Homemade Strain Relief (was: Round-pin mains leads (old HP, etc)

Rumor has it that Tony Duell may have mentioned these words: Depending on the gauge / diameter of the cable, I've had pretty good luck with what we call in the US: "Hot Glue." I'm not sure if there's a different term for it in the UK. It's a semi-rigid plastic adhesive at room temperature that becomes rather "motile" or malleable (if that's the right word) when heated. I wouldn't say "liquid" by any means as it's not changing phase, AFAIK. There's two different version, a hi-temperature and low-temperature (well, at least _lower_ temp) - the low-temp stuff (to me anyway, maybe it's just the brand I have) seems more flexible at room temperature. It's quite inexpensive in the US anyway, and can be had at most any fabric / crafter shop, as it's quite handy for craftmaking. HTH, Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- Roger "Merch" Merchberger | "Profile, don't speculate." SysAdmin, Iceberg Computers | Daniel J. Bernstein zmerch at 30below.com |