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**WereBo** · 06-13-2009, 03:59 PM

It could be awkward to find an exact match for the motherboard connector - I'd be very tempted to slide a short length of 'Heat-Shrink' tubing over each cable, then just neatly solder them back together - Once the solder's cooled and you've got a good smooth joint, slide the tubing over the joint and give a blat of heat (usually from the hottest setting of a hair-dryer) to shrink it tight, for insulation.

You could use vinyl electrical tape, but it doesn't look neat and the glue usually softens and loses its grip with any warmth.

06-13-2009, 03:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,458 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: Where can i find this type of cable? It could be awkward to find an exact match for the motherboard connector - I'd be very tempted to slide a short length of 'Heat-Shrink' tubing over each cable, then just neatly solder them back together - Once the solder's cooled and you've got a good smooth joint, slide the tubing over the joint and give a blat of heat (usually from the hottest setting of a hair-dryer) to shrink it tight, for insulation. You could use vinyl electrical tape, but it doesn't look neat and the glue usually softens and loses its grip with any warmth. __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.