Any Ideas For Fixing This?

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BobaMOSFet65

Joined Aug 23, 2024
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Please see the attached photos. Our cat knocked down a Christmas decoration and it smashed into several pieces. My wife was able to glue it, but the base used to be connected to the deer by a white and red wire that powers the LED lights. The base wires, I could possible get at with my soldering iron and a pair of tweezers. The problem is the foot of deer that also has wires has no length at all to get to. Has anyone attempted a fix this tedious? This is a very rare decoration from the Bradford Exchange and they are rarely found anymore on eBay. The sound still works, but I fear the lights may be hopeless unless someone here has any ideas.

Thank you.
 

Lightium

Joined Jun 6, 2012
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One method, with a x-acto knife cut out some of the bottom of the hove around the wire and then add solder to both exposed wires. Next press fit the two parts together with some strong bonding adhesive that won't eat way at the ornament, but also make sure you scuff-up both mating pieces so the the adhesive bonds to it well.
 
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crutschow

Joined Mar 14, 2008
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You could perhaps solder a wire to two pins and stick the pins between the wire and the insulation of each deer foot wire.
The wires are also, of course, soldered to the base wires.

Be sure and use rosin flux on the pins and wires to make the soldering easier.
 
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