Demonstration of Dual Wall Heat Shrink Tubing Installation
RBK-ILS Heat Shrink Tubing - Sealing and protection of inline wire splices and grounding ring terminals.
Dual-wall, heat-shrink tubing designed to provide moisture proof encapsulation of an electrical splice in an automotive environment. Moisture may enter a splice area directly or indirectly via a capillary action between individual wires, thus causing corrosion.
Overview
The tubing is centered over the splice area and on heating the adhesive melts and is squeezed around where the wires are crimped or welded and between the conductors, by the shrinking action of the sleeve. The installed product provides low profile mechanical protection against flexing, abrasion and cut-through as well as electrical insulation. The jacket is flame-retarded.
There are five sizes to cover the range of splice profiles found, and up to seven wires may enter either end of the product. The sleeves are marked with size, eg. RBK-1 to aid selection. The compact size of RBK-ILS125 suits process line harness assembly.
Features
- 4:1 shrink ratio.
- Operating temperature from –40°C up to +125°C.
- Flame retarded.
Benefits
- Excellent environmental seal.
- Mechanical protection against flexing, abrasion and cut-through.
- Small cross-sectional profile.
- Simultaneous sealing, protection and insulation in one process pass.
- Rapid, simple installation.
- Applications versatility one tubing size covers a broad range of ground wire sizes and wire combinations.
- Superior strain relief and mechanical protection provided by tough outer jacket, plus tubing and adhesive combination.
- RoHS/ELV compliant.
Applications
- Specially designed for environmental sealing and electrical insulation of wire splices, terminations and components.
