just bought a new soldering iron

shanky887614 · Jul 31, 2014

im glad i picked up the weller, will work well on heatshrink as well

[ElectriciansForums.net] just bought a new soldering iron

what is a good brand heatshrink to pick up?

im not buying the stuff from the local wholesaler because its only a 2:1 ratio and i know you can get adesive lined and 4:1.

im going to buy another soldering project as well

LeeH · Jul 31, 2014

Nice...

I have this one.

RS or Farnell have a good range of heat shrink. Or you could try Maplin.

Corbs · Jul 31, 2014

i get mine from ebay nice and thick stuff as well

4.8mm 3 1 Adhesive Heatshrink Heat Shrink tubing - 1.2m items in AutoStar Shop store on eBay!

tazz · Jul 31, 2014

Ebay, Rapid online, CPC, RS....list is endless, just down to cost

shanky887614 · Jul 31, 2014

tazz said:
Ebay, Rapid online, CPC, RS....list is endless, just down to cost

is there a chart that says the rough outside diamiter of cable or is it better to buy a kit?

tazz · Jul 31, 2014

Rapid, rs ...will give you all the data online, including before and after diameters, plus ratios.

Richard Burns · Jul 31, 2014

csa	core diameter	insulation diameter
1mm[SUP]2[/SUP]	1.13	3
1.5mm[SUP]2[/SUP]	1.38	3.4
2.5mm[SUP]2[/SUP]	1.78	4.2
4mm[SUP]2[/SUP]	2.5	4.8
6mm[SUP]2[/SUP]	3.1	5.2
10mm[SUP]2[/SUP]	4	6.8
16mm[SUP]2[/SUP]	5.1	8
25mm[SUP]2[/SUP]	6.42	9.8
1.0 / 1.0		4.5 x 8.2
1.5 / 1.00		4.7 x 8.2
2.5 / 1.5		5.3 x 9.9
4.0 / 1.5		6.1 x 11.4
6.0 / 2.5		6.8 x 13.1
10.0 / 4.0		8.4 x 16.8
16.0 / 6.0		9.6 x 19.5

shanky887614 · Jul 31, 2014

Richard Burns said:
csa core diameter insulation diameter
1mm[SUP]2[/SUP] 1.13 3
1.5mm[SUP]2[/SUP] 1.38 3.4
2.5mm[SUP]2[/SUP] 1.78 4.2
4mm[SUP]2[/SUP] 2.5 4.8
6mm[SUP]2[/SUP] 3.1 5.2
10mm[SUP]2[/SUP] 4 6.8
16mm[SUP]2[/SUP] 5.1 8
25mm[SUP]2[/SUP] 6.42 9.8
1.0 / 1.0 4.5 x 8.2
1.5 / 1.00 4.7 x 8.2
2.5 / 1.5 5.3 x 9.9
4.0 / 1.5 6.1 x 11.4
6.0 / 2.5 6.8 x 13.1
10.0 / 4.0 8.4 x 16.8
16.0 / 6.0 9.6 x 19.5

so in theory could get away with 9.5mm and 15mm for most.

(im guessing heatshrink wont split if it doesnt shrink 3:1)

Richard Burns · Jul 31, 2014

6 and 10 would cover the small sizes and had better not split on tightening down, if it does it is not doing its job.
But a bit bigger may be handy occasionally for me. It does depend where you are working.

shanky887614 · Jul 31, 2014

Richard Burns said:
6 and 10 would cover the small sizes and had better not split on tightening down, if it does it is not doing its job.
But a bit bigger may be handy occasionally for me. It does depend where you are working.

the biggest we we normally deal with day to day is 6mm tri rated for pumps.

on occasion we will do the odd shower or sub main though