What if the conductive tape looks like this:
 

What if the conductive tape electrically looks like this:

Top side of tape

|||||||||||||||||||||| ---electricity only passes from top to bottom
in discrete channels
Bottom side of tape



Instead of looking like this?

top side
_________________________
_________________________ ---electricity conducted throughout

bottom side

What if the conductive tape looks like this:
 

On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 12:58:51 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote:


What if the conductive tape electrically looks like this:

Top side of tape

|||||||||||||||||||||| ---electricity only passes from top to bottom
in discrete channels
Bottom side of tape



Instead of looking like this?

top side
_________________________
_________________________ ---electricity conducted throughout

bottom sideYes, that might work.

Assuming that you (1) get it on straight and (2) you aligned the tiny
little conductive strips with the existing cable properly.
Assuming that there is such a tape, that is.
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Cheers,

Bruce