Heat Shrink Types
Heat shrink tubing is available in a variety of colors to allow easier color coding of wires and connections. Recently, heat shrink tubing has been used more in PC modding to tidy up the interior of computers and provide a more aesthetic finish. As a reaction to this opening market, manufacturers have started producing heat shrink tubing in luminous and UV reactive varieties.
Although most heat shrink is used to provide insulation, heat shrink tubing is also available with a conductive lining to avoid the requirement to solder a joint before covering it. This may be considered poor engineering practice.
Heat shrink end caps are similar to heat shrink tubing. Shaped like small mugs, they may be used to insulate the cut ends of wires or cables.
Heat shrink tubing was invented by Raychem Corporation.
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