How do you shrink heatshrink?

[Atilla]

Star's right, I melted the insulation of my headphone amp wires (ethernet cable) together, while sealing them together with heatshrink, using a lighter. Of course, I couldn't see that, so it was really annoying to debug. Thank god for sort-circuit protected buffers

[Magura]

Originally posted by star882

(Look for one that is also designed for styling to be sure.)

Hmm, the hair dryer around here is property of the Mrs., but as far as I can tell, it's just a regular 1600W hair dryer.
What's the difference between such, and one designed for styling?

I have a feeling that we have a win-win situation ahead here.
Buy the Mrs. a new (styling) hair dryer (happy Mrs.) and get better tool for the heat shrink.


Magura

[tt398]

I use a hot air paint stripper gun.
Available at any hardware store for the price of $20.

[gmphadte]

I use match stick for once-in-a-bluemoon heatshrinking.

Gajanan Phadte

[nukaidee]

haha.. i use a jet lighter.. if i have fuel.. or else i use my propane plumbing torch... =P

[BHTX]

I just use a lighter, even a cheap BIC. Ended up with some dark marks a couple times, but that's ok. They cleaned off for the most part, iirc.

[BobM]

I use a propane torch on a very low flame. Keep it about an inch away and keep it moving at all times.

Bob