Can I fix this?

[Warrenlindsey77]

 

[edsbeaker]

I don’t know if it can be fixed, but to be safe, it may be time take it out of the tank.

 

[Devin6871]

The moment anything makes the electricity get closer to the water is when you should exercise some extreme caution. A lot of our hobby revolves around keeping those two as separate as possible.

A powerhead in that style is relatively cheap on amazon. Often 10 to 30 dollars. Likely as inexpensive as the cost of a repair would be.

 

[Sophie"s mom]

Get that out of the tank! I would never trust it again. Power heads are not that expensive, not worth the risk at all. Just my 2 cents.

 

[PapaFishRocks]

Technically, each of the 2 wires still has its insulation sleeve, but so not worth it to trust it in the tank.

Toss it

 

[Vetekli]

Didnt tunze have problems with their cables at one time? This might be from that batch, if so they would replace it.

 

[Rappa]

I would get a new one. With that said, I found some liquid electrical tape. It's brush-on type. I've used it several times now on connections and other stuff as extra protection from salt creep, water, etc... It works pretty good. It would be a good experiment to see how it would work with this after you got a new one... Clean the wires with denatured alcohol, and brush the stuff on, let dry, do several layers.

 

[Timfish]

As mentioned above, cheaper to replace than repair. But. If you just are adamant to repair it yourself, clean and dry it well then try "self fusing waterproof tape".