"Ian White" wrote in message
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fred wrote:
In article , John
Schmitt writes
On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 13:15:12 +0100, mike ring
wrote:

You haven't got a name for this super heatshring, have you, sounds as
thought I could use some

The manufacturer appears to be Tyco. Available in a diversity of starting
diameters, precut lengths, or in rolls. A quick search on the RS website
for "shrinkwrap adhesive lined" gave several pages of search results.
Presumably the other players in the trade also supply it.

Adhesive lined heatshrink (tubing) is the generic term, I wouldn't use
anything else these days as there is little that you use heatshrink for
that
does not benefit from some sort of strain relief, it also seals better
than the
much lauded self amalgamating tape.

Better yet, repair the soldered connections, make sure they're good, and
then flood the joint with hot-melt glue.

But even before you re-solder the wires, check whether the tubing is going
to shrink down far enough to grip the cable. If the connector body is
large and the cable is thin, you may need to build up the cable diameter
with smaller heat-shrink or even PVC tape.

As others have said, do not rely on the thin wires or the solder for any
mechanical strength at all. If you can, try to add some reinforcement
before gluing, possibly using very small cable ties and plastic or wooden
"splints".

Then follow-up with the adhesive-lined heatshrink tubing, which will
partially melt the glue underneath and make a very strong bond.

That's about the best it can be bodged.


Hubby has bodged it in some mysterious way that involves splints and loadsa
tape. Won't tell me what's underneath because "you'll only tell that lot on
uk-d-i-y" and went off muttering bad temperedly "******s", "don't know how
to solder indeed", and "get a life".

Hee hee hee. Much hilarity.

Suzanne