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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
 
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
 

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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.
 
Heat shrink tubing is for insulating connections and strain relief. If it has any thermal conductivity, it's just an ancillary feature.
 
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.
 
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.
 
hmm. okay you're right.. I was overconfident with that shrink thing. Need to see a shrink to regain my dignity?
 
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.
 
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