Scott Donnelly wrote,
>Dash reassembly cont'd...
>The insulation on most of the hot wires leads to the instrument back
>lighting is partially melted. A couple of areas have burned through
>revealing lightly corroded (dull looking, but not quite green yet) copper
>wire. Obviously I will replace these wires. Would corrosion have created
>resistance causing the insulation to melt or do I have a problem lurking
>elsewhere?
The corrosion (oxidation) will be the the surface of the wire, and will
not substancially effect the conductivity of the copper wire.
That wire, or perhaps another wire nearby, must have overheated,
and exposed the underlying copper.
You will need to find the true culpret, because the oxidation is
either totally unrelated, or it is a second order effect.
Jarrid Gross
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