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Transformer Cord Residue
Kim has this question for readers:
“When I unpacked my O gauge Pennsylvania Flyer Train Set for under my Christmas tree this year, I noticed on my transformer cord that there is some kind of white paper like sticky substance, here and there on the cord. Is it safe to use? I have been trying to peel it off with my fingernail and wondered how, where and why this has happened. I am very careful with my set and I don’t remember this on the cord when I boxed it up last year. Thank you.”
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As long as you can’t see any copper wire it should be just fine. I would think something was spilled on it, or leaked from something else.
If it was packed away in styrofoam sometimes the styrofoam will stick to the cord. If the cord is cracked or brittle, I would replace it, but residue sticking to it shouldn’t hurt it.