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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 month ago (3 children)

This guy gonna poop his pants when he discovers heat-shrink tubing.

[–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have a fraying cable that is usba on both ends, I can't fit the appropriate size shrink tube over the connector. I need this product

[–] lud@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Try to see if you can find some heat shrink tubing with extra shrink ratio so you can use a bigger one that fits and still have the result you desire.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

For all those wondering, extra shrink ratio is real - it's not just a made up thing, no judgements should be passed, some things just shrink more than others and that's a fact of nature.

[–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

Elaine, do Youtubers know about shrinkage?

[–] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What the hell are you two talking about?

[–] half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Don't do that. It's the worst. Someone did that to me once and it's incredibly hard to convince others that it wasn't YOU that pooped YOUR pants. Such a mean thing to do!

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So it was you who pooped my pants at the prom...

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 points 1 month ago

Don't let your dreams stay dreams.

[–] WaltzingKea@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah I guess heat-shrink would do the job most of the time. But for when you have connectors that are too big to fit the right heat-shrink over or want to splice more than 2 wires together and want a waterproof seal over them this could be useful.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why not use injectable silicone instead of hot glue though?

[–] Droechai@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

Hot glue is cheap, easy to handle and easier to clean away is my guesses... I would definitely try a silicone gun