# Need alternate solutions for Hot Glue

**URL:** <https://forum.digikey.com/t/need-alternate-solutions-for-hot-glue/53798>\
**Category:** Cables, Wires\
**Created:** [April 19, 2025, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/need-alternate-solutions-for-hot-glue/53798 "2025-04-19T10:35:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![abish.k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@abish.k](https://forum.digikey.com/u/abish.k)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2025, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/need-alternate-solutions-for-hot-glue/53798/1 "2025-04-19T10:35:40Z")

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Hello Team,

To protect removal of Crimp from Housing connector. we are using Hot glue. But the visually the glue does not looks good.If the any other product which can used to protect the removal crimp from the housing connector ?

for your reference i am attaching the picture of the application where the hot glue is used.kindly suggest a alternate solutions.

 ![Image_20250321_192611_169](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/3X/e/7/e71fd686951525a511056b422983ad637c1cc2cc.jpeg)  
 ![Image_20250321_192611_250](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/3X/e/5/e5348d2b5cbd0b47eef1dec403900614aaa0ead2.jpeg)  
 ![Image_20250321_192611_211](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/digikey/original/3X/2/0/2071defb31cf7989de3e3699aec675021e486b71.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Fellman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Steve\_Fellman](https://forum.digikey.com/u/Steve_Fellman)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.digikey.com/t/need-alternate-solutions-for-hot-glue/53798/2 "2025-04-21T12:20:36Z")

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Hello,  
Welcome to the DigiKey TechForum. Can you provide us with the part number of the connector to see if there is possibly a strain relief available for these. Also, are you having issues with the wires coming out or is the glue just a precautionary measure ?