Hot gluing electrical wires?

Question

Alright, before you say "it won't work," here's what I want to do. I'm making a little light and ripped a tiny push button switch off an old clock. It works fine for what I want, but I don't have a soldering iron, and don't want to buy one either.

Could I hot glue the wires and switch to a small plastic square? There will only be 6V DC running through the wires and that shouldn't be hot enough to melt the glue right?

(Just lay the wires down, put a tiny drop of hot glue down, then press the switch leads into the wires? The leads are about 3mm long)

adlak1999 · Accepted Answer

This does work for low voltage electrics. I've put together an LED light with the low temp hot glue before and it does not seem conductive. Or at least not conductive enough for any voltage leaks. My lights were 12V DC.

Jim W · Answer

The hot glue is an insulator, you may make a physical connection but it will not be an electrical connection. Go to the store and buy a soldering pencil and learn to use it. Total time should take about 1 hour of training and the trip to the store. The pencil should be less than $30.

engel · Answer

Glue For Electrical Connections

Anonymous · Answer

Yes it will work fine.(but I wouldn't want to try it on an AC circuit). Just make sure you connect the wires somehow before applying hot glue to prevent glue from becoming an insulator.

sdmundis · Answer

Previous answer is correct in that the glue could get inbeteen the wires when applying it.  If possible give the wires a twist if you can.  Have you thought of using super glue instead?

Hot gluing electrical wires?

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