ANOTHER UPDATE: I did a bit more investigative work. I'll show pics of what I found. As the slide is drawn in, the 2 connectors at either end of that damaged flexible wire are drawn closer together, being as the one on the floor is stationary and the other is mounted to the bed-frame. The problem is, the moving one gets jammed into and right over the top of the other one. That is what sheared the cable bare. In fact, on close inspection, there are burn marks on the opposing connector as well as the wood divider it is attached to. In the first picture, you can see the 2 connectors drawing closer. In the next picture, they are just short of making contact. In the last picture, I show how much more travel the slide needs to make to be fully closed AFTER contact between the 2 connectors was made. Man...This is sloppy workmanship, and potentially deadly. I can't even believe someone thought this was an adequate way to allow for slide travel in a 120V.line.
Nope...No rodents to blame here...
