How do I recoil a transformer?

BJSL

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So I had no fuse to replace the blown one in my powerd sub, so I warped a price of wire from one fuse post to the other. It mad a deep hum then the power light went out and the top half of the coiled transformer melted the plastic cover off.

Can I or do I need to recoil?