[brwill2005]

I do not think the shrink wrapping is meant to be strain relief for the cord. Rather it insulates and provides grip for the handle of the machine. The strain relief for the cord is the two inch foam rubber piece right where the cord enters the handle. It is not very stiff, so it does little to reduce bending of the cord. Hopefully me newly replaced cord holds up better than the first one. The failure may have been partly my fault because I was storing the Cyclo in a container that caused the cord to bend sharply near the stress relief part of the plug. I will not be storing the cyclo in that box anymore.