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Originally Posted by ladyjustice33
Will this work like the Herpstat in that you set it to a certain temp and it will turn the heat tape temp up or down as needed? Also, do you know how many watts of heat tape it can handle?
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yes. not sure but I can check. Its original intent was a window a/c unit or spaceheater, so I'm assuming quite a bit, but I'll check when I get home and see if the instructions say.
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Originally Posted by spots
I was going to suggest heat shrink  lol
Awesome job, I was hoping to find something like this! |
my original plan was to use heat shrink, however I was out of butane for my heat shrink torch when I did the original write up.
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Originally Posted by infernalis
My personal preference when doing these kinds of projects is to solder the wires together and use shrink tubing over the joints.
Thank you for posting this step by step, it's great that you took the time to do it.
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Thanks Wayne, I would agree solder is the way to go, however I find that the quick connectors are simplest for beginners. I also need to pick up some more solder next time I'm getting supplies.
I've been meaning to post these pictures, but I went through and did the quick connect connections on one I made for a member here that contacted me via the sSnakeSs facebook page. I'm not sure of his screenname.
found out the entire assembly comes apart with a gentle tug (or continued dis-assembly and reassembly
) Makes working with it easier.
bam, totally apart
these are the connectors I was working with, they female ends are a little (and by that a mean REALLY) snug fitting, they took some work.
crimp the ends, and wrap in tape, I use half width first then full width to make sure its completely sealed.
connect them like thus
wrap in tape or heat shrink and put it all back together and you're done!
This was much easier and more efficient than all the cutting and crimping I had to do previously, plus it leaves all of the wire for the thermocouple intact. I'm down to this taking me about 20 minutes.
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