[TowerTalk] Shrink Tubing

[Jim Thomson]

Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 22:45:13 -0500
From: Tony <dxdx at optonline.net>
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Shrink Tubing

All:

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.

Any suggestions?

Tony

##  use  smaller-  suitable heat shrink on the LMR-240 cable ...1st, to 
build up its thickness.    Then the bigger  OD  shrink to  cover both the
connector and the built up  cable.  

##  Most  T+B industrial heat shrink tubing, the type with the ribs on the
inside and the glue also on the inside,  will have at least a 4:1  ratio. 
They will list the  shrink ratios  in the catalog for each type.

##  You could also use tape or similar items to build up the thickness
of the 240 cable. 

Jim   VE7RF