Came to the channel from the shorts, stayed for the tech tips. I became the man of the house at 14. I’m now 30 and working as a building maintenance tech. People who are willing to take the time to explain things are a true blessing to those of us who want to learn. Keep it up!
As a general rule, then you ideally want the ground cable to have just a little bit more slack in it compared to the cables. So that if something were to happen, then the ground is the last to become unplugged. But this isn't something that you can do all the time.
You know, I just helped my neighbor fix up his extension cord, he seemed particularly clueless as to how to put the new end on. No big deal for me, but yeah...you'd be surprised at how many people struggle with stuff like this. Thanks for the video! May it help many DIY'ers in the future!
I've never done it I'd have taken it apart saw the silver and gold and been a bit confused. A Google search fixes that. Everything else seemed simple enough
you made a very good point at the beginning of the video. We do things in our daily lives that we take for granted having the skills and knowledge to do so. Always pass down knowledge!
Great video, liking the dielectric grease. Nice to see how NA plug go together, I personally would have used bootlace ferrules due to the wire being fine stranded and the use of screw terminals. The ferrule not only keeps all the strands together but also protects the conductors from damage as the screw is tightened down.
When I worked in construction years ago for PCL, during slow days I would literally spend hours fixing hundreds of construction grade extension cords. One time in particular one of the guys working with me forgot to check the cord for cuts before testing the polarity and plugging it in and he totally electrocuted himself. Somehow he managed not to get hurt so we burst out laughing when it was all over.
@@Yumiko577 he was electrocuted. I've been electrocuted before too it's not as bad as you say not everybody dies from electrocution bud. But hey I guess me and you are just very different, I tend to laugh hysterically after near death experiences and I've had quite a few of them. To each their own.
@@Buelford "smart ass reply" Um acutally if you where electrocuted you'd be dead, What you received was an electric shock In all seriousness it is very dangerous, all it take for you to have ventircular fibrillation is 500mA for 10mS, its a coin flip everytime.
@@Yumiko577 I often joke about electrocution. It's current-ly the best way I stay postive. Don't be so negative. There is nothing wrong with a sense of humor thats also grounded with common sense. I get pretty amped anytime I got my hands on 220v and up. Watt ever you do, don't resist a good joke.
Thanks for showing this. It's good to know these smaller things. Grew up without a dad and had to teach myself these things. Hope this helps someone like myself. Thank you!
You are Exceptionally Great at these Videos. Im a engineer but with a masters in comp sci and commercial drone pilot. Im much used to lower gauge but i have several plugs for the outdoors im going to make their plugs Proper again. This is awesome, beats the nuts off going hd or lowes and having them tell you, "well i dont know"
@@FunkFPV Oh SWEET!! Im commercially licensed f107 if you have any questions feel free to ask me, or for any recommendations I'll be so glad to help ya in any way. I learn from You a lot, its no problem Ive flown for Natgeo, a local news station, and history channel. I prefer agricultural so i can help the farmers immediately spot dead or bad areas for them and provide a 3d layout on a sd card for them to always have. Any questions, just post an email and ill email you from my account so you have it. Any faa questions related to rc quad flying to how do yah do this or anything. My backround is a hardware and software engineer with a post masters in comp sci which these drones some run linux to your barametrically stabilized drones and sat position hold drone. Quirks, thoughts, can i, can it, how do yah, whys this happening, how do i, can i use a larger batt for longer flights (of course you can) 🤗
that ending is sooooo something I would do 🤣🤣🤣🤣 did almost the exact same crap installing a kitchen faucet sprayer the other day, had to take the whole thing back apart right after I got everything to quit leaking haha
It’s worth investing in wire ferrule crimp pliers and some ferrules. In the uk/Europe it’s a requirement to use them on all fine stranded wire as it makes a more reliable connection on screw terminals (plus stops stray copper strands poke out)
please keep making videos dude, even the basic stuff is so interesting to watch. you do a great job explaining and keeping it light at the same time with the humor. never stop brother
One thing you want to do whenever you terminate a mains cable, is leave a little more slack in the earth wire than you do on live and neutral, this way if the cable gets pulled out, the earth is always the last connection that fails. All it takes is to cut the live and neutral a little shorter than the earth before stripping.
Love the end. Last time I did that (not long enough ago) it was a multi conductor, like 10 wires into a box that was way too small for the amount of stuff they packed in there.
So I just got a job in maintenance and had no father growing up. So I am just learning electrical and welding. And just general repair skills. I did one of these repairs just recently for the first time. So I appreciate the vid and hope to see more in this series
Seriously, thank you! As someone that lost that privilege early (heart attack. He was a handyman among other things). I still wonder at times the new things I wish I could have learned if I had just a few extra years with him. But I'm thankful for creators & professionals such as yourself that share this kind of knowledge. The ending was a hilarious twist 😂
"to bold to assume the gender" got me by surprise... But you remembering to put first the base of the plug to end with that plot twist was the chef's kiss
Great video! Did something very frowned upon when we had that freeze in Texas. I unwired my furnace from the house and wired it to and extension cord and ran it outside to my generator. I believe this is the only reason we didn’t have broken pipes!
i fixed many extension cords like this, its always the ground pin that is that broken or a bad female end, great video and simple fix that so many don't know how to do. i really enjoyed this.
Thank you for this video. I have exactly this problem with one of my cords. And I did not have an old man to show me how to do this type of thing. I appreciate you teaching this old man how to do it. Thank you again.
My safety guy told me if he sees a replacement plug he will write me up. “ what electrical engineer approved that plug on this cord” or if you mess up the cord at all on a corded power tool you have a buy a OEM cord from the mfg ( and he will ask for paperwork) or buy a new power tool if the cord is unavailable. CANT MAKE THIS UP
Recently at work I referred to some parts of something as “male end and female end” to one of the whipper-snapper 20somethings…. He looked at me like I had 5 heads.
