[sdiy] Large heat shrink alternative (cling wrap)

[Oren Leavitt]

Try buyheatshrink.com - They carry 4 inch heat shrink at $6.75 per foot.

This has been my "go to" place for anything heat shrink.

- Oren

On 6/12/20 10:49 AM, John Speth via Synth-diy wrote:
> Does anybody have any experience or knowledge about food grade LDPE 
> cling wrap long term performance in heat shrink applications?
>
> I'm doing an organ repair in which I need to physically gang 
> capacitors. For that I'd need 4 inch heat shrink tubing. It's around 
> total $50 for me to get 4 feet of it from Mouser, too much for me. 
> I've decided to use grocery store variety cling wrap and gently heat 
> it to shrink it. A couple of tests tells me it'll work just fine. My 
> only concern is longevity. For example, what will it look like in 5 or 
> 10 or 20 years? Hopefully not a pile of old dried out crumbly plastic 
> shards. The product I'm using is LDPE (low density polyethylene), 
> according to the product box. I couldn't find information about how it 
> ages.
>
> Thanks - JJS
>
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