I’ve got a (cheapish) electric convector heater - the neutral wire has burned off the spade connector (it’s been at my elderly mums, and she’s had it on almost all of the time I suspect, as she likes it roasting warm). I assume the multi-strand neutral has loosened, or strands fatigued from the cable movement until too few left and it’s got too hot.
I took it apart to repair it, and the spade connector has been quite affecting by the over-heating. So as I see it either:
- open up the connector tangs, clean it up to remove the oxidation and recrimp it(I have no special crimping tools, so all done with pliers/what’s to hand)
- solder the wire back on to the clean half of the connection, wrap with insulating tape.
I have no desire to electrocute myself/burn down the house, so is either option sensible? Is there a right way to repair, or should I junk it?
At the end of the day, they’re not that expensive to replace, but I hate leaving something that could be easily fixed.
I took it apart to repair it, and the spade connector has been quite affecting by the over-heating. So as I see it either:
- open up the connector tangs, clean it up to remove the oxidation and recrimp it(I have no special crimping tools, so all done with pliers/what’s to hand)
- solder the wire back on to the clean half of the connection, wrap with insulating tape.
I have no desire to electrocute myself/burn down the house, so is either option sensible? Is there a right way to repair, or should I junk it?
At the end of the day, they’re not that expensive to replace, but I hate leaving something that could be easily fixed.