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08-13-22, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by epnnf

Yep. As soon as I cut it, it 'exploded' to the shape you see. I couldnt believe it.
FWIW, the new cable the shop gave me was not given to me in a brand name package. Im sure shops buy their cables in quantities of 50 or 100. They gave me one of those.

What kind of “cable cutter” did you use?

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