Hi,
I have an old clock, Cosmo Time, Model: E529B. My mother loves it and she's having trouble adjusting to different alarm clocks. The power cord broke. It broke real close to the transformer. I'd like to unsolder the wire from the transformer and replace the whole thing.
I've taken the transformer casing apart and gotten to what I would call the actual transformer. Here's my question. There's yellow tape around it. I've cut it open to get to the wires I need to unsolder but I'm curious as to what the purpose of this tape actually is. I've seen it on many transformers. Is it just to act as an insulator? Can I just use normal masking tape to tape this yellow tape back together, where I cut it? It was very brittle and I just used a pair of tweezers to gently pry up to take a peak underneath and it just tore.
Thanks!
I have an old clock, Cosmo Time, Model: E529B. My mother loves it and she's having trouble adjusting to different alarm clocks. The power cord broke. It broke real close to the transformer. I'd like to unsolder the wire from the transformer and replace the whole thing.
I've taken the transformer casing apart and gotten to what I would call the actual transformer. Here's my question. There's yellow tape around it. I've cut it open to get to the wires I need to unsolder but I'm curious as to what the purpose of this tape actually is. I've seen it on many transformers. Is it just to act as an insulator? Can I just use normal masking tape to tape this yellow tape back together, where I cut it? It was very brittle and I just used a pair of tweezers to gently pry up to take a peak underneath and it just tore.
Thanks!
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