Gotta say you brought up an excellent point. I didn't have a daddy around, but I was lucky enough to hang around with older guys doing odd jobs. Picked up great tips and advice that has stuck with me to this day. Only disappointment was not seeing the mystical magic pliers put to use. 😂 Excellent video and really appreciate you. You're exactly like the guys who pointed me in the right direction as a teen. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@Charlielizard I'm talking about Wes (funk), there's a video on his channel beating the snot out of the pliers. As I typed that I think I realize you meant using the pliers for this fix lol
I first came to your channel when you reviewed those amazing pliers that could cut anything and I bought myself a pair on your recommendation. Thank you they work perfectly. I mainly use them for cutting foam, paper and other heavy duty stuff like that. So, thanks for that. I love your shorts, too. They always give me pleasure when I look at them. They make me laugh real hard. I am looking forward to when I can get something else you endorse. You have amazing recommendations.
Just bought a really cheap used fridge and found the ground broken off when I got home. Luckily I had an extra plug sitting around. Well, buried away. Cold clean 50 dollar fridge.
I'm in my late 20s and have never had a reason to do this repair but I have always wondered how it went together. Seen them on many oldheads garage hooks, young people probably just toss the wire or cut it up for speaker wire in their civic. But now I know how simple the process is! 🙃
Well dang man, you keep putting out content like this and maybe one day I’ll be good for something. In all seriousness, good stuff, thanks for the easy to understand wiring guide.
Watched this all the way thru... even tho I've done this at least a few times in my 60 years, but I definitely forwarded it to a few younger adults. Thanks for sharing 🤙🍻
I have had two free range bunnies in my house for some 15 years now, so I'm actually quite experienced at repairing and replacing electrical cords. I still enjoyed watching this video though, it's interesting to see how things are different in the US compared to The Netherlands. Our plugs have only two pins and tabs at the top and bottom of the plug for ground. This makes the plug symmetrical so you can put it in the outlet upside down. Because of that it really doesn't matter on which pin you put the hot wire or the neutral. Makes things just a little bit easier I guess 😁
If i could count the number of times i’ve done either the same thing or something similar as you, at the end of the video in the blooper... ohh geez. Fantastic vids man, please keep recording, my wife and I enjoy your humor and love to watch your projects and reviews.
"Mocking you" - absolutely! Same thing for heat shrink tubing for soldering contacts. FWIW, the Chinese cables are usually the DIN/European standard and something I have to look up every time.
Nice to see the inclusion of dielectric grease. It's something I've been debating with myself whether or not I should be using it like that. I thought it logically made sense, but it's not something I'd seen or heard others generally doing. And most people don't seem to even think about it. I'm currently just a hobbyist, not a professional, so it's nice to have the reassurance!
Make your earth slightly longer than your active and neutral. That way if the plug is under stress, the earth will be the last to pull out. That's the one that may save a life. Cheers Funk. Love your channel.
Now that i seen your bench I realize I got the same one you have. They are pretty cheap but Work really well from harbor freight. Anyways it's a great DIY used to have tons of extension cables with bad plugs so this really helps
Nice Tutorial Wes! I have a saying about electrical stuff- *If I fixed it Its mine now I adopted it!* Most Bosses start yelling at careless employees by the third rescue 😂 I still have 2 black and decker Battery Tenders/ jump starters, Milwaukee cordless fuel chargers, and 6 extension cords from one job alone 😅
The end is golden haha. I replaced some wheels on a fryer the other day and the bolts I ran through blocked the wheels from actually being wheels so I had to take them off again flip the bolts and then boom wasted an hour. Haha.
I properly repaired a few extension cords this way at my previous full time job detailing campers at a camper/rv dealership. Primarily we used these long extension cords to plug in shop vacs for cleaning up the mess from repairs on new campers or the normal filth in trade-ins. Disappointingly I think they just went back to waiting until breakers tripped or employees got electrocuted after I moved on
I usual peel the insulation back about 1 1/4 inch. And if it's a heavy duty cord I will make some clearance in the insulation clamp to hold the larger cord.
In case you run into an older replacement, there was a time when the black screw did not necessarily mean hot black wire. Anything new you'll be fine with but it's always nice to double check that you're putting the white wire to the prong that goes in the wide slot.
since copper work hardens i usually like to cut 5-6in back from the broken pug to get rid of all the copper that is in the stress relief zone of the plug. just sitting idle it's find but we as users usually drag it around by the plug and even tho we know its bad to do so we snatch on it for more slack which always pulls it out of the socket or test the strain relief. its not always needed but good practice to just cut out the high stress area's.
So to find out what cable matched the other side of the cable, you could use your meter to check it rather than dismantling the female part that worked. And a trick i heard that was funny, if you buy a new extension cable, wrap random bits of electrical tap around it to make it look like lots of breaks in it as nobody wants an old looking cable. If its got a reel with it, smear some grease or oil on it to make it look old lol
Can you do a brother a huge favor & give the part number for the screwdriver? I carry a Ziploc baggy of bits around for my screwdriver & that seems like a really great Christmas gift to get for myself this year.
Totally agree with that end of your video my old man wasn't there so I'm still learning all these things as I go, granted electronics is the *one thing* I'm familiar with very well lol.
Thanks a bunch for making this video! Always wondered how to do this but kept forgetting to look it up! On a side note: that ending was incredible lmao
In the UK 13 Amp plugs, the earth (ground) strand is always longer than the live and neutral. This is a safety feature, so if the flex gets pulled the last strand to lose connection is the earth (ground), thus reducing the risk of electric shock. Hardwiring the extension to the desk.. Priceless 🤣
