On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 6:43 PM, Dwayne Reid wrote= : > Be sure to stretch it tightly when winding it on whatever you are > covering. The stuff we use changes color (from black / dark-gray to > light-gray / off-white) when you have stretched it enough. It won't > fuse if it hasn't been stretched tightly. > Yeah, I know you have to stretch these quite a bit, so they're suitable for pipes and solid objects. The things I want to repair are mostly wires such about the diameter of a HDMI cable. And especially without the outer insulation protecting the cable, it's very delicate and I highly doubt that the wires will be able to handle the force from the stretching. Or is it possible to somehow stretch it beforehand and then gently wrap it around the cable? --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .