How do you connect wires using a heat shrink connector?

Answer 1

I don't know of a heat shrink connector. Normally heat shrink is an insulating material which is very convenient and useful for covering a connection made by other means, like solder or crimp connectors.

Answer 2

Heat shrink connectors aren't very useful generally. They are tubes of a rubberized material that can be slid onto a wire and then shrunk to 'seal' the splice. Any butane match supplies more than enough heat to shrink them up. The problem is that the seal they proved is pretty iffy and so they're not used in many applications.

Answer 3

heat shrink tubing is to be used with either crimp connectors to seal out water or soldered connections. a heat gun or a really hot hair dryer does the job as well a butane torch.

Answer 4

Answer removed as was in error. Sorry about that.

Answer 5

there IS such a thing as a heat shrink connector. It is a small tube of translucent plastic shrink wrap with a small collar of solder in the middle. That's what I think the question is about. What you do is butt joint the wires together then use a soldering iron to melt the small collar of solder,this is what attatches the wires together in a more permenant bond than shrinkwrap alone. Then use a heat gun or other flame (carefully) to shrink the wrap around the wires and insulation.

Answer 6, PROVE IT

Answer removed by contributor as it was erroroneous. Apology to all.

Answer 7, PROVEN

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