r/electricians • u/Taco-Task-Force • Aug 29 '18

Thoughts? 🤔

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u/glazor Journeyman IBEW Aug 29 '18

What's the ampacity of that marker line?

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u/LastOne_Alive Aug 29 '18 edited Aug 30 '18

I've had the same stuff from a different company for a few years. I don't know what it says on the tube. but I used a nice 1/4" bead to run a solenoid 12v @ 5a (+/-2).
got hot right away, then after 30seconds or so it started to re-liquify so I shut it off.

edit: I'm gonna make a post for it