[TowerTalk] Shrink Tubing

[Gary Johnson]

I bought 3:1 in both regular and heavy-wall versions. When assembling a new PL259 on RG8 type coax I use:

   1/2 inch Heavy Wall Adhesive Lined Heat Shrink, p/n HS3AH-050

The 5/8 inch medium wall is also a good fit. (Curiously they don’t show a part number for it on their website.) Just start at the link I supplied below and it’s easy to fine. The medium or standard wall is probably best if you need it to shrink substantially. The thick-wall stuff will get REALLY thick if it is allowed to shrink way down.

Gary, NA6O

On Dec 20, 2015, at 9:27 AM, Jeff AC0C <keepwalking188 at ac0c.com> wrote:

> Gary do you recall the specific P/N you used?
> 
> 73/jeff/ac0c
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> -----Original Message----- From: Gary Johnson
> Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 11:18 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Shrink Tubing
> 
> Surf over to buyheatshrink.com. I get all my adhesive-lined tubing there. They have 4:1 as well as 3:1. The thick-walled stuff is like a rock. I won’t use anything else on connectors.
> 
> http://buyheatshrink.com/heatshrinktubing/index.php
> 
>> Is there shrink tubing that will reliably shrink by a 4:1 ratio? I tried
>> using some tubing I had on hand to cover several N-connector jumpers
>> with LMR-240 cable. It worked fine on the connector, but would not
>> shrink around the 1/4 inch cable.
> 
> 73,
> Gary, NA6O
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Gary Johnson
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