Tag Archives: strain relief

Fixing a krubow RF Remote receiver

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Jim

The USB cable of Les’ RF receiver broke one of its wires to the PCB inside, and resoldering it was difficult/beyond his skill.  He bought a new one (his 3rd!) and brought me the carcass. The cable had pulled out … Continue reading →

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Hot melt strain reliefs – next phase

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Jim

I’ve used hot melt glue for strain reliefs on connectors – typically 0.1″ headers abused as connectors – for a long time.  Insulation is a secondary plus, but the primary goal was physical strengthening/protection of the quite small (and therefore … Continue reading →

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