Burnt psu wire

[Jas99]

Hey, 

So I was sleeving the existing cables on my evga b3 psu and when burning the sleeving to the pin I messed up and  accidentally burnt it. 

Is the wire done for? Could it be just the black insulation that was burned? Because of the burned plastic the cable won't even fit in the terminal

[mariushm]

You'll probably be fine... the wire is crimped inside the connector, fire won't uncrimp it.

Use a very sharp knife or nail clippers or very fine scissors to cut that burned insulation. Optionally, use very thin heatshrink material to insulate the wire when done.

[Jas99]

6 minutes ago, mariushm said:

You'll probably be fine... the wire is crimped inside the connector, fire won't uncrimp it.

Use a very sharp knife or nail clippers or very fine scissors to cut that burned insulation. Optionally, use very thin heatshrink material to insulate the wire when done.

Thank you, I was scared for a bit! 

[Windows7ge]

When I use to sleeve my cables I melted the end of the sleeving prior to putting it on the cable. That way I didn't have to do this.

[Jas99]

30 minutes ago, mariushm said:

You'll probably be fine... the wire is crimped inside the connector, fire won't uncrimp it.

Use a very sharp knife or nail clippers or very fine scissors to cut that burned insulation. Optionally, use very thin heatshrink material to insulate the wire when done.

What If the wire inside the insaruon is burnt? Like before the connector? How strong is the insulation? 

[Jas99]

46 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

When I use to sleeve my cables I melted the end of the sleeving prior to putting it on the cable. That way I didn't have to do this.

So I managed to make it fit but it's not as level as the other wires( second from top right) is that an issue

[Windows7ge]

6 minutes ago, Jas99 said:

So I managed to make it fit but it's not as level as the other wires( second from top right) is that an issue

That has the potential to cause issues. If the connection isn't tight enough it'll heat-up while under load. You can try it but you'll have to keep a real good eye on it. Make sure it's not getting hot. If it is you'll need to fix it.