Heat Shrink

[zac_haryy]

Hey I just wondering if anybody could give me idea's where the best place is to get heat shrink or which way? I do little projects all the time from 30gauge wire to 8gauge wire and would just like a nice variety of tubing to make everything nicer from now on. There are tons of places to buy it but I just wondered if anybody would choose to but the tubing in lengths bigger then the 4" container assortments they sell or what. I was kind of looking for spools of 20 or 25 ft, or something so that I wouldn't have to restock often and just have plenty on hand. Anyways I was just wanting some input since there are a lot of different approaches for this.

-Not really a technical question lol but would figure this would be the place to ask!

-thanks, haryy

 

[Boncuk]

Hi Harry,

a quick search brought up lots of suppliers for heat shrink.

Here is one example: EAP Elektrotechnische Artikel für die Kabelkonfektion

The heat shrink they produce shrinks at 125deg/C and the ratio is 2:1. The different sizes are delivered in boxes with 20m length each (not the boxes, but the heat shrink. )

Boncuk

 

[Vizier87]

a heat sink just adds the conductive surface of a device to ease its heat discharge in the air. You could make your own with scrap metal/junk with a little know how.

 

[Ross Craney]

a heat sink just adds the conductive surface of a device to ease its heat discharge in the air. You could make your own with scrap metal/junk with a little know how.

lol. put your glasses on - it's heat SHRINK

 

[AllVol]

Hey Fred! Time to order another 25' roll of heat sink.

 

[Vizier87]

it's the same thing bro.

 

[smanches]

Heat shrink tubing is for insulating connections and strain relief. If it has any thermal conductivity, it's just an ancillary feature.

 

[dknguyen]

it's the same thing bro.

lol. Maybe put on your glasses again, bro.

Heat-shrink tubing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heat sink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Blocks of metal vs tubes of plastic hmm...don't look like the same thing to me! You can order spools from places like Digikey and Mouser I think.

 

[Birdman Adam]

Sparkfun's got a 'kit' with a variety of colors and tube sizes. I find it's perfect for small projects:

Heat Shrink

You could also get long rolls (25-100ft) at a site like this with different sizes and colors:

Heat Shrink Tubing

 

[robertdean]

I have seen spools of heat shrink on eBay if that is a way you are willing to go. The selection of sizes and shrinkage is limited and it may be old stock, but you could get it for a fraction of the cost.

 

[AllVol]

All Electronics.com has 100 foot rolls of any color you want as long as it is black for $12.00 for 1/16 inch up to 30.00 for 1/2 in.

100 feet of heat shrink will last a l - o - n - g time.

 

[Vizier87]

hmm. okay you're right.. I was overconfident with that shrink thing. Need to see a shrink to regain my dignity?

 

[AllVol]

hmm. okay you're right.. I was overconfident with that shrink thing. Need to see a shrink to regain my dignity?

What will you do if the subject goes tod "shrink wrap"?

 

[Sceadwian]

I'll bring a roll of shrink wrap from work =)
Zac, basically it's wherever you can get it from locally.
Find a manufacture of heat shrink tubing that you think you might like and look for suppliers in your area from their website list of suppliers. Keep looking till you find one, preferably with a wide variety of products that interest you. Just takes a bit of research.

 

[Vizier87]

What will you do if the subject goes tod "shrink wrap"?

tell me about it!