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07-14-2006, 12:20 PM
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yes, the 3M
Scotch Super 33+
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07-14-2006, 12:58 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by DavidIQ
Yes I gave up! 
I'll be stopping at Radio Shack on my way home today to get some shrinkwrap since that's the only thing I don't have (was considering doing the soldering and just taping it back up but I then realized this would be as bad as what you all have been burning me for). At least half of the work is done in regards to this. The soldering shouldn't be too hard. The interesting thing will be finding a good grounding point behind the stereo somewhere.
Do you have a Fry's near you? They sell the double walled shrink wrap that was referred to earlier in this thread and they have it cheap! Better than Rat shacks. If you do not have one the rat shack stuff will work fine but it is not a reasonably priced.
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07-14-2006, 01:11 PM
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The only Fry around here are the ones at McDonald's
Stuck with Radio Shack I'm afraid.
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07-14-2006, 01:13 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by DavidIQ
The only Fry around here are the ones at McDonald's
MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! good one! 
- sh00k
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07-14-2006, 02:00 PM
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go to an electrical supply place.
the ones that electricians go to to get their stuff.
you'll find it in quantity and much cheaper than Radio Shack or Frys
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07-14-2006, 02:55 PM
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I live in Clearwater, a city where there's a lot of old people and the biggest electrical store is Lowe's and Home Depot 
I'm REALLY stuck with going to Radio Shack. 
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07-14-2006, 03:02 PM
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07-14-2006, 03:20 PM
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Aren't you the resourceful woman
I guess these are really tiny places. At least 2 of them I must pass by or pass near to on a daily basis but I've never seen them. The rest are in areas I've never been through. Well...thanks.
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07-14-2006, 03:36 PM
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at this level of install, you find these places, you don't just assume that they don't exist.
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07-20-2006, 10:17 AM
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Ok...so I was supposed to do this during the weekend but didn't have time so I'm proposing myself to do this THIS weekend. But I have a question:
I bought these shrink wrap things and have no idea what to do with them or how to install them I searched around on Google for some clues for a bit but couldn't find anything useful.
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07-20-2006, 11:16 AM
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you need a heat gun to shrink the wrap around the joints. Slide them over the wire, over hte joint, then aplly heat, they will shrink.
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07-20-2006, 11:56 AM
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Quote: Originally Posted by DavidIQ
Ok...so I was supposed to do this during the weekend but didn't have time so I'm proposing myself to do this THIS weekend. But I have a question:
I bought these shrink wrap things and have no idea what to do with them or how to install them I searched around on Google for some clues for a bit but couldn't find anything useful.
After you have your two wire ends bare and ready to solder,cut a length of shrinktube that's going to be long enough to cover the joint and slide it onto one wire,(back about an inch or two so the heat from the soldering iron doesn't shrink it first) solder your wires,slip the shrink over the join......and grab a $1.29 bic lighter and play it a few inches away from the tube until it shrinks.You could use a heat gun as Red suggests,as well.
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07-20-2006, 12:12 PM
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If heat gun is not available, use hair dryer and set to hot (I only use it once).
Quote: Originally Posted by seanshine
and grab a $1.29 bic lighter and play it a few inches away
from the tube until it shrinks.
I use that method all the time but not a BIC lighter. That too expensive for me. 5/pack at 99 cents store work fine.
Last edited by MatrixPC; 07-20-2006 at 12:14 PM.
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07-20-2006, 01:36 PM
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one issue with flame is that you really risk burning a hole in the shrink tube. it CAN be used, we've done it before in a pinch, but it's no way to properly do the install. A heat gun isn't all that expensive.
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07-26-2006, 04:00 PM
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Well I did it this past Friday. Just hadn't had the chance to report back. I used my wife's hair dryer
And here's the end result:
A lot less noise coming from the speakers so it all worked out great. Thanks guys for giving me that push.
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