Is There a Primary Wire Heat-Shrinkable Tubing for Both 12 and 16 Gauge Wire
Question:
Hello, do you have a heat shrink tube that will accommodate size 12 and 16 stranded wire? How should I make a weather tight three-way wire connection? Thank you
asked by: Dan
Expert Reply:
The heat shrink tubing for a 12 gauge wire is 1/4" diameter like the Primary Wire Heat-Shrinkable Tubing part # DW05448 and the heat shrink tubing for a 16 gauge wire is 1/8" diameter like the Primary Wire Heat-Shrinkable Tubing part # DW05452. There isn't one tubing that will cover both sizes well.
I'm not really sure what you're doing but if you'll be attaching three wires together, I would just use 3-way crimp connector which can be obtained locally and heat shrink each of the wires separately to the connector. That said, I again don't really know what you're doing so it's difficult to advise on install practices outside of just general tips.
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Primary Wire Heat-Shrinkable Tubing - 18-14 Gauge - Red - 1/8" Shrink Diameter - 6" Long
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- Wire Protection
- Heat Shrink Tubing
- 1/8 Inch Diameter
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Primary Wire Heat-Shrinkable Tubing - 12-8 Gauge - Red - 1/4" Shrink Diameter - 6" Long
- Electrical Tools
- Wire Protection
- Heat Shrink Tubing
- 1/4 Inch Diameter
- 6 Inch Long
- Red
- Deka
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