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shmokes:
I have a pair of nice, in-ear headphones.  They came with a cool little carrying case, but a flaw in the case caused the cable to wear in a certain spot, and now the insulation is completely worn through there, to the bare wire.  Is there a good way to repair the wire?  I want it to be durable, but also not bulky/ugly.  I know that electrical tape is an option, but I wonder if there's something that will be less conspicuous.  The wire is black, BTW.  Also, the connector is on a 90 degree angle, which might make any heat-shrinking tubing option difficult unless it starts out with a pretty big opening.  I'm not sure how much that stuff shrinks or if it would even be a solution here (I've never used it for anything before).

Any suggestions?  The headphones are Shure E2C. 

AtomSmasher:
I've never used the stuff, so I have no idea if it will be any good, but liquid electrical tape might do the trick.

Grasshopper:
I wouldn't bother with the repair. Just buy an audio extension lead, cut one of the ends off and solder it to the headphones.

shmokes:
That liquid electrical tape looks like it should do the trick.

lanman31337:
You could use a little heat shrink.

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