PURPOSE: To demonstrate properties of shrink tube.

DESCRIPTION: Shrink tube is used in a number of important industrial applications, such as to protect electronic wiring connections and to wrap turkeys. This demonstration allows students to see how shrink tube works.

Various samples of electronic shrink tubing are available for demonstration using a standard heat gun. Partially shrunken samples are at the lower right in the picture above.

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REFERENCES: (PIRA unknown.) See the Demonstration Reference File for information regarding how shrink tube is produced and some of its properties that are useful in electronics applications.

EQUIPMENT: Shrink tube samples, heat gun, and data sheets for electronic shrink tube application.

SETUP TIME: None.