Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 18:05:02 -0400
Reply-To: Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Heatshrink wire connectors
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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:
http://coinsandmoreonline.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=24&gclid=CIiijcXbhboCFScSMwodlHAA4g&zenid=d2ff14fe63c979538be4633474a77758
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
>
>
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> 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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