By "blowtorch" do you mean a hand held propane torch? The term "blowtorch" confuses me. In news reports it is often used to refer to an oxy-acetylene torch when they report on how a fire started. I tend to think of what it meant when I was growing up, a torch which used gasoline, like a Coleman stove. It had a tank at the bottom, adjusting valve on top and a pump to pressurize it. Like this: Maybe I'm an antique too. Larry A.
On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@yahoo.com> wrote: > Where did you get your heat shrink? I got mine from an electrical supply > house. It has a liquid inside. When you heat them, the liquid melts, > completely makes the connection waterproof, and you see some of it on each > end oozing out and then turning into a rubberized material. When it comes > to electrical connectors and other pieces, always spend the extra > money...well worth it. > > To answer your initial question...I use either a blow torch or a soldering > gun with the appropriate attachment to shrink. It goes very quickly. With > the torch, I make passes at the heat shrink or else it will completely > melt...maybe four or five passes and it is sealed. > > Z > > > ________________________________ > From: David M <covrambles@YAHOO.COM> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Sent: Monday, October 7, 2013 12:23 PM > Subject: Heatshrink wire connectors > > > To reinstall my headlight I finally found some connectors that would work > (3M ones from Walmart were useless) at Harbor Freight Tools. These are the > kind that the wires slip in at each end you crimp them on and then > heat-shrink the covering. > Well all went well till the last step. Exactly how much heat do these > require and for how long? (no mention on package). I used my daughters > hair-dryer on the highest heat setting about one inch away for 5 minutes > until I could smell burning. The center part shrank but the ends, where the > shrinkage is really needed did not shrink at all. So both ends are now open > to moisture. Anyone have a clue? This replacement of the 9004 socket is > turning into a major project. > > > > > ________________________________ > |
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