Tad

Hi, I need to find this out asap.
basically I would like to know if superglue will work as insultation over an electrical connection, or if it would short it out?

The power terminal on my distributor snapped off,
theres enough of it left to hold the terminal on, but not enough to get the bolt back
on to tighten it down secure.
SO I just want to superglue it down, and pour some SG on top of it to seal it up.

Which brings me to my original question,
will this work? Basically will the superglue function as a plastic coating or something,
or will it function like water would, and short out the terminal?

Thanks alot!

D'Ecosse

It won't conduct, but superglue doesn't set up like that - better off with a 2-part epoxy if I understand what you're trying to do correctly.

Tad

hmm thats a good idea,
I should just jbweld it !
didnt even think of that

superglue would be easier, but yeh, jb would hold much better.

nsxxtreme

Actually super glue is somewhat conductive. I would not use it on an electrical connection.

What your glueing isn't that sensitive though I would agree with the epoxy. Its going to be a stronger bond.

Tad

thanks for the feedback guys,
exactly what i needed to know.

the alternator is hardening with some jb weld right now.

I used it to bond the terminal on there.
then put some solder on where it connects(it broke right there) just to be safe,
and jb weld on top of the solder to seal it up.

nsxxtreme

uhhh.. when he said two part epoxy I think he may have meant an epoxy made for plastic. I don't know how conductive JB weld is. You might want to take a multimeter and see if you can measure a resistance through it before you go and hook that up.

Tad

hmm, well he said 2part epoxy,
and jbweld is just that.. it comes in 2 tubes that you have to mix together.

i've got a multimeter,
how do I check resistance thru it?
just set it to resistance and touch both probes to it?
What reading should I look out for?

thanks.

nsxxtreme

JB weld was made for metal. I don't know what is in it or if it is conductive. Set your multimeter to measure resistance just set your probes on it about an inch apart and see what it says. The higher the number the better.

There web site says it's "nonconductive" but it also says it contains fine particles of iron and steel so you may still want to check just to make sure.


Modified by nsxxtreme at 8:36 PM 10/30/2004

Tad

alright,
well if I dont want it to conduct then wouldnt I want a lower number?

EBP_SI

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tad &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">alright,
well if I dont want it to conduct then wouldnt I want a lower number?</TD></TR></TABLE>

nope
high number = insulator
low number = conductor.

CarAudioPro

wow

EBP_SI

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CarAudioPro &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wow</TD></TR></TABLE>

whats the wow about??

Tad

hes a "car audio pro"

maybe he cant comprehend that someone doesn't spend every waking moment thinking about electrical connections?