How to use heat shrink?

**psycho_fling** · 28th October 2007, 16:33

will 80 degress do for most heat shrink?

**kane** · 28th October 2007, 16:51

Most heatshrink shrinks around 150 degrees some at 100 degrees. Will vary.

Best bet is to get a bit and test it.

As mentioned earlier a heat gun is your best bet. A blow torch can be used (carefully) but is a bit hot really. Lighters and matches work, but leave soot on the tubing and you tend to burn you fingers.

**psycho_fling** · 28th October 2007, 18:52

so hot air is better than naked heat, (flame)?
how about a paint stripper gun?

thanks alex

**kane** · 28th October 2007, 19:26

Naked flames are very hot... hot air is fine, paint stripper is a hot air gun with a acrapper attachment so will be fine, just turn it down.

**thorak_nemesis** · 28th October 2007, 23:01

a lighter works ok, but if your doing a alot of it or a large size piece for instance battery packs then a heat gun is best and they can be bought quite cheeply