Expose more of wire leads on motor?

[Ecosta777]

Sorry for the weird title, I'm not exactly sure technically what to call the wire leads coming out of the motor windings.

My problem is, two are very short. I unsoldered the old wires and the leads coming off the motor are all cruddy and have old solder on them. The long one I can just snip off and strip a new end. The short ones I'm worried about having to short.

My question is, is it ok to just cut back the wrapping on the motor a little to expose some more wire, or am I stuck with what I've got?

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[benmychree]

Should not be a problem, use shrink wrap tubing to insulate the join with multiple layers.

 

[Hawkeye]

That old solder will clean up with some resin flux. No need to cut it off. If you have access to some dual-wall heat shrink, it will strengthen the joint. The second layer is actually hot glue. It will melt and hold on really well.

 

[markba633csi]

Agree with Hawkeye, you've got enough wire there. Just re-tin with fresh solder, splice and heatshrink
Try to work fast to minimize the amount of heat going into the windings
A trick I like to do is lay the new wire next to the old and wrap with a single strand of thin wire to hold them together while you solder.
The thin strand becomes part of the joint.
It makes a strong splice that isn't too fat and bulky; good when space is tight
-Mark