Power Cord Splice and Repair

[@SarafinaThyme-f7h]

Great tutorial. But geez, by the time I buy all the necessary tools, liquid tape, etc., I could easily buy another cord and then some. The tutorial is so clear however that I will probably try to find a workaround for all the various tools used.

[@FrancisBeanBlades]

I was always taught to stagger the cuts and joins, so if your tape (liquid tape, here) isn't adequate, you can't get a short. Having all three cuts and joins all exactly aligned is like a belt without suspenders. I mean, your pants really shouldn't fall down, but it's better to have both, just in case!

[@seesaw7289]

Great video, thanks. Just a note that some stagger the lengths of the cuts so that they are not in the same field point which seems like a good idea.

[@Mikem-mq2hh]

Best, cleanest video on extension cord repair...Kudos!

[@saulperez1875]

Thats one of the best fixes I’ve seen, great job

[@SarafinaThyme-f7h]

Oh, and by the way, as an English teacher I feel compelled to mention that the word 'solder' is pronounced ''sodder'. 😉

[@russjohnson9330]

very thorough presentation! great pace, presentation style, and content.

[@dpm1964]

Heat shrink around the smaller wires would be much less messy and much faster. Great thorough video however and you explained everything well.

[@darlenepatrick2637]

thank you very much!! Nice straight forward video perfect for what i needed

[@obfuscated3090]

Cords are best replaced or shortened as the repair will be much weaker, but for personal use or in emergencies (it's an OSHA hit for good reason so know that before deciding) we've all done it. Noobs beware because house fires are inconvenient so do it soundly or not at all. When I damage a drop cord worth fixing I just add a decent plug/receptacle and make two out of one. Then if the cord is damaged again it's already "wearing" the repair parts. The handy flip side is if you work for a business with strict safety rules they have to discard lots of repairable bits and pieces. For example in the military before inspections lots of "stuff" gets thrown away as big outfits lose money repairing anything worth less than the time lost doing it. I was given a couple hundred feet of SOOW cable extension cord because it was not commercially made (liability issue) and did not conform to any technical order requirement. (Before considering this wasteful remember one spark in the wrong place can burn down an aircraft.) Happy repairs and scrounging, but think first and play safe!

[@JohnWilliams-kj3rh]

This is an excellent video. Thank you for creating such a great tutorial!

[@fixingstuff2647]

Great fix, thanks very much.

[@mistybozman2567]

Thank you this video! Very helpful.

[@patmario4243]

Great video!

[@citris1]

Well crafted video.

[@baire702]

I hope it was unplugged when chewed through.

[@Cards-In-The-Closet]

Probably cheaper to buy a new cord since I do not own any of those tools. 😂

[@schloo]

Thank you. This is way more satisfying than the stupid videos my kids watch.

[@centeguahan3760]

Speaks volumes about your kids IQ levels

[@thekingofsting9929]

you both sound like freaks if he's mad about kids not watching wire repair videos and you're insulting them for watching spongebob

[@WilliamDirks-e8o]

It's pronounced SAW-DER

[@smasherblues5322]

ohhhh, now it all makes sense. i thought he was talking about something totally different.

[@seesaw7289]

Depends on what country you're from. He uses the British and Canadian pronunciation "sawl-der" or "sol-der." Americans often pronounce it "saw - der."

[@causa2009]

Solder,lol

[@johnstudd4245]

With all the stuff he uses to fix it, you could just go out and buy a new cord. Many people have little or no tool kit. How about just a knife and some electrical tape.

[@craigdunlap9747]

Sole der? Seriously? It's pronounced "sodder". I had to stop watching. Have you never heard anyone use the word before?

[@misterx4088]

your loss bigot

[@seesaw7289]

No. Depends on where you are from. "Sol-der" if you're British or Canadian British.

[@k0rndog93]

Dude !! the L is silent Cringy as fuck hearing it prounounced with the L. Repeat after me, "SODDER"

[@jrgudac]

I believe that is the British pronunciation of the work. The way people will say it varies from dialect to dialect.

[@LyleWatt]

Yeah, it's only Americans that pronounce it that way. The L isn't silent outside of America and Canada.

[@canadabri2008]

Dude who made you vocal police and do you get paid for it lol. As a British guy i was just as amazed that Americans don't use the l. And as the British language came 100 years before american i would say this makes the american way the unofficial way and most likely a lazy alternative. have a great day.

[@mr.komick8899]

With an American accent, one would think he would pronounce it the American way.🤷‍♂️ Languages evolve. Say it whatever way you want. Well put together video, my friend.

[@samrodino8511]

@@canadabri2008 No, pretty sure that the American English language is exactly that...our language, ever since we kicked your pansy asses out of our country almost 250 years ago lol