Shrinkwrap

[Crazy Canuck]

I just got some of the Trinity Shrinkwrap tubes, and I want to make a couple of Stick Packs. Do I seal one end, put the battries in, and heat it? Or do I Drop the batteries in and heatit? Can I use a hairdyrey to heat it or should I use a paint stripper (600-700 degrees). Thanks. Also, should I use Gold Plated, Silver Plated, or Copper battery bars? Thanks.

[Grant Tokumi]

Put the batteries in and shrink it all at once. I just finished making 4 battery packs and my girlfriend's cheap hairdryer worked just fine for the shrink wrap. You don't have to buy a heatgun.

Although I haven't tried a lighter for shrinking around battery packs, I would be hesitant to use it to shrink such a large heat shrink like those for the battery packs. Lighter works excellent for smaller jobs like heat shrinks for wires.

[Crazy Canuck]

Also, the tube seems quite large. Will It really shrink that much?

[Spinner]

Gold/silver bars dont really help much... copper will do just fine. Oh and a hairdryer PROBABLY wont get hot enough....... though it might, if you have a lighter, it works much better for the shrinkwrap... anything over 500 degrees could melt the stuff, so be careful

[Matt Russell]

It sure will Crazy C.
ever burn the plastic that comes on the bottom of a cigarette pack? know how that almost completely disappears?
well, shrink wrap won't go bye-bye, but it will slim down a lot further than you might think.
-S

[ 07-13-2001: Message edited by: SkipperTgore ]

[Crazy Canuck]

Thanks, I was worried for a minute :eek: