power wire repair

[philburt]

not sure were to post this, but it is going to be a diy project..
this last weekend i was added some new rock and noticed that in doing this i must t of scrapped the wire to one of my power heads. and to my supprise there was a bare wire
luckily my critters nor myself did not take a shock

is there a way to repair this wire safely
thanks

[lReef lKeeper]

does it go into the water?? i can not tell what that is that it is powering. if it is not submerged ... you could just wrap it tightly in electrical tape.

[poppin_fresh]

It looks like just the outer wire casing got damaged. The inner insulation looks intact.. You would know if the bare wire was exposed to the water.

Personally, I would get some shrink tubing to seal the cable and then use that powerhead to mix SW with. I would get another one for the tank.

[philburt]

its on a powerhead and yep goes in the water

[philburt]

sorry not a good photographer in the red wire the copper wire is split

[philburt]

was thinking since only a couple of weeks old that i could strip both wire back solder incase in some epoxy then shrink cover it and go

[lReef lKeeper]

since it goes in the water i would agree with poppin fresh. buy another and use that one to mix SW (after the repair of course).