- 1. armored cable (score: 1)
- Author: "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 11:07:57 -0600
- maybe an easier fix... take a piece of heat shrink tubing as long as you can slide on the wire....blow some heat on it with a heat gun OR just shrink the end that's exposed... that will hold it in p
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- 2. Re: armored cable (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 12:46:31 -0500
- That's a fantastic idea! I will do just that..thanks! jim
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- 3. Re: armored cable (score: 1)
- Author: doug@dougbraun.com
- Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 18:45:12 -0500
- This is an accepted technique for dealing with old, crumbling wiring when replacing light fixtures, etc. in older houses. Doug Braun
- /html/shop-talk/2006-02/msg00010.html (7,249 bytes)
- 4. Re: armored cable (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 19:40:48 -0500
- It gives me the creeps, though. I want to be able to *see* that the problem is fixed. David -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com
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- 5. Re: armored cable (score: 1)
- Author: jem@milleredp.com
- Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 17:21:30 -0800 (PST)
- I personally would not go blowing a whole lot of heat down the cable trying to shrink the tube all the way, the heat can't be good for what's left of the fabric insulation in there. John.
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- 6. Re: armored cable (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
- Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 22:03:29 -0500
- I slipped a narrow piece over what I think was the hot and a wider piece over both lines and up into the armoring, which was a bear as the cloth bunches up and expands when pushed. Hair dryer heat is
- /html/shop-talk/2006-02/msg00013.html (7,352 bytes)
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