In article , John Rumm
writes
fred wrote:

For me, adhesive lined heatshrink makes the ideal finish, you are
reinstating the continuous water resistant (proof?) sheath on the cable.

Yup, that works nicely, although possibly overkill in many situations.
(the ordinary stuff will make a nice tight seal on the cable if you
extend it past the joint a couple of inches each way).

True for the plastering, I like it for the strain relief on joints that
aren't going to be buried.

If you need to improvise adhesive lined heatshrink, then shaving a few
slithers off a hotmelt gluestick and slipping them inside the tube
alongside the cable before you shrink it also works well. As you heat it
to shrink the tube the glue melts and flows round the inside.

Nice improv & dismount, I'll keep that in mind for when I can't find the
lined stuff. How about gooping with hotmelt then applying the sleeving
and shrinking to re-melt?
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fred
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