Guest Ken8143 Posted March 14, 2007 Share #1 Posted March 14, 2007 I just got some shrink wrap tubes to seal off some soldered connections. How the dickens do you get the wrap to shrink? Used a hair dryer on high - ha - didn't do a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidley Posted March 14, 2007 Share #2 Posted March 14, 2007 Use a lighter or a small butane torch...thats how I shrink mine if I dont use my heat gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Owl Posted March 14, 2007 Share #3 Posted March 14, 2007 Heat gun, match, lighter, and if they are reeeeeeeeeeally big... a propane torch........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ReinyRooster Posted March 14, 2007 Share #4 Posted March 14, 2007 I found the goose neck BBQ lighter works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry M Posted March 15, 2007 Share #5 Posted March 15, 2007 I also use the grill lighter,works great just did my trike and did a lot of connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blackdog Posted March 15, 2007 Share #6 Posted March 15, 2007 heat gun works the best for me, I always burn through the tube with a lighter:bang head: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesBike Posted March 15, 2007 Share #7 Posted March 15, 2007 I bought a bunch of that stuff at a fire sale once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOO Posted March 15, 2007 Share #8 Posted March 15, 2007 If you are using the small stuff as I presume you are then I just place the soldering iron close to the shrink tubing and it will shrink right down. Be careful not burn a hole it though. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ken8143 Posted March 24, 2007 Share #9 Posted March 24, 2007 A match works just fine. That stuff shrivels down nice and tight. Much better than using that black electrical tape stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercrew Posted March 24, 2007 Share #10 Posted March 24, 2007 Black tape on wires suck as it will sooner or later start to shrink and leave a sticky mess. If you are making a harness for some wire hockey tape works awesome, it won't shrink and with it and wire loom it looks like factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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