Do It Yourself Repair

Does anyone still have one of these? Do you actually use it for something other then playing console games on?

Now days there are not a lot of devices that are not connected to the internet in some way so how are they being used?

Personally I use either my phone or my laptop for everything Internet related. If I am not scrolling through Twitter I'm focused on one topic or another on youtube or occasionally reading hive posts.

I wanted to talk a little bit about YouTube university. No there is no actual education facility but there are tons of things on YouTube that are geared toward some type of learning.

I turned to YouTube yesterday because I was curious about whether it was possible for a person not proficient in electrical repair to do such a thing. In particular an appliance cord.

Not quite two years ago I acquired this toaster oven from a neighbor who had been evicted. It was something I had been wanting to get for a while. I use a toaster oven to do a lot of oven stuff because the property owner of the house I rent does not like doing the necessities. It is in the contract he is responsible for providing appliances but so far neither stove he has put in the house has had a working oven.

Anyway. I cleaned up the toaster oven and the girl told me I could keep it. The only problem is there is exposed wire on the cord. I thought I might be able to repair it by cutting and then splicing the cord, but the damage is to extensive. I would need to replace it all together.

Through a few videos I learned a bit about wire gauge. The larger the gauge number the smaller the wire. And the smaller the gauge number the larger the wire. I also learned that stranded wire is specified with two numbers. The first being the number if wires and the second being the wire gauge.

Learning this was interesting and helpful but the next step is to find out what kind of material the wire is encased in. This has been a bit more of a struggle to find. So until I figure out if it would be better to make my own cord or buy a manufactured cord I will let it sit. In either case I will need to open the toaster oven to remove the cord. But I think I will leave that for another day.

If you are interested in knowing when I discover what sheath material is good for this keep an eye on this or even bookmark this to see when I update it. Hopefully it won't take too long.

If you have read this far I thank you and look forward to engaging with you in the comments.