Yet again, I need help with my airsoft gun.

Upon disassembling it, I found that the dumbass Chinese builders decided to tape the electrical wiring to the side of the motor, causing the wire's insulator to melt. I'm going to replace the wiring, but I don't want this happening again. Because of the design of the gun, the wire will have to run alongside the motor, so relocating the wiring is out of the question.

What could I wrap around the wire to keep it from being melted again? I keep thinking aluminum foil to reflect the heat, but then I think that it might backfire and cause a heat buildup.

Thanks.

You need some fiberglass tube things. (anyone know the actual term for them?) They're just fiberglass woven into a tube to slip over wires and are often used in high temperature appliances like hair dryers, curling irons, coffee makers, etc.

& btw, the chinese builders didn't build it wrong, the engineers who designed it did.

You need some fiberglass tube things. (anyone know the actual term for them?) They're just fiberglass woven into a tube to slip over wires and are often used in high temperature appliances like hair dryers, curling irons, coffee makers, etc.

& btw, the chinese builders didn't build it wrong, the engineers who designed it did.

Shit, I know what you're talking about, I've heard it refereed to as 'spaghetti'.

^ yeh i think it is

or some silicon covered wire. Usually only for 5kv+, so might be expensive/too thick

Solution: buy hihg quality gun from Japan. I.e Classic army or ICS.

The gun is a Classic Army. They are Chinese, not Japanese, as referenced by the bigass "Made in Hong Kong" sticker on it. It's their RPK replica.

Flame proof heat shrink tubing should do it, and would probably be a lot cheaper.

Flame proof heat shrink tubing should do it, and would probably be a lot cheaper.

Flame proof is a challenge, not a statement ;)