Hi all as per the title - I'm looking for sources of Heatshrink sleeving in a 'Y' form, for splicing automotive cables. Preferably adhesive lined. Any pointers? I've tried the usual (to me)...
Thanks Jon N
Hi all as per the title - I'm looking for sources of Heatshrink sleeving in a 'Y' form, for splicing automotive cables. Preferably adhesive lined. Any pointers? I've tried the usual (to me)...
Thanks Jon N
RS, Farnell, CPC possibly
Bob
Never seen this. But if you just overlap plain adhesive lined it will work pretty well.
In article , jkn writes
CPC have them but get ready for scary prices ie 6quid each for the cheapest.
If you're prepared for a marginally less elegant solution you can use oversize adhesive lined heatshrink for the splice and pinch the slack between the 2 output wires with a pair of pliers to form the Y. Pinch the slack on either side of the input wire to tidy that end.
I've used that technique many times and like result, looks neat and is sealed.
They're a pain. You have to slide them over the two legs from their loose ends. Then you have probems if the "joint" is actually a component of some sort, not just solder, and any bigger diameter than the cables.
Easy, as they're small diameter
Otherwise do it as a "tripod" not a "Y", which is dead easy with glue- lined.
Just to add if I need to splice into a cable I don't cut the original but just open up the strands, run the extra one through them, twist and solder. So couldn't use a Y piece. Some self amalgamating tape to seal it.
Thanks for the pointers/suggestions. I'd looked at FEC et. al but couldn't find them. I was expecting them to be pricey, but as you say, six quid each, wow.
It's actually for a relative to whom I've already suggested self- amalgamated tape. I've used fred's idea of pinching the adhesive between the two legs before, but forgotten about it - thanks.
I think I understand Andy Dingley's method - similar to the way I have been known to join mains flex... it might be a bit too complicated but I'll pass it on with a diagram, I think.
Cheers Jon N
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