Heat Shrink - for electrical cords

Back in July I had a friend bring me a brand new Apple mag-safe power adapter for my laptop. As the months have gone by, the cord has just disintegrated. The same thing happened to my mom's Kindle power adapter. It's like the tubing on it got weird and soft and just started splitting and falling apart. My iPhone charger is doing the same thing. Don't know if it is the weather here or what.

For months I have been putting electrical tape on it, so the actual wires don't get broken, but that really isn't working well. I'm sure it is still under warranty, but I have no idea where I put the receipt, or if I even have it anymore.

So, I have concluded that I just need to buy some heat shrink and fix it myself.

Is there anywhere LOCAL that I can buy heat shrink? I know I can probably get it at somewhere like Radio Shack in Guadalajara, but I'd rather get something local if I can.

I also have no idea what I would call it in Spanish.

A link to what I am talking about:
http://en.wikipedia....t-shrink_tubing

thanks!

Did you check that fancy electrical shop just across the street and west of you?

There's a little shop on Hidalgo opposite the Plaza in Ajijic that has cable, plugs, etc.. for steros, phones, computers, and the like. They have shrink tubing.

saege007 wrote:Back in July I had a friend bring me a brand new Apple mag-safe power adapter for my laptop. As the months have gone by, the cord has just disintegrated. The same thing happened to my mom's Kindle power adapter. It's like the tubing on it got weird and soft and just started splitting and falling apart. My iPhone charger is doing the same thing. Don't know if it is the weather here or what.

For months I have been putting electrical tape on it, so the actual wires don't get broken, but that really isn't working well. I'm sure it is still under warranty, but I have no idea where I put the receipt, or if I even have it anymore.

So, I have concluded that I just need to buy some heat shrink and fix it myself.

Is there anywhere LOCAL that I can buy heat shrink? I know I can probably get it at somewhere like Radio Shack in Guadalajara, but I'd rather get something local if I can.

I also have no idea what I would call it in Spanish.

A link to what I am talking about:
http://en.wikipedia....t-shrink_tubing

thanks!

Tubo termal. Steren, Home Depot, and Auto Zone now have some, but small and expensive. Radio Shack is rather worthless now, and even more worthless here in Mexico. I have some at home. How much do you need and what diameter?

Actually, I guess the full name is: tubo termocontraible