How to Heat Shrink Soldered Wire Joints

Popular Mechanics senior automotive editor Mike Allen demonstrates how to insulate soldered wire connections with PVC shrink tube and a heat gun. The result: An electrically insulated connection that's mechanically strengthened.

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• PVC
• shrink
• tube
• wire
• connection
• solder
• insulation
• heat
• gun
• popular
• mechanics

[mikeyk777]

wow, who pissed in this guys coffee mug? he seems angrier than a keebler elf that just got demoted to fudge packer, rofl

[spargett]

Wow. What a prick. You'd think Popular Mechanics could find someone more personable to not project their elitist insecurities onto the viewers.

I'm sorry your wife left you and all, but I'm just here to learn about heat shrinking.

[landraider101]

i used a lighter and it worked

[Knightlore10]

I'm going to splice a wire on a motorcycle to fit an alarm. How do you protect the soldered splice when you can't slide heat shrink over because there is no open end from the motorcycle wiring?

[KingSuperFart]

i use a lighter, works just fine. but MAKE SURE to keep a 1" distance from the shrink tubing if you use a lighter.

[igorbog88]

Stupid comments and very informative concise video... go ahead whiners.. get your finger skin burned in a matter of seconds lol.

[dommy54]

i reckon the highlight of this was.. oh I forgot

[sammichmanjr]

1:03

No I certainly did not! That's why I watched this video. Now I gotta go watch your other stupid, video in which you failed to mention putting heat shrink on the wire beforehand.

[garbageguy]

he's not a professional actor trained to bring you a smile to your face; he's a technical person who took the time to show me something i needed to know and i thank him for it. please take it as just that and move on with your life, people.

[Orrphan]

He did a pretty good job i think. I think a heat gun is better than a hair dryer because if you have meat or a frozen burrito you can cook it while on the job.