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Replacing DH Labs Thick Locking Banana Plugs on Eight Gauge Speaker Cable

Hi All,
I need to replace five of the eight locking banana plugs on my speaker cables. The plugs are DH Labs and the cables are HiDiamond 8 gauge. The plugs are for thick cable but I find that I'm having trouble getting the plugs far enough down onto the heat shrink so that it's even with those plugs that are not in need of replacing. I have a little room but it's mighty tight. Are there any tricks to getting those plugs pushed down over the cable heat shrink?
Thanks!
goofyfoot

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erik_squires
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Rotation? :)
erik_squires
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If it is a mesh, those get cut using a hot knife during assembly to keep the mesh from falling apart. You might want to try a match or lighter to see if you can melt the ends enough to keep it from unraveling.
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