Heat shrink tubing for rgb strips

[MazdaFan]

Thanks for the link, Steve.  Just saved him to my list of favorite sellers!

Looks like he has LOTS of HS items in his store...  Won't always need 100' of it, but he's got a lot of smaller quantities in a lot of different sizes as well.

With all the "wire work" I'm going to be doing this year this could come in very handy!

Thanks again.

[SteveMaris]

I wonder how well it stands up to UV.  You may want to hang a piece up outside for a while to see if it turns opaque or yellow in the sunlight.  The former might be OK, the later is probably undesirable.

- Chris


- Chris

That would be my concern as well. I would leave it outside a couple of months before shrinking it down in case it has to be removed later.

I placed a small section outside last night. I will update this thread when the flowers start to bloom. 

[Jeffl]

We can't wait that long.  There must be a way to speed the process.

[chrisatpsu]

tanning booth?   

[txag2008]

great idea, looks practical.

what happens when you need to replace a node though?

[SteveMaris]

great idea, looks practical.

what happens when you need to replace a node though?

It doesn't "glue" itself to the strip so I would think you could just cut it along the back edge.

[SteveMaris]

We can't wait that long.  There must be a way to speed the process.

[chrisatpsu]

great idea, looks practical.

what happens when you need to replace a node though?

how do you replace a node of strips?

[txag2008]

great idea, looks practical.

what happens when you need to replace a node though?

how do you replace a node of strips?

cut the bad node out at the cut lines and solder in your new one

[SteveMaris]

It is getting cheaper...(non-waterproof)
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[rdebolt]

waterproof
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Only IP65.... Not very water proof.

[SteveMaris]

Hey guys,
Hope you all had a great spring, summer, etc... I was cleaning the deck today and realized that I had this test sample still out on the deck. So I placed it out there Feb, 4th. 241 days ago and my deck has all day sunlight.  I was actually shocked to see it look exactly how I left it. Still flexible, etc... Sorry for the delayed response...

[rdebolt]

Wow that looks like new! I am amazed that there does not appear to be any UV damage at all!

[SteveMaris]

Wow that looks like new! I am amazed that there does not appear to be any UV damage at all!

None whatsoever. I was shocked. I am considering a permanent mount on the house..