I understand that it is good practice to use shrink tubing to cover the barrel of a crimp-on coax connector. What wattage heat gun will do a proper job of shrinking the 3/4 inch tubing covering the R
Peter... For the coaxial cable products that we produce we use a 1200 watt heat gun. The key is to use adhesive heat shrink and make sure you have heated the heat shrink to the point that the adhesiv
http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=heat+gun&Sub mit=Go I use a heat gun just like this, you can't go wrong for 9.99. No worries about the wattage as you just hold it furt
http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=heat+gun <http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=heat+gun&Su Again with the Harbor Freight link Mike --Origina
Sometimes I pump in some hotglue to have what I am thinking is the same effect. You dribble it in out of the hot glue gun, it goes in there, it hardens, and then when you use your heatgun to shrink
I find a propane torch to be a simpler way to do it. There are no power cords to mess with. Just keep passing the flame across the heat shrink for a few seconds at a time, and it will shrink right do
I have used the heat shrink method in fact it still do, it is epoxy coated (very expensive stuff) We do that with our connectors (that we seal) in the Oil and Gas pumping industry - where there is al
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I don't understand the need to use adhesive heat shrink. We still have to tape/coaxseal or whatever to make the waterproof the connection. Why are we worrying about the heat shrink? Isn't the heat sh
Not if the connection was properly sealed with the flooded heat shrink. I've never had one leak and unlike tape I've never had the lightning blow it off which is probably pure luck. However unlike t
to tape/coaxseal or whatever to make the waterproof the connection. Why are we worrying about the heat shrink? Isn't the heat shrink just cosmetic? Maybe. Regular heatshrink doesn't do very well outs
The 3-M stuff works very well and runs about $10 per length (between 3 and 4 feet.) Roger (K8RI) _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Tower
OK, so which is the brand we should use for outdoor cables and where do we buy it ? 73, Dick, W1KSZ/7 more resistant to UV plus the glue inside > > melts and> > really holds it on the connector. The
It really does sound like the best way to go. Can anyone suggest a source of decent quality flooded type shrink tube at a reasonable price? What sizes are best for sealing the back of coax connector
Try http://cableorganizer.com/ Clint - W5CPT usual disclaimer - not associated or employed by them - etc. It really does sound like the best way to go. Can anyone suggest a source of decent quality f
There is a guy with an eBay storefront who sells all kinds of heat shrink tubing in several sizes, including 3M adhesive lined. I've bought stuff from him before and he's quick and extremely fair. Th
If you will contact me off list I will give you the information on the adhesive heat shrink that we use on our custom cable products. Larry - WA5WWH _______________________________________________ __
Some heatshrink is cosmetic. However the epoxy heatshrink acts as a strain relief. Many companies use it for strengthening at the connection point in addition to water proffing. However, the epoxy fi
Cheap or not, virtually none of the UHF connectors I've seen are waterproof in the through fashion. Roger (K8RI) _______________________________________________ _____________________________________