On Wed, 18 Nov 1998 07:22:18 EST, GMcGrath@xxxxxxx wrote:
>Denton@xxxxxxxx writes:
><< Please, not a match! A heat gun is the proper thing to use; lacking one a
> hair dryer will probably do the trick. >>
>Thanks for the caution, Denton. I have found that my hair dryer, at least
>(1600w model), doesn't get the tubing hot enough for good shrinking. A heat
>gun is not in my current arsenal. One must always be careful with flames,
>especially near a dear OM camera. :-)
>Greg
I share this experience. For the tubes with a thicker wall, especially
the ones with a glue coating inside (for strength and waterproof
shrinking) a hair dryer won't do. I use a stronger device, called a
paint stripper. Maybe this _is_ what Denton calls a heat gun?
Strangely enough mine is 1600 watt in power too... seems a bit hot for
one's hair though.
Anyway, it was very cheap, about $15 - which is about the same price
as one meter of high quality glue coated shrinking tube. It works
perfectly. I built many batteries with it (e.g. for the MD NiCad
packs) and I also used it to make many cable connections strong and
waterproof.
Frank van Lindert
Utrecht NL.
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