What do you use as a USB cable strain relief?

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Erholt Rhein

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What do you use as a USB cable strain relief? https://imgur.com/VUSYhBu

I have been recently wrapping the ends with the tie wire that comes with
the cable but I would like to know what you use as a USB cable strain
relief that works better. https://imgur.com/yjHLBYt
 
On Monday, March 26, 2018 at 6:27:40 PM UTC-5, Erholt Rhein wrote:
What do you use as a USB cable strain relief? https://imgur.com/VUSYhBu

I have been recently wrapping the ends with the tie wire that comes with
the cable but I would like to know what you use as a USB cable strain
relief that works better. https://imgur.com/yjHLBYt
Click to expand...

There should not be strain on a USB cable. It's considered a temporary, free-standing connection.
 
Terry Schwartz wrote in
<news:7bff07b9-ab16-4241-8373-acc0683c8d2a@googlegroups.com>:

> There should not be strain on a USB cable. It's considered a temporary, free-standing connection.

I hear you. I wish it were true that the cables don't break on the small
end. I really do.

But I can't count the number of broken microUSB & AppleUSB cables I have.
Maybe twenty? Thirty?

They all break at the same point because they go slowly so you know it by
the wiggle test.

The wiggle test proves it is the thin microUSB or AppleUSB end that plugs
into the mobile device.

It's never the fat rectangular USB end that plugs into the computer or
power supply.

I just want to know what you use as a strain relief?
Some people tell me heat shrink tubing works.

What do you use?
 
On 2018/03/26 4:50 PM, Erholt Rhein wrote:
Terry Schwartz wrote in
news:7bff07b9-ab16-4241-8373-acc0683c8d2a@googlegroups.com>:

There should not be strain on a USB cable. It's considered a temporary, free-standing connection.

I hear you. I wish it were true that the cables don't break on the small
end. I really do.

But I can't count the number of broken microUSB & AppleUSB cables I have.
Maybe twenty? Thirty?

They all break at the same point because they go slowly so you know it by
the wiggle test.

The wiggle test proves it is the thin microUSB or AppleUSB end that plugs
into the mobile device.

It's never the fat rectangular USB end that plugs into the computer or
power supply.

I just want to know what you use as a strain relief?
Some people tell me heat shrink tubing works.

What do you use?
Click to expand...

Heat shrink works very well, you may want to use a couple of different
diameters of HS so you get a stepped strain relief on the cable/plug.

John :-#)#
 
Ok, for me, strain relief is typically a term used to describe a method of securing a cable or other device into a connection so it does not separate or put undo strain on the connection itself.

You are describing something more akin to a reinforcement. Yes USB cables fatigue and break. No doubt.

I have used heat shrink, but it really just moves the problem "down stream" if you will.

You can also reinforce by over-molding with a material such as "sugru".... please google that. It works for stuff like this, in fact it typically exceeds my expectations.
 
On 3/26/18 7:05 PM, John Robertson wrote:
Heat shrink works very well, you may want to use a couple
of different diameters of HS so you get a stepped strain
relief on the cable/plug.
Click to expand...

There's only little problem with that.
How do you get the shrink tubing over the connector?

--
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Jeff-1.0
WA6FWi
http:foxsmercantile.com
 
In article <z6OdnYTot8XDCiTHnZ2dnUU7-YPNnZ2d@giganews.com>, Fox's
Mercantile <jdangus@att.net> wrote:

Heat shrink works very well, you may want to use a couple
of different diameters of HS so you get a stepped strain
relief on the cable/plug.

There's only little problem with that.
How do you get the shrink tubing over the connector?
Click to expand...

you've never used shrink tubing, have you?
 
On 3/26/18 8:37 PM, nospam wrote:
In article <z6OdnYTot8XDCiTHnZ2dnUU7-YPNnZ2d@giganews.com>, Fox's
Mercantile <jdangus@att.net> wrote:

Heat shrink works very well, you may want to use a couple
of different diameters of HS so you get a stepped strain
relief on the cable/plug.

There's only little problem with that.
How do you get the shrink tubing over the connector?

you've never used shrink tubing, have you?
Click to expand...

Eye roll.....

There is a ratio concerning original vs shrink size.
If the tubing is large enough to fit over the connector
it may not shrink down full around the cable.


--
"I am a river to my people."
Jeff-1.0
WA6FWi
http:foxsmercantile.com
 
In article <-I2dnaPyLPRKPyTHnZ2dnUU7-V2dnZ2d@giganews.com>, Fox's
Mercantile <jdangus@att.net> wrote:

Heat shrink works very well, you may want to use a couple
of different diameters of HS so you get a stepped strain
relief on the cable/plug.

There's only little problem with that.
How do you get the shrink tubing over the connector?

you've never used shrink tubing, have you?

Eye roll.....

There is a ratio concerning original vs shrink size.
If the tubing is large enough to fit over the connector
it may not shrink down full around the cable.
Click to expand...

since the micro usb connector is only slightly wider than the cable,
that's not an issue.

better yet, buy quality cables that don't fall apart and don't need
aftermarket reinforcements.
 
On 3/26/18 6:27 PM, Erholt Rhein wrote:
What do you use as a USB cable strain relief? https://imgur.com/VUSYhBu

I have been recently wrapping the ends with the tie wire that comes with
the cable but I would like to know what you use as a USB cable strain
relief that works better. https://imgur.com/yjHLBYt


Would flexible/stretchable tape work?
Click to expand...
 
