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now if that was within a sealed plug from
abroad i would be worried
I won a new ( Chinese ) trace heat / soil warming cable ( eBay 20 p & 95 p P&P ) that had a declared intermittent on off fault . I couldn't get any readings on my meter save for open circuit.
When I cut it open I found the earth in the moulded plug was blue wire . It ran the length of the feed cable and was chopped off in the moulded junction where the heating element was joined to it .
Found the heating element itself was twisted wire round the feed wires and cast in the moulded plug without being crimped or soldered . Did a solder up & heat shrink sleeve job , made a sleeve on the lathe to cover the shrink wrapped joints and filled it with epoxy resin … Jobs a good'en ......….it's still OK 5 years later .