Easiest place to get white heat shrink tape?

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TeaLeaf

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#207643 6-Jan-2017 13:46

Oh no apple no problems, even after the T join I dont think you changed the material as this is my 3rd split on a cable that rarely moves haha.

Im not sure what diameter but I think 3.1mm. I Jaycar the only place that sell it, I only need 4-6cm worth.

Also dont have heat gun, Ive seen blow dryers used, candles, even ovens (thats dangerous).

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#1699461 6-Jan-2017 16:00

Have repaired my Apple charger a few times too! I think the L type lasts better than T.

Try aliexpress for white heatshrink, will just take a few weeks to get here. I use a cigarette lighter, just have to be careful

TeaLeaf

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#1699464 6-Jan-2017 16:16

well sounds no different that a candle haha. i kind of need it urgent. ill go to jaycar i guess.

do you remember what size you ordered in diameter?

k1w1k1d

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#1699477 6-Jan-2017 16:45

I have fixed a few with black adhesive lined dual walled heatshrink. The glue sticks to the cable for a more secure repair than normal heatshrink.

Aesthetics is not really a concern for me when fixing cables.

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#1699488 6-Jan-2017 17:14

k1w1k1d:

I have fixed a few with black adhesive lined dual walled heatshrink. The glue sticks to the cable for a more secure repair than normal heatshrink.

Aesthetics is not really a concern for me when fixing cables.

Where can we get adhesive-lined dual wall stuff please?

Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.

k1w1k1d

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#1699490 6-Jan-2017 17:31

Electrical wholesalers, eg Ideal Electrical sell it in 1.2m lengths.

Many auto electricians will also have it.

andrewNZ

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#1699492 6-Jan-2017 17:34

Be careful using dual wall/glue lined heatshrink on cables that flex a lot. It's very stiff and the conductors will break at the heat shrink.
Seen this more times than I can count on power cords.

Jase2985

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#1699597 6-Jan-2017 20:59

put a bic pen spring under the heat shrink to stabilise the cable

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TeaLeaf

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#1699604 6-Jan-2017 21:31

this is our 3rd magsafe and get this, it sits on a desk. nobody believes us and tells us we must thrash it. sick of telling people on the net that the material used is condusive to splitting.

i know jay car have ordinary heat shrink, ill try them first, just dont know what size, i think its 3.1mm, will need to stretch it with a pen to get it over the L connector first though.

andrewNZ

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#1699611 6-Jan-2017 21:51

Heat shrink typically shrinks to half it's size. If you say the cable is 3.1mm, go with 5mm heat shrink.

sparky1685

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#1699645 6-Jan-2017 22:57

Sugru works well for this kind of thing (see no. 7 on this list...)

https://sugru.com/tech-gadget/14-apple-life-hacks

sparkz25

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#1701593 11-Jan-2017 18:44

there are 3 types of heatshrink, thin wall dual wall and heavy wall, thin wall it the regular stuff with out resin/glue in it, dual wall is like thin wall but with resin/glue and heavy wall is really thick and has heaps of glue/resin in it and used for under ground joins also has a smaller shrinking diamater for example a 70mm heavy wall will shrink down to 20mm with about 6mm of insulation

TeaLeaf

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#1924046 23-Dec-2017 13:26

sorry I didnt get round to this job. the problem is the L Magsafe is about 10mm wide, but the cable is 3mm. Could you shrink 10mm more than 50%? or would it be better to build up underneath with leccy tape to about 5mm?

andrewNZ

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#1924349 24-Dec-2017 07:21

Heatshrink doesn't shrink any further than specified.

When i need to achieve something like this, I sometimes put long nose pliers inside the heatshrink and open them to stretch it.