Must have on boat ??

100PCS Solder Seal Wire Connector, Eventronic Heat Shrink Butt Terminals Electrical Insulated Marine Waterproof Automotive Copper Connectors with Case(35Red 30Blue 25White 10Yellow)
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Easy operation: Simply splice the wire together and slide the sleeve over it the same way you would with heat-shrink. Shrinking ratio: 3:1.
Dual-walled design: Provide strong hold, polyolefin tubing in outside and hot melt adhesive in inside. Allows visual inspection, prevents corrosion, and provided a waterproof seal.
Translucent heat shrink tubes ensure a high level tensile strength, and tear resistance and mechanical damage,provides insulation seal and with advanced waterproof function.
Material: High-class Tin, with lower melting point for easier application. High Quality: comply with all relevant European standards.
Application areas: Application in areas such as automotive, railway, watercraft, aerospace, electrical and electronics industries, etc.
 
Excellent idea, I hate soldering. More importantly, the bloke in the vid said he was a ROV operator and he called them ‘underwater robots’. I remember getting told off for calling them that:p
 
pan said:
Just watched this Youtube video
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So did I. Thanks for letting us know, the trick does look very neat indeed.
I just wonder if the central soldering bit isn't prone to oxidation over time, in a marine environment.
But maybe not, considering that it should be well protected by the plastic insulation...

On a side note, I very much sympathize with the Britalian family, of course. :encouragement:
But Rossella, please, replace that courtesy flag with a plain one: the defaced quartered shield is only meant for IT flagged boats. :rolleyes:
 
The only real problem with them is the low temperature solder - they're fine if you know they aren't going to have to cope with a higher temperature - definitely not certified for aviation use though, despite the aerospace comment. And why pull on the connections like that? A tension of that order is something it should never have to face and it tells you very little about the electrical connection - vibration, oxidation or temperature will get them eventually but nothing wrong with using them for non-critical systems. The only thing to watch out for is the heat source you use - if you can use a hot air gun on the heatshrink and save a fairly hot flame for the solder part you reduce the chance of melting the insulation under the heat shrink.
 
grumpy_o_g said:
The only real problem with them is the low temperature solder - they're fine if you know they aren't going to have to cope with a higher temperature - definitely not certified for aviation use though, despite the aerospace comment. And why pull on the connections like that? A tension of that order is something it should never have to face and it tells you very little about the electrical connection - vibration, oxidation or temperature will get them eventually but nothing wrong with using them for non-critical systems. The only thing to watch out for is the heat source you use - if you can use a hot air gun on the heatshrink and save a fairly hot flame for the solder part you reduce the chance of melting the insulation under the heat shrink.
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+1

and make sure when/if there's a short there low temp solder wont give up and make a nice arc or whatever there...

V.

PS. never seen them before, put them in my next basket!
 
just put "heat shrink solder sleeves" in on Ebay................ from about £3.00 delivered..
Ideal for use with a little gas powered heat gun.
 
oldgit said:
Alibaba provides a lot of hits,most have min order of 10K.
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I suspect they're just copies (whether that matters I'll let others decide).

The pukka items seem to be made by https://www.te.com.

Not sure I'd want to use them for critical applications long term but they feel like a worth addition to my spares box.

Like others, I think I'll buy some (<50!) and put them in a tray with some Wago connectors.
 
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