[Elecraft] OT: APP strain relief
Chip Stratton
chip at strattonfamily.us
Thu Apr 25 13:20:37 EDT 2013
>
> Don W. has it right. Get some adhesive lined heat shrink (also called
> "dual wall"). I put a length of small diameter over the wires up to the
> APP, then a shorter length of larger diameter that also goes up over the
> rear of the APP. This stabilizes the wires in the APP, allows gradual
> bending behind the APP to reduce chances of fatigue failure from low radius
> flexing, and also helps hold the black and red halves of the APP together.
>
> While you are at it, get an assortment of diameters of this heat shrink.
> You'll use it for all sorts of electrical cables, if you do that kind of
> stuff. I seem to go through a whole lot of it myself. I've purchased from
> www.buyheatshrink.com and have been satisfied.
>
> Chip
>
>
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