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Why did this wire in my clothes dryer burn up?

Have 30 year old dryer with a bad wire. This wire appears to have come lose from its connection due to burning. So, if I trim off the burned portion ( about an inch ) and reattach it, will it be a fire hazard? In other words, is the burning just from 30 years of use, or is it a sign that something else is wrong? Thanks in advance.

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1. Do not use the old wire. After a period of time, the coating and insulation on wiring becomes brittle and falls off. You are lucky that you didn't end up with a real fire in your home. Thirty years is a long life for a clothes dryer. It is likely that the rest of the wiring is bad also even if it has not as of yet shorted out. If you can not afford a new dryer, at least replace the wiring with new.
2. it is probably just the opposite, that is it burned up because it came loose. as long as no other parts were damaged i would say it is ok to redo the connection and it will be fine. now keep in mind when i say redo i mean do it right so that the connections keeps its integrity.