11 Apr
2009
11 Apr
'09
8:15 a.m.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to rehab cables that have gone stiff?
Case in point, most of my old Apple cables are semi-permenantly set into
odd curly shapes.
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David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
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11 Apr
11 Apr
12:23 p.m.
On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 3:15 AM, David Griffith <dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu> wrote:
Does anyone have any ideas on how to rehab cables that have gone stiff? Case
in point, most of my old Apple cables are semi-permenantly set into odd
curly shapes.
Maybe warm them up a bit with a heat gun?
It's interesting to hear about how old computer parts age. I've heard
of leaking batteries and capacitors, but this one is a first for me.
:-)
brian
12:32 p.m.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to rehab cables that
have gone stiff?
Case in point, most of my old Apple cables are semi-permenantly set into
odd curly shapes.
You might try DOT-5 automotive brake fluid. It's pure silicone oil. It's
sometimes used on old rubber in automotive restoration.
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James -
Certified autodidactic polymath and proud of it!
1:28 p.m.
--- On Sat, 4/11/09, David Griffith <dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu> wrote:
Does anyone have any ideas on how to rehab cables that
have
gone stiff? Case in point, most of my old Apple cables are
semi-permenantly set into odd curly shapes.
I'd put them somewhere warm, preferably uncurled. Try hanging them by one connector
from a tall shelf so that they can hang straight, and warming them a bit with a hair
dryer. Or hang them in a sunny window. I've had a similar problem with cables on older
game controllers. I've had some luck just hanging them by their connectors and let
gravity make them "relax". but in this case, the cables weren't stiff, they
were just curly from being coiled up tight for so long.
-Ian
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