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If u cut a servo wire is it possible to fix it or do you have to get another servo?
If so how do you fix it?
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Sure, you can fix it. Go to Radio Shack and get some small heat shrink tubing.Strip the insulation off about 1/4" from each end of the cut wire, put a piece of heat shrink about 1/2" - 3/4" long on one side of the wire, twist the wires together and solder them, then slide the tubing over the joint and shrink it down.
it ripped was cut at the base there are, no wires sticking out.
If your handy with a solder gun (Im not) you can take the case apart a solder it back on the board.
your best bet would be to resolder it on the board. What kinda servo was it? Might be easier just to get a new one if it's cheap
But if it's a digital I'd fix it myself!! Damn things are too expensive!
What he said /\
If i twist all the wires together or even if they touch it can screwup the signals cant it? How would i individually seperate the wire insulators(they are stuck together)? Then i can solder them and then slide the heat shrink tubing over.
If i twist all the wires together or even if they touch it can screwup the signals cant it?
If you mix colors - Yes, it will screw it up! Keep the same colors attached to like colors.

How would i individually seperate the wire insulators(they are stuck together)?
Just start a tear and pull them apart the needed distance. It's just a slight bond between then.

Then i can solder them and then slide the heat shrink tubing over.
Yes. Just make sure you slide the heat shrink over them Before you wrap or solder them lol. When I did mine I slid a larger diameter piece over the end of all three, then the smaller diameter pieces over the individual wires. Once soldered I shrunk all three small pieces then slid the larger diameter piece over the three and shrunk them all together into one larger wire. No problems so far. The larger piece might be overkill, but I did it anyway....
Actually, if you have the length, you can do a much smoother splice by simply staggering the joins and just using one piece of heatshrink that covers the whole lot.

If you heat-shrink each wire then put another layer over the top you end up with a pretty big bump in the lead. The alternative method is much neater and just as reliable/safe if done properly.
If you heat-shrink each wire then put another layer over the top you end up with a pretty big bump in the lead.
Very true... unfortunately I didn't have the option to stagger them and it doesn't sound like he does either. Fortunately for me my splice was going to be inside a cf tube so it wouldn't be seen...
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