You're not going to short out the plug by bending the prongs straight again. I step on them all the time.
Replacing a plug depends on your skill level. To replace one, cut the wire as close to the plug as possible. Next you'll have to split the wires apart so you can work with them. About 2 inches or so should work. Carefully strip back about 5/8 inch of insulation on each side. Braid the wires by holding the cord in 1 hand and twisting the bear wire in the other hand. The wire should look like a drill bit when you're done. I don't recommend the snap type plugs. Even though it's a mixer I'd get a decent plug like Woodhead. That will handle any amount of power going through it. That style of plug has 3 small screws on the prong side. Back them out and separate the 2 halves. There will be 3 screws inside. Chances are you have a "double insulated" or 2 prong plug right now. Hard to find them but they are out there. If you find one, there will be 2 screws inside. Slide the back half over the wires and slide it far enough up the cord to be out of the way. Now wrap a wire around each screw and tighten it down. Slide the back half forward and screw them together again. Now give the mixer a try. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mystery Train To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 9:08 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] bent prongs in a plug ONe of the prongs in the plug for my mixer got bent. Now it's just a matter of using a small pair of pliers to straighten it out, but I'm worried about metal fatigue causing some short in the outlet when it gets plugged in. How hard is it to replace a plug? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
