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Good article. Might be worth adding a bit about the length of the exposed conductors, since many crimps don't incorporate a stop at the half way point. There is a risk then that the wire of the second crimp is not inserted fully. Cheers, John. | Good article. Might be worth adding a bit about the length of the exposed conductors, since many crimps don't incorporate a stop at the half way point. There is a risk then that the wire of the second crimp is not inserted fully. Cheers, John. | ||
| + | : Yup, prolly worth mentioning. I will hack it later.... --[[User:John Rumm|John Rumm]] 17:08, 27 August 2007 (BST) | ||
Is a hairdryer with hand over the air intake hot enough to shrink it? | Is a hairdryer with hand over the air intake hot enough to shrink it? | ||
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| + | : Sounds like a good way to knacker a hairdryer! The other difficulty is that most hairdryers blow hot air all over the place - you really need the heat to be well focussed; especially on the smaller wires, otherwise you may find you melt the PVC insulation before shrinking the heatshrink. --[[User:John Rumm|John Rumm]] 17:08, 27 August 2007 (BST) | ||
Revision as of 16:08, 27 August 2007
Might be worth mentioning that both crimped and soldered joints are liable to compromise insulation, especially in inexperienced hands. Insulating each crimped wire before bundling and taping the lot is thus more reliable. Minor point. NT 16:50, 16 May 2007 (BST)
Good article. Might be worth adding a bit about the length of the exposed conductors, since many crimps don't incorporate a stop at the half way point. There is a risk then that the wire of the second crimp is not inserted fully. Cheers, John.
- Yup, prolly worth mentioning. I will hack it later.... --John Rumm 17:08, 27 August 2007 (BST)
Is a hairdryer with hand over the air intake hot enough to shrink it?
- Sounds like a good way to knacker a hairdryer! The other difficulty is that most hairdryers blow hot air all over the place - you really need the heat to be well focussed; especially on the smaller wires, otherwise you may find you melt the PVC insulation before shrinking the heatshrink. --John Rumm 17:08, 27 August 2007 (BST)