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Protecting cable labels with connectors already attached using heat shrink tubing
What the thread found
- Heat shrink tubing can be stretched using thin needle nose pliers to fit over already-attached connectors
- Heat shrink tubing will stretch significantly enough to accommodate common connector sizes like Lemos
- After sliding heat shrink tubing over a connector, heating it causes the tubing to return to its normal contracted size
- Applying small amounts of super glue to the cable before shrinking the tubing helps prevent re-expansion and keeps the label protection in place
Depends on
- The method has size limits depending on connector dimensions
- Heat shrink tubing will inevitably experience some degree of re-expansion over time
- The technique works for common connector types but may not be suitable for larger connectors like ARRI power connectors