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My earphones kept breaking (I use them while working out) so I reinforced the sensitive area with a heat-shrink wire wrap, like these: http://www.amazon.com/dp
by nostromo 11y ago
My earphones kept breaking (I use them while working out) so I reinforced the sensitive area with a heat-shrink wire wrap, like these:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008WWC6FU http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008WWC6FU
It works wonders. I'm not sure this would work for Mac chargers because you couldn't get the sleeve over the ends, but it also works iPhone charger cables.
- mrosseel 11y agoI used Sugru (sugru.com) to fix my mac charger and other things, my earphone cable is next.
- cleaver 11y agoI've used both shrink tubing and Sugru on iPhone cables. On the MacBook charger, just Sugru. Both will fail eventually. I find that typical shrink wrap is too stiff and creates stress riser. After a couple of years, my cables are more patch than original.
- Scoundreller 11y agoI'm planning on doing this with shrink wrap. My plan will be to not completely shrink the cable-side of the shrink wrap to leave some play so I don't create a stiff point.
- whyenot 11y agoI have tried using Sugru to fix my Mac charger. It only worked as a temporary fix for me. I think the problem is that Sugru is not elastic enough and tends to crack when it bends.