MOTM

Well, I prefer the shrink inside the barrel...

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when patching alot, and grabbing the plug by the barrel and the 
shrink all at once, there is NO pull on the internal soldering 
joints, 
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But this is also true when grabbing the barrel with the shrink 
inside. If you grab the wire instead of the barrel you deserve any 
trouble you get!

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and the barrels tend to not come "un-screwed" ever... 
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True, but I haven't had trouble with plugs coming unscrewed anyway.

My main objection (besides the fact that I think shrink over the 
barrel looks kinda funny), is that I can't repair an end without 
destroying everything. And THAT is a big deal for these really stud 
patch cables. I want to be able to keep these going for the next 20 
years.

Moe