Mistakenly pulled breakaway cable
One of us mistakenly leashed our high energy dog to the breakaway cable. Of course he pulled the entire insert from its box. I was able to put insert back in, but my question is what should I ex...
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Melting??? Did anyone say melted???
I do believe the full voltage load on the magnet can cause an open or a short condition in the magnet… which is in effect the wiring overheating and the melting of the wire (open) or the insulation (shorting)…
Yes I believe it can and does happen, and yes I have seen magnets go bad…
No I can’t document what caused the encased wire to break or short out…
Putting the pin back in should restore everything to its original condition over time… it is more likely that you did damage to the battery than the magnet though...
I do believe the full voltage load on the magnet can cause an open or a short condition in the magnet… which is in effect the wiring overheating and the melting of the wire (open) or the insulation (shorting)…
Yes I believe it can and does happen, and yes I have seen magnets go bad…
No I can’t document what caused the encased wire to break or short out…
Putting the pin back in should restore everything to its original condition over time… it is more likely that you did damage to the battery than the magnet though...
