Heath shrinking

[jstalpaert]

A naive question: do you stll need to crimp the terminal on the wire before heath shrinking or is heath shrinking strong enough?

 

[Strathglass]

Not a naive question

YES very definately.



Iain

 

[johnwest]

Certainly. The crimping secures the core of the cable into its termination,
and the heatshrink protects and insulates the end.
Heatshrink is avaliable with a resin lining which fills any cavities or crevices and makes a better job for marine use.

 

[paulburton44]

do you mean heat shrinking ????

yes you must crimp with ratchet crimps not cheap and nasty ones ..

 

[jstalpaert]

OOPS! yes, i mean heat shrinking.

 

[macd]

That's a relief. Thought we were witnessing yet more loss of habitat.

 

[Shantyman]

I had some heath shrinking done by a chap called Robinson.

The result was a bit of a lash up.

Regards to all.

Shantyman.

 

[jstalpaert]

Edward Richard George did some too, after 1974.
Cheers.

 

[bluedragon]

I crimp, then solder, then heat shrink! Solder is sometimes frowned upon, but I've had crimp joints pull out, and I prefer to seal the end of wire strands anyway. The heat shrink tubing insulates the connector electrically and the seals the cut end of the insulation.