Can you spot my wiring mistake?

[Adair M]

I was out checking my JWP for wire that was cutting in, and looking to see how I could tweak it to masked improvements, when I saw it.

Oops! A wiring mistake! I Wired this branch about 3 years ago.



Can you see it?

 

[0soyoung]

yes

 

[VAFisher]

2 guesses:

1. I can't see where the thicker wire is connected to the thinner wire where the branch first forks. Normally you would continue the thicker wire for one or tow turns past the fork correct?



2. Or maybe here.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Second slingshot method off the branch in question?

 

[choppychoppy]

You started the wrapping in the wrong direction in relation to the bend you were making. This is what caused the gapping in the first turn. Starting in the other direction would have compressed the wire instead of creating the gap.

 

[ralf]

Bending branches downwards - the first coil should begin on the top of the branch

 

[MrFancyPlants]

Your wire wasn't properly annealed?

 

[Adair M]

2 guesses:

1. I can't see where the thicker wire is connected to the thinner wire where the branch first forks. Normally you would continue the thicker wire for one or tow turns past the fork correct?

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2. Or maybe here.

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VAFisher got it right! I ended the main wire too early. I should have continued on as he drew in green, or gone up the other side. Doesn’t matter which, really.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Ahhh

 

[Adair M]

Bending branches downwards - the first coil should begin on the top of the branch

No, the wire came from under where it was attached to the branch, then over the top as it started down the branch. That’s all good.

 

[Adair M]

You started the wrapping in the wrong direction in relation to the bend you were making. This is what caused the gapping in the first turn. Starting in the other direction would have compressed the wire instead of creating the gap.

There is a bit of a gap on the first turn. That happened today as I was readjusting the branch. Originally, I had moved the branch over towards the right. And that coil was snug. Today, I changed my mind, and moved it back to the left a bit, which opened the gap.

 

[Adair M]

Your wire wasn't properly annealed?

No, it’s fully annealed. The mistake was mine, not the wire’s! Lol!!

 

[Victorim]

I'm shocked! Take it all off and start again..

 

[Adair M]

So...

The problem is the part of the branch close to the trunk isn’t connected by wire to the part of the branch after the first V.

Remember how I said I was adjusting the branch to move it to the left a bit today? Well, as I was doing so, I could feel that something was wrong. If I had tried to bend the branch to the left, it could have easily snapped at the the first joint, where there is no supporting wire!

Fortunately, I felt it, and stopped to take a closer look. I will have to rewire that before I can move that branch!

 

[Dav4]

I'm shocked! Take it all off and start again..

Yup, I'm horrified...

 

[Adair M]

I'm shocked! Take it all off and start again..

That is the appropriate action!

 

[Adair M]

But, I’m going to repot it first!

 

[VAFisher]

VAFisher got it right! I ended the main wire too early. I should have continued on as he drew in green, or gone up the other side. Doesn’t matter which, really.

What do I win?

 

[Cadillactaste]

What do I win?

Bragging rights! ?

 

[VAFisher]

Bragging rights! ?

I feel gypped. Can you say that anymore? No offense meant to any gypsies that may be reading this.