How to Use Heat Shrink Tubing
Duration: 45 minutes
Steps: 5 Steps
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Check out this guide to discover how to use heat shrink tubing to fix that pesky frayed sheathing on your wire or cable. It’s easier than you think, and you’ll be back in action in no time! And remember, if you need help, you can always schedule a repair.
Step 1
– Start by measuring the wire’s diameter—this is key! Next, grab a piece of heat shrink that’s big enough to slide onto the wire before it gets all cozy in the heat but snug enough to hug it tightly once it shrinks. Remember, the shrunken diameter should be just a smidge smaller than the wire’s diameter to ensure a perfect fit.
Step 2
– Snip off a piece of heat shrink tubing that’s a smidge longer than the damaged wire section. You’ve got this!
Step 3
– Grab some scissors and snip that tubing down to the perfect length for your project!
Step 4
– Slide that tubing onto the wire and let it do its magic by covering up the damaged or exposed area. You’ve got this!
Step 5
– Grab your trusty heat gun and get ready to work that magic on the tubing!
– Keep the heat flowing until the tubing hugs the wire nice and snug.
