--Filip--

I just posted this as an FAQ but I figured it would be useful just being posted in the case mod section. I figured out how to get around my lack of small heatshrink problem:








I bought a Vantec cable sleeving kit, and just like other people mentioned, it doesn't come with nearly enough small heatshrink. It comes with HEAPS of larger heatshrink though, which you only need to use once, for the ATX connector.

So today I got an idea and I went to sleeve my SATA power adapter, and came up with a nifty way to get around the insufficient heatshrink supply:

First, take your larger heatshrink. Cut out a square piece you want to use from one of the halves of it:


After you do that, wrap it around where you want it to go on your cable, and hold it in place with some masking tape, as little tape as possible:



Try to consider how your cable will sit in your wiring setup, so you can hide the seams. Mine is a SATA power adapter cable, so I placed the seam for the SATA power connector on the bottom, so you can't see it when plugged into my hard drive (nobody looks under HDD's, do they?).

Next, apply heat with your lighter/whatever heat source. If the masking tape falls off from contraction, just put it back on until you're done. Dodge it with your lighter if you can, it doesn't matter if it burns a little. If using a lighter, try to use the blue part of the flame, since it's hottest and also this will avoid soot buildup on your cable.

After that, take off your tape and lift up the edge of the heat shrink, and apply glue. I used super glue, but I'm sure you could get away with using my trusty computer glue/thermal adhesive: Elmer's glue stick.

When you're done, you'll havea nice looking heatshrink laden cable:

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