Repairing coated wire?

[NickR]

Had a screamer on a wire the other day and a rookie tried taking it out of the holder- long story short the wire rubbed the coating off of my downrigger cable in a spot- now I'm getting some weird readings.

I was thinking about patching it with either heat shrink tube or liquid electrical tape...

Is there a fix or should I just get a new cable?

[Chas0218]

Had a screamer on a wire the other day and a rookie tried taking it out of the holder- long story short the wire rubbed the coating off of my downrigger cable in a spot- now I'm getting some weird readings.

I was thinking about patching it with either heat shrink tube or liquid electrical tape...

Is there a fix or should I just get a new cable?

Can you just cut it out and re-terminate? I bet the heat shrink would work until the cable wears on it a few times. Just be careful to not ruin the coating near the spot with too much heat. Could you warm the coating a little and squeeze the spot shut?

Sent from the awesomeness of Chas!

[NickR]

Can't cut- I'd lose 60 feet which would leave me with about 125 left on the spool. Eh ill try something lol

[Sk8man]

Might want to try spraying the section with some black Plasti Dip (comes in spray can and one that you dip things in) Maybe do a couple light coats....might hold up for a while at least. You can find itin the paint section at Lowes at about $6 per can.

[Tim Bromund]

Might want to try spraying the section with some black Plasti Dip (comes in spray can and one that you dip things in) Maybe do a couple light coats....might hold up for a while at least. You can find itin the paint section at Lowes at about $6 per can.

 

That's worth a shot.  When you do end up replacing the cable, I'd go with a 300'.  Not only will that allow you to fish deeper, but it's give you some breathing room to cut cable back if you have to.

 

Tim

[Dipsey]

I just patched mine up with clear nail polish and it worked fantastic for one day at least. Putting new cable on this week.

[NickR]

Ill see what I can do lol

When I bought it the kit only came w about 200' as it was used. I don't mind buying a new cable but I literally put the thing on not even three weeks ago lol

[bigblue]

Liquid tape works well put it on a dry cable 2 0r 3 coats let it dry between coats and give it a day to set . Got 5 years out of my first cable .

[NickR]

Awesome thanks guys!