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Honytawk@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Is it possible to make a loop with the cable and put the connector somewhere between the crossing of the cables?

If you tie the cables together, all the strain is on the cables, instead of on the connector.

Because as long as there is strain on the connector, all of them will eventually fail.

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lemmyman@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Because as long as there is strain on the connector, all of them will eventually fail.

This is key.

OP needs to secure the cable on each side of the connection, and leave a little slack for the connector.

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lennyaa@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I’ll try making a loop with the cable through the cable holding fabric strap. Thing is that the room is very limited there, so that might fail, but I will give it a try. I will do that after replacing the plug as the loops needs some additional cable length, which isn’t there rn.

Also to note, I am still looking for a replacement of the RCY connectors, as I forgot to mention in the post, but one issue with those RCY plugs is that they have hard 90° edges, causing them to get caught in the fabric every now and then. And generally rubbing against it which isn’t good for both the plug and the fabric. So I’m looking to replace them with something with rounded corners as even when I make a loop they will still rub a bit against the fabric.

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