Wiring Trouble??

[cyronman]

any idea what caused that? i wouldnt think a work glove would do that..

That's all I could think of.
It was right on top of/stuck to the cable.
If that cable gets warm during operation, then it must have melted the glove to it, which then frayed the cable.
But shouldn't that be heat-resistant? Or is that what you're saying?

[tom4bren]

I was kind of guessing that it was a chemical reaction between the glove and the harness. Any heat source would have degraded the insulation on the wires & it looked in the picture like only the harness cover was effected.

[cyronman]

I globbed on some silicon last night and it looked pretty good this morning.
The hard part will be taping it up. I can only fit my hand in there in one position at a time.

Thanks for the help on this, guys.

[tom4bren]

You could forgo the tape. It's just a second line of defense against further damage & that area is pretty well protected.