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  • Heat shrink tape?
  • krixmeister
    Full Member

    Don’t know if such a thing exists – I’m looking for inexpensive heat shrink tape. I’ve used heat shrink tubing in the past, like this from Amazon.

    I now need to repair a cord that has connectors at either end which are too big to slip the tubing over (and the cord hasn’t been fully cut in the middle – I’m repairing a tear). I see heat shrink tape on Amazon, but it’s something like £20 for a roll. Is there a cheaper option?

    WillH
    Full Member

    Self-amalgamating tape? Or maybe liquid electrical tape. Both to be had on ebay.

    Ecky-Thump
    Free Member

    self-amalgamating tape +1
    really useful stuff and leaves a clean finish if applied tightly

    gravitysucks
    Free Member

    Maplin sell various sizes and lengths of heatshrink in small packs for a few quid.

    WillH
    Full Member

    Alternatively, if there’s only a small number of wires within the cord and you’ve got access to a soldering iron, cut it, slip some heatshrink over, and do a decent job of reconnecting them.

    krixmeister
    Full Member

    Thanks all – I’ll try the self amalgamating tape, haven’t used that before.

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