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I haven't done that, so I don't know for certain if it would be suitable, but I don't see why not. Probably worth using the genuine brand of Wire Glue.
I have some Geissler tubes with the same problem. I managed to light them up by putting wet paper on the ends (not recommended!). I won't do that again because it might damage the remaining bits of the contacts, so I might try the wire glue method.
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Some sort of conductive tape (eg copper) sold for nuking slugs without harmful chemicals?
Also conductive epoxy may work but I'd be concerned about heat build-up due to resistance. Perhaps use silver car demister repair liquid and tape the wires around it while its wet then use more to secure them.# Once dry Epoxy over that.
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The copper tape is probably only conductive on the copper side, not on the adhesive side. I have used copper tape for projects and soon discovered that sticking it to a wire does not create a conductive path.
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What worked well for me, fixing scratches in a window defogger grid, was Permatex 15067. A one-part lacquer that makes a tan or copper colored line. Years later, the unused material had become a hard lump in the tiny tiny bottle. Reconstituted with some solvent, it did its job repairing a potentiometer element that had cracked or burned out near one terminal.
There's a different class of product (e.g. Loctite 21351) sold as "rear window defogger tab repair adhesive", with two different fluids. I have no experience with that.
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Geissler tube with a contact problem
