A “Heat Shrink Sleeve 3mm Black 1 meter” is a tubular heat-shrinkable material designed to provide insulation, protection, and other functionalities when applied to various objects. Here’s a description of such a product:
- Size: This heat shrink sleeve has a 3mm inner diameter and a length of 1 meter. The 3mm diameter refers to the size of the sleeve when it’s in its expanded state, and it can cover objects up to 1 meter in length.
- Color: The sleeve is black, which is a common color for heat shrink tubing. Black is often chosen for its neutral appearance and ability to blend in with many applications.
- Material: The material used for this heat shrink sleeve may vary depending on the manufacturer and product specifications. It is typically made from thermoplastic polymers like polyolefin or PVC.
- Shrinking Mechanism: To use this sleeve effectively, heat must be applied to it using a heat gun, open flame, or other heat source. As it heats up, it shrinks in diameter, creating a snug fit around the object it’s applied to.
- Temperature Rating: The sleeve should have a specified temperature rating indicating the temperature at which it begins to shrink. This is crucial for ensuring proper application and avoiding damage to the materials it’s used on.
- Versatility: Heat shrink sleeves are versatile and can be used in a wide range of applications, including electrical wiring, cable management, automotive repair, and more.
- Durability: The durability of the sleeve will depend on the specific material used, but high-quality sleeves are designed to provide resistance to chemicals, moisture, and abrasion, ensuring long-lasting protection.
- Ease of Use: Heat shrink sleeves are relatively easy to use and typically come with instructions. Many sleeves also feature markings to indicate the original (expanded) size, making it easier to select the right size for your needs.
- Applications: Common applications for heat shrink sleeves include insulating electrical connections, sealing cables, protecting wire splices, bundling wires together neatly, and providing strain relief to cables and connectors.
- Compliance: Depending on the intended application, some heat shrink sleeves may need to meet specific industry standards and regulations, such as UL (Underwriters Laboratories) standards for electrical insulation.
Heat Shrink Tube is required when you want to build your wiring harness to be resistant to abrasion, scrubbing and provide insulation to stranded and solid wire conductors, joints, connectors and terminals in the electrical systems. It is a plastic tube which shrinks rapidly when exposed to heat which can be given by a heat gun or even a lighter though not recommended! It tightens around a conductor to keep it firmly in place and restrict its movement.
The material used is PVC which can withstand heat up to 125ᵒC and provide a wide range of colors and also clear tube if required. The shrinking ratio is 2:1 i.e., it will shrink to half its size when heated. This 3mm diameter tube will shrink to 1.5mm diameter tube after shrinking. This protection of heat shrink tube allows the wires to be used in areas where they are exposed to moisture, chemicals and dust particles as it protects the conductor from coming in contact with them. You can also use different colored Heat Shrink tubes to color code different sections of harness.
Package Includes:
1× Heat Shrink Sleeve 3mm Black 1meter
Specification:
| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Diameter Heat Shrink Tube | 3mm |
| Shrinking Ratio | 2:01 |
| Material | PVC |
| Color | Black |
| Operating Temp Range | -40ᵒC to 125ᵒC |
| Length | 1m |
| Voltage Rating | 600V |
| Shape | Round |
