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mice ate insulation off many small wires inside TT. Liquid Electrical Tape, .......????

I have two old Misubishi Vertical TT,'s: LT-5V to make 1 working TT

Took the backs off. One had mice or some small creatures living there, some snuggly stuffing gathered inside, and, they chewed the insulation off many of the small wires, so bare wire is near bare wire in many many places.

If I ever try to get this one to work, I will need to cover the bare parts to avoid shorts.

And experiences, or advice?
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liquid electrical tape seems easy to brush on

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_CfQtgrW9c

another brand of liquid electrical tape, seems thicker

https://www.etrailer.com/Wiring/Spectro/SWC50122.html?feed=npn&gclid=Cj0KCQjwoaz3BRDnARIsAF1RfLclornxa2Ygs9R6WdzAy7F3IOQ7-r1rFtKUt3qjAkNFCe0aRAr1BKEaAlFWEALw_wcB 

I suppose I could spray this kind of stuff on some cardboard, and use an artist's paint brush to coat them, but it could get messy, perhaps I can mix it thinner with something???

https://www.homedepot.com/p/FLEX-SEAL-FAMILY-OF-PRODUCTS-Flex-Seal-Black-14-oz-Aerosol-Liquid-Rubber-Sealant-Coating-FSR20/203144520

sugru can be shaped, but the wires are close together and I have big hands and numb fingers

https://sugru.com/buy/original-formula-black-3-pack?gclid=Cj0KCQjwoaz3BRDnARIsAF1RfLdbsSJc5rYQTF_Vi7csI48c0IhCwY1IxspyzP8X1NO2ZGiTOy_T5tsaAtjcEALw_wcB
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warnings? learned ___? 

thanks for any and all help,

Elliott
elliottbnewcombjr
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lalitk
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Moving forward, you also need to come up with inexpensive second system, just for 🐁 so they don’t mess with your main audio rig 🐭  
glupson
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if they progressively chewed right to left, or top to bottom, what would that tell us?
They are directional mice.
lewm
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Is this the turntable from New Zealand?  That was a Technics, I think.
elliottbnewcombjr OP
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the mice are not my mice, it was eaten before I got it, otherwise I would use their names.

lewm,

no, I couldn't bid on that site, NZ and Australia only, Yes, that was Technics SL-V5.

This is the 'bad' one of the Mitsubishi LT-5V pair I traded with Bill, this one he got because the platter metal edge is less corroded, a few future needed parts perhaps, ... but otherwise not to fix.

I still wanted to see what others might solve missing insulation with, no way would I replace them. I could have saved the ones on the right side, but looking further on the left side, main pc board, forget it.  

I am cleaning the 'good' one today, new belts arrive tomorrow, we shall see. The pair of lights the system uses to maintain tonearm tracking linearity are critical, hoping I don't have to change them.
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twoleftears
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In the southern hemisphere, is directionality reversed (like water in the sink drain)?
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