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The problem with the cable. Zorg the kitty bit it, causing the adapter to no longer work.
Date: 09/09/06
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Made two slits on either side of the cable puncture, so that I can remove the insulation.
Date: 09/09/06
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Another slit lengthwise, and I can pull the insulation around the problem off.
Date: 09/09/06
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The cable itself. The outer strands are wound spiralley around the cable itself.
Date: 09/09/06
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By twisting it to unspiral them, they 'puff out' so i can see the inside bit of the cable.
Date: 09/09/06
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Here's the issue. Zorg's tooth punctured the outer insulation, then pushed one of the strands of wire through the inner insulat
Date: 09/09/06
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A closeup of the last picture. This picture shows the broken strand of the outer cable that's been burned through, as well as t
Date: 09/09/06
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Preparing to snip off the broken ends of the strand so it won't poke through the hole anymore and short out.
Date: 09/09/06
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Re-insulated core of the cable. Nail polish is useful when you're a geek. It fills the actual hole left in the inner insulatio
Date: 09/09/06
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All done the repair! Twisting the cable back up to get it ready to be re-insulated.
Date: 09/09/06
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Unfortunately there's a big ferrite on the end of the cable, so I can't use thin heat-shrink tubing. I build up the cable with
Date: 09/09/06
Views: 655
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Slip the heat-shrink tubing over the electrical tape...
Date: 09/09/06
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...and shrink it. All done! It's a bulge in the cable now, but should work normally now and be nice and durable.
Date: 09/09/06
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Testing... and it works! No issues with flexing the cable now, and it's powering my laptop now. Yay!
Date: 09/09/06
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