Does hot glue conduct electricity at all?

The Zydeco King · Post by **The Zydeco King** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:46 am

Is it safe to apply hot glue over bare wire and use it as wire shielding?

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 12:55 pm

Im pretty sure it wont... hold on ill see with my trusty multimeter. Ok, the multimeter said no electricity was flowing through the glue. The only other concern is if higher voltages went through the wire, but im sure it'll be fine.

Post by **gannon** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 1:00 pm

I haven't had any problems with it, so I say either no, or it has an extremely high resistance.

Post by **benheck** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 5:52 pm

If it does we're all in BIG trouble.

omegabullit · Post by **omegabullit** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 6:11 pm

It doesnt. Over at xbox scene people often use hot glue all over their LEDs to spread the light. Its actually quite efficient:

If you look closely you can see wiring and resistors strewn about the glue.

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 7:25 pm

all hot glue is is melted plastic. Last I checked, plastic doesn't conduct electricity, so I think we're ok