I have been using the heat gun solder type and really like them, very easy to use
I have been using the heat gun solder type and really like them, very easy to use
I have been using the heat gun solder type and really like them, very easy to use
you cant really. they rely on a good twist and a bit of solder flow to hold connection and the glue for mechanical strength.On some of those pre-made heat shrink/ solder connectors, I do not understand how you can tell for certain that the solder has flowed well and make a good connection
We used such adhesive heat shrink at Westinghouse for some things, but it is very pricey (5x regular shrink). The NASA splice is how I do it, but with stranded wire I only wrap about 1.5 times on each side, using 2 needle-nose pliers and I don't tin the wire first (would become too stiff). One guy here showed just forcing the 2 stranded wires together so the strands "mesh", then solder. I tried that several times but doesn't work for me. By twisting them, you secure the wires until you can get them soldered. I dropped my old Radio Shack 75W solder gun and broke it a few days ago, so bought a new Weller 140/100W gun iron at Ace. It heats up much faster and has LED lights. If using a little pencil soldering iron it will take much longer.good heat shrink is lined with hot glue that seals everything when it is shrunk.
So these install with any normal heat gun for shrink tubing? Thanks
On some of those pre-made heat shrink/ solder connectors, I do not understand how you can tell for certain that the solder has flowed well and make a good connection