Repairing my Heated Seat
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So my heated seat in my subaru had a hot spot under my left leg when I bought it, and then it stopped working. Today I decided to investigate.
The hot spot was hotter than I thought, which made the problem easy to find. Attached is a picture.
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The tiny wires are the heating element, and the larger wire is a 22ga single-conductor wire for scale. The top wire is actually closer, so look to the bottom small wire for size.
I want to just cut out the bad section and solder in a wire there. What gauge should I use? Any suggestions for things to do or avoid? I'm no stranger to wiring, but I have never worked with heating elements or anything like this before.
The hot spot was hotter than I thought, which made the problem easy to find. Attached is a picture.
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/insert-bs-here-4/43292-repairing-my-heated-seat-jsafb.jpg?dateline=1336842529)
The tiny wires are the heating element, and the larger wire is a 22ga single-conductor wire for scale. The top wire is actually closer, so look to the bottom small wire for size.
I want to just cut out the bad section and solder in a wire there. What gauge should I use? Any suggestions for things to do or avoid? I'm no stranger to wiring, but I have never worked with heating elements or anything like this before.
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Oh yeah, and I am planning to solder a new piece of wire in that is bigger, I just don't know how much bigger to go. I know there will be a "cold spot" but it's just where the wire goes under a "fold" in the seat anyway.
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