AtomSoft
Well-Known Member
How the heck do i select a heat shrink tubing size for a wire ? Do i simply get the wire diameter and find a heat shrink based on that size?
Is there another way? I want to buy from mouser.com but want to make sure i dont order the wrong pieces heh
So is is simply getting the diameter for a gauge and using that number?
Some wire sizes i use... These are DIAMETER IN INCHES AND MM
Also how do i pick the right ratio ?
I read:
"Tubing with a two-to-one shrink ratio, for example, will shrink to half its original size. One that has a six-to-one shrink ration will shrink to one-sixth its original size."
So the higher the ratio the more it will shrink?
Is there another way? I want to buy from mouser.com but want to make sure i dont order the wrong pieces heh
So is is simply getting the diameter for a gauge and using that number?
Some wire sizes i use... These are DIAMETER IN INCHES AND MM
Code:
AWG IN MM
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20 0.032 0.8128
21 0.0285 0.7239
22 0.0254 0.64516
23 0.0226 0.57404
24 0.0201 0.51054
25 0.0179 0.45466
26 0.0159 0.40386
27 0.0142 0.36068
28 0.0126 0.32004
29 0.0113 0.28702
30 0.01 0.254
Also how do i pick the right ratio ?
I read:
"Tubing with a two-to-one shrink ratio, for example, will shrink to half its original size. One that has a six-to-one shrink ration will shrink to one-sixth its original size."
So the higher the ratio the more it will shrink?
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