If many strands were cut then you need to open it up and I would use butt splices to fix and then tape. You could cut and add a male and female end also and then you can have different length chords which can be good also. Whatever you do do not throw out. Worth fixing.
RE: Extension cord repair - K. L. McReynolds - 08-02-2017
Nick repair is good electrical tape wound and heated a schosh.
Nick near an end means cut off and replace end.
Splice means using solder to join the wires and heat shrink tubing on each wire and on the cord exterior.
RE: Extension cord repair - JosephP - 08-02-2017
It cut the black wire...
RE: Extension cord repair - fredhargis - 08-02-2017
To me it depends on what kind of extension cord this is. If it's a 100' 12-3, I'd sure repair it (or make 2 extensions) depending on where the damage is. But if it's one of the 25' 14-3 cheapies it might well wind up in the trash (or not, again depending on where the damage is located).
RE: Extension cord repair - rwe2156 - 08-02-2017
1. Slip heat shrink tubing on
2. Position sleeves in a staggerred fashion so they don't make a lump.
3. Repair using crimper and sleeves.
4. Slip heat shrink tubing over repair.
I've fixed many power tool cords like this. It really works quite well and doesn't hang up if done right. Heat shrink is very tough.
RE: Extension cord repair - Foggy - 08-02-2017
OSHA says discard. No tape or splice. But they ain't buying them. Last I heard you cannot put new ends on either.
RE: Extension cord repair - JosephP - 08-02-2017
Hmmmm....hadn't thought about the OSHA angle. Will make sure not to use a repaired cord on the job site.