On 03/26/2018 07:54 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 3/26/18 6:27 PM, Erholt Rhein wrote:
What do you use as a USB cable strain relief? https://imgur.com/VUSYhBu

I have been recently wrapping the ends with the tie wire that comes with
the cable but I would like to know what you use as a USB cable strain
relief that works better. https://imgur.com/yjHLBYt


Would flexible/stretchable tape work?
Click to expand...

My friend uses that expensive clay-like stuff and is happy with it. She
gave us a small lump of it, but it's too good to use :)

--
Cheers, Bev
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
"With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However,
this is not necessarily a good idea...."
 
In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 26 Mar 2018 21:10:43 -0700, The Real Bev
<bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:

On 03/26/2018 07:54 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 3/26/18 6:27 PM, Erholt Rhein wrote:
What do you use as a USB cable strain relief? https://imgur.com/VUSYhBu

I have been recently wrapping the ends with the tie wire that comes with
the cable but I would like to know what you use as a USB cable strain
relief that works better. https://imgur.com/yjHLBYt


Would flexible/stretchable tape work?

My friend uses that expensive clay-like stuff and is happy with it. She
gave us a small lump of it, but it's too good to use :)
Click to expand...

We still have paper towels used to wipe car windows without smearing
that a gas station gave my mother in 1962, They are too good to use.
 
On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 23:27:35 +0000 (UTC), Erholt Rhein
<erholtr@pobox.com> wrote as underneath :

What do you use as a USB cable strain relief? https://imgur.com/VUSYhBu

I have been recently wrapping the ends with the tie wire that comes with
the cable but I would like to know what you use as a USB cable strain
relief that works better. https://imgur.com/yjHLBYt
Click to expand...
Hot glue, the very flexible type is best, sticks to anything and you can
taper it away from the plug so it provides progressive relief. C+
 
Fox's Mercantile <jdangus@att.net> wrote:
On 3/26/18 8:37 PM, nospam wrote:
In article <z6OdnYTot8XDCiTHnZ2dnUU7-YPNnZ2d@giganews.com>, Fox's
Mercantile <jdangus@att.net> wrote:

Heat shrink works very well, you may want to use a couple
of different diameters of HS so you get a stepped strain
relief on the cable/plug.

There's only little problem with that.
How do you get the shrink tubing over the connector?

you've never used shrink tubing, have you?

Eye roll.....

There is a ratio concerning original vs shrink size.
If the tubing is large enough to fit over the connector
it may not shrink down full around the cable.
Click to expand...
Yes, well specify 3:1 or 4:1 heatshrink then, 3:1 is very easy to find
and 4:1 is certainly available.

--
Chris Green
¡
 
On 2018-03-27 01:27, Erholt Rhein wrote:
> What do you use as a USB cable strain relief? https://imgur.com/VUSYhBu

Nothing. I simply handle them with care.

None of my cables broke in that part. Two failed at the pins.

--
Cheers, Carlos.
 
On 3/26/2018 7:27 PM, Erholt Rhein wrote:
What do you use as a USB cable strain relief? https://imgur.com/VUSYhBu

I have been recently wrapping the ends with the tie wire that comes with
the cable but I would like to know what you use as a USB cable strain
relief that works better. https://imgur.com/yjHLBYt
Click to expand...
I don't use anything since I always use quality braided cables when there
is a great chance of excess strain but I understand that some people use a
blob of Sugru for the purpose. I have used that product to reinforce/repair
the inbuilt USB cable on the auto power adapter from my old Magellan GPS
and, while it was a pretty ugly mess, it did the job quite well and also
allowed me to make the cord into a 90-degree rather than straight feed so
it kept the cord away from the shift lever.
 
On 3/26/2018 4:27 PM, Erholt Rhein wrote:
What do you use as a USB cable strain relief? https://imgur.com/VUSYhBu

I have been recently wrapping the ends with the tie wire that comes with
the cable but I would like to know what you use as a USB cable strain
relief that works better. https://imgur.com/yjHLBYt
Click to expand...

You sum kinda idiot?
 
Erholt Rhein <erholtr@pobox.com> wrote:
What do you use as a USB cable strain relief? https://imgur.com/VUSYhBu

I have been recently wrapping the ends with the tie wire that comes with
the cable but I would like to know what you use as a USB cable strain
relief that works better. https://imgur.com/yjHLBYt
Click to expand...

Just buy/use cables with built-in strain relief, i.e. a flexible part
at the cable sides of the connectors. The cables you showed don't have
such a flexible part. They're probably cheap crap.

FWIW, the only cheap-crap [1] cable I (know I) have, indeed does not
have flexible strain relief. Duh!

[1] Yes, I have a valid excuse for this one! :)
 
On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 23:27:35 +0000 (UTC), Erholt Rhein wrote:

> Newsgroups: sci.electronics.repair,comp.mobile.android,alt.home.repair

Don't feed the troll... He (cross)posted this to other newsgroups as
well.

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s|b
 
Am 27.03.18 um 16:42 schrieb Colonel Edmund J. Burke:
On 3/26/2018 4:27 PM, Erholt Rhein wrote:
What do you use as a USB cable strain relief? https://imgur.com/VUSYhBu

I have been recently wrapping the ends with the tie wire that comes with
the cable but I would like to know what you use as a USB cable strain
relief that works better. https://imgur.com/yjHLBYt



You sum kinda idiot?
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