Modding cable sleeving

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  1. sgr55

    sgr55 What's a Dremel?

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  2. scotty6435

    scotty6435 What's a Dremel?

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    You take off the molex, pop a piece of heatshrink over the wiring and re-apply. The quickest and cheapest way is to use a normal cigarette lighter or, if you've got one, a butane torch. It shrinks easily so keep the flame movng or you'll scorch the rubber.
     
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  3. m0ng0lh0rde

    m0ng0lh0rde What's a Dremel?

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    Also a way to shrink the tubing would be a heat gun. Or, if your wife is into scrpbooking, mooch hers....
     
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  4. mandy_modded

    mandy_modded Minimodder

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    a hairdryer will work, but takes longer to shrink, but hey no risk of flame marks
     
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  5. scotty6435

    scotty6435 What's a Dremel?

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    I just heatshrunk a bundle of wires on my shuttle's PSU (NOT an easy job) with a pocket butane torch and it did the trick really easily. It's so hot, the flame is no-where near the rubber and all the rubber gets is a stream of hot air. Shrunk a foot in just about 30 seconds with no scorch marks! The end inside the PSU was done with a soldering iron though and that was a very messy finish :(
     
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  7. Phaeton

    Phaeton What's a Dremel?

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    Also, when popping off the molex endings, be careful with the flimsy tabs that hold the pins in the plug, they can break off rather easily.
     
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  8. HellRazor

    HellRazor What's a Dremel?

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    I find its best to just invest in a good pin remover....I broke none with that, while I broke quite a few using a needel to push them in, and pull them out.
     
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    NOMIS What's a Dremel?

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    Yep the quickest and most hassle free way is to just buy a remover. Makes life so much easier :)
     
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  10. scotty6435

    scotty6435 What's a Dremel?

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    Got the black syrine looking one myself and it's the best £7 I've ever spent! It's really easy to use and nice and heavy.
     
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  11. TMM

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    i've never had a problem taking off molex plugs with a small jewellers screwdriver, but those tools are handy aswell.

    Its also a good idea with sleeving lines with multiple molex connectors, to tape up the metal pins as to keep them as slim as possible so its easier to get your sleeving and heatshrink over them. If you stagger them in pairs of two it makes it thinner:
    http://www.bytesector.com/reviews/id-295/img39.jpg

    Another excellent idea is to melt the ends of the braiding (with a lighter or other flame source ;)) a little before "threading" them onto the cable - that way they won't frey(sp) :)
     
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