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TE Technical Support Center USA: 1.800.522.6752 Canada: 1 .905.475.6222 Mexico: 52.0.55.1106.0800 Latin/S. America: 54.0.11.4733.2200 Germany: 49.0.6251.133.1999 UK: 44.0.800.267666 France: 33.0.1.3420.8686 Netherlands: 31.0.73.6246.999 China: 86.0.400.820.6015 te.com TE Connectivity, TE Connectivity (logo) and Every Connection Counts are trademarks. All other logos, products and/or company names referred to herein might be trademarks of their respective owners. The information given herein, including drawings, illustrations and schematics which are intended for illustration purposes only, is believed to be reliable. However, TE Connectivity makes no warranties as to its accuracy or completeness and disclaims any liability in connection with its use. TE Connectivity's obligations shall only be as set forth in TE Connectivity's Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale for this product and in no case will TE Connectivity be liable for any incidental, indirect or consequential damages arising out of the sale, resale, use or misuse of the product. Users of TE Connectivity products should make their own evaluation to determine the suitability of each such product for the specific application. ©2023 TE Connectivity. All Rights Reserved. 02/23   Original PERFORMANCE MATERIALS / SEALED & PROTECTED WITH HEAT SHRINK TUBING Heat Shrink Tubing Installation Do's and Don'ts: • Do not force the supplied tube over something by stretching it. This can cause it to tear during recovery • Since heat shrink tubing is supplied at a minimum expanded diameter, always use the specified Expanded ID dimension. Do not assume that the tube will be delivered at exactly the same dimension every time. However, it will always meet the specified minimum expanded ID dimension • Do not assume the tube will always shrink to the same fully- recovered dimensions. Always use the specified dimensions for the recovered internal diameter of the tube. Sometimes the tube will shrink a little more than the Recovered ID specified, but it will always meet the maximum specified dimension • Do not cut the tube length to be the final installed length required. The tube will change length during recovery. The more you shrink it the greater the longitudinal change. The long change is noted in the product specification. Use it when calculating the cut length • Do not recover the tubing over something with sharp edges, they can cut the tubing or puncture it which results in the tubing splitting during installation • Follow the installation guidelines, especially the guideline on temperature. At too low a temperature the tubing may not fully recover. At too high a temperature it may show burn marks or split • If you use a heat gun to recover the tubing, expect to see some wrinkles. This is caused by non-uniform heating of the tubing (chill marks). However continued heating of the chill marks will make them disappear, but generally chill marks have no effect on the performance of the tube • Recommended recovery is in an oven to give uniform recovery around the entire circumference of the piece, or with a heat gun that allows the substrate to come up to temperature and assists in full recovery • If you have any questions when selecting which size tubing is appropriate for your application, please consult with one of

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