what size shrink wrap for sub-c nicad cells
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:52 am
What size shrink wrap reduces to the right size for sub-c cells, what about for 3 cell sticks?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
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Re: what size shrink wrap for sub-c nicad cells
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:55 am
This is 85mm wide. It was honestly too wide, I would suggest 75mm wide for packs like this. or are you needing to know what size for individual sub c cells?
Re: what size shrink wrap for sub-c nicad cells
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2024 12:51 pm
I'm actually looking for the per cell wrap size and not a pack. Were you using 2:1 or 3:1 for your pack wrap?LowClassCC wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:55 am This is 85mm wide. It was honestly too wide, I would suggest 75mm wide for packs like this. or are you needing to know what size for individual sub c cells?
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or is the 75mm the post shrink size.
Re: what size shrink wrap for sub-c nicad cells
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2024 2:22 pm
The cell shrink size is 52mm long and 43mm wide. I bought this stuff years ago in bulk and have zero clue to its shrink rate.
the green pack shrink in the pic i picked up from an ebay seller.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/193796032734
here are the sizes and what they shrink too.
Width(Dia): 7mm (Ø4mm) 9mm (Ø5mm) 12mm (Ø7mm) 15mm (Ø9mm) 17mm (Ø10.8mm) 18.5mm (Ø11.5mm) 20mm (Ø12.7mm) 23mm (Ø14.5mm) 27mm (Ø16mm) 29.5mm (Ø18mm) 31mm (Ø18mm) 36mm (Ø22mm) 40mm (Ø25mm) 43mm (Ø27mm) 45mm (Ø28mm) 50mm (Ø32mm) 53mm (Ø34mm) 55mm (Ø35mm) 60mm (Ø38mm) 64mm (Ø40mm) 66mm (Ø42mm) 70mm (Ø44mm) 75mm (Ø48mm) 78mm (Ø49mm) 80mm (Ø50mm) 83mm (Ø52mm) 85mm (Ø55mm) 88mm (Ø56mm) 90mm (Ø57mm) 91mm (Ø58mm) 95mm (Ø60mm) 103mm (Ø65mm) 110mm (Ø70mm) 115mm (Ø73mm) 120mm (Ø76mm) 123mm (Ø78mm) 125mm (Ø80mm) 130mm (Ø83mm)
the green pack shrink in the pic i picked up from an ebay seller.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/193796032734
here are the sizes and what they shrink too.
Width(Dia): 7mm (Ø4mm) 9mm (Ø5mm) 12mm (Ø7mm) 15mm (Ø9mm) 17mm (Ø10.8mm) 18.5mm (Ø11.5mm) 20mm (Ø12.7mm) 23mm (Ø14.5mm) 27mm (Ø16mm) 29