[sdiy] Heat shrink tubing driving me crazy....

[jays at aracnet.com]

One thing to keep in mind is that a heat guy used for electonics supposedly has some grounding so it doesn't send out static charged air. The hobby heat guys usually don't have this. Reason is if you have a static sensitive circuit you don't zap it.

But you're talking to someone who uses a heat gun bought to burn off paint from my houses woodwork. I do my wiring that needs to be heat shrunk first and then solder it to the board I'm making.

May your heat shrink keep all your joints insulated over the holidays.
Jay S.

BrightBoy wrote:

> >My experience with heat shrink tubing is spend the 20 bucks and get
> >a heat gun. If you go to a craft store or something they are usually
> >much cheaper--even though they may be hot pink, or have sparkles on it.
> >While I was able to use a sodlering iron to shrink tubing, the results
> >were pretty atrocious and aggravating. If it still doesn't shrink after
> >you get the proper tool, then maybe the tubing was left on the dash of
> >a car on a hot day? :)
> 
> +1
> 
> Alos, when you buy a proper heat gun, you should also get the attachment
> nozzle that looks like a '?' which helps uniformly distribute the
> heat *around* the wire/heat shrink tubing.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> 
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