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No worries about the heat; all you need is an enthusiastic blow dryer. Won't affect the cables at all. |
Brassmonkey wrote:I wonder if it would be big enough to slide over but still shrink small enough.If you use some shrink that is just large enough to fit over the head, and you use a hot heat source (e.g. a torch or heat gun), then yes, it will shrink sufficiently. |
Brassmonkey wrote:On second thought, what about the heat it will take to shrink the tubing, how could that affect the strength and hardness of the wires?A LOT less than the heat required to braze/solder the wire into the head. |
Brassmonkey wrote:I assume it wouldn't be hot enough for long enough to make a difference.If you heated the wire enough to reach the recrystallization temperature of the steel, then your heat shrink would be on fire and completely destroyed. ;) |
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Um, electrical tape? But yeah, try heat shrink first.. |
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go old school and whip it with some thick nylon thread, glue it if you don't want to ever remove it: |
