Rejoining hue cable?

ChilliBob

grumpy_codger said:

Yes, sort of. Even in dry environment copper gets dark with time. Much worse in humid environment, but high voltage current finds it's way through thin oxide layer anyway.

 

- some random image from the internet.

Ah yeah, looked like my ofc speaker cable when I dismantled my hifi stack not long ago! Interestingly this csble is silver.. Not copper, not sure what it's made from! 

ChilliBob

FreeBear said:

Eldi_Dos said: If you give yourself a long enough sheath cut you can stagger the ferrules so diameter is kept smaller.
When you come to shrink down the heatshrink,protect the original cable with a couple of strips of kitchen foil to stop it from getting scorched.

A length of HS tubing big enough to go over 6 crimp ferrules may no shrink down enough over the original cable. A couple of bits of smaller diameter HS tubing to bridge the gap..

Ah I get you, makes sense! 

ChilliBob

molerat said:

How about these ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125743449753

They look interesting, not 100% sure how to use them though, whether you're supposed to apply a soldering iron to part of it - I guess not, but I'd need to look more, also a smaller diameter which would work well here 

ChilliBob

Ah so I've seen a YouTube video, no, you don't solder them - basically the solder insider is a low melting point one which helps fuse the joints, interesting. 

FreeBear

ChilliBob said:

Ah so I've seen a YouTube video, no, you don't solder them - basically the solder insider is a low melting point one which helps fuse the joints, interesting. 

Looking at some of the other ebay sales, the solder will melt at around 140°C. Normal solder melts at ~190°C, and lead free around 220°C. A gas lighter will probably supply enough heat to melt the solder, the adhesive, and shrink the tubing - The tubing will only need 120-130°C to shrink.

ChilliBob

FreeBear said:

ChilliBob said:

Ah so I've seen a YouTube video, no, you don't solder them - basically the solder insider is a low melting point one which helps fuse the joints, interesting. 

Looking at some of the other ebay sales, the solder will melt at around 140°C. Normal solder melts at ~190°C, and lead free around 220°C. A gas lighter will probably supply enough heat to melt the solder, the adhesive, and shrink the tubing - The tubing will only need 120-130°C to shrink.

Cheers, very helpful. Seems the snazzy Shark hairdryer I can use would actually cover that. If not, I do have a heat gun I used go take the skin of some kitchen doors, but I'd worry that would melt the whole lot!

They don't work for external uses, but some company in the US has made an accessory to join the light strip cables, so seems I'm trying to do similar.. https://www.litcessory.com/products/controller-to-6-pin-adapter-detachable?srsltid=AfmBOopdFKkwoUurRQTlhbJOddQ-BDygjYvow7uWExk2uBlqmMLcUwx8

FreeBear

ChilliBob said: They don't work for external uses, but some company in the US has made an accessory to join the light strip cables, so seems I'm trying to do similar.. https://www.litcessory.com/products/controller-to-6-pin-adapter-detachable?srsltid=AfmBOopdFKkwoUurRQTlhbJOddQ-BDygjYvow7uWExk2uBlqmMLcUwx8

You can get a variety of multipole connectors that would do the job. Some are rated for exterior use, and a few to military spec. But you either need to solder the wires or use a crimp tool (pliers doesn't cut it). On top of that, exterior grade connectors get very expensive.

ChilliBob

I shall look into that then cheers! In the meantime, stumbled upon these on hot deals,

https://www.toolstation.com/ck-automatic-wire-stripper/p42984

Which look like a nice bit of kit to have - and easier than using a Stanley, or scalpel carefully to strip cables! Added benefit of a crimp tool too 

FreeBear

ChilliBob said:

I shall look into that then cheers! In the meantime, stumbled upon these on hot deals,

https://www.toolstation.com/ck-automatic-wire-stripper/p42984

Which look like a nice bit of kit to have - and easier than using a Stanley, or scalpel carefully to strip cables! Added benefit of a crimp tool too 

Probably way too big for your Hue cable.