He thought, why not try shrink ... wire and wrapping the long strands around the end to form a conductive swab. This slides in nicely between the coin cell and preshrunk tube. A little more heat ...

Alternatively, heat-shrink tubing (see below) is suitable for sealing open cable sheaths quickly and reliably. Repair the cable core in just a few steps If cables from low-current devices (up to ...

and his method for adding a coil the cable with a wooden jig and a heat gun is definitely something to file away for future use. Then again in an era where even the lowly-USB cable can potentially ...

Pick up a short length of 12-2 nonmetallic cable and a package of heat shrinkable tubing. Peel off the outer jacket of 12-2 nonmetallic cable. Then strip off about 8 in. of insulation from the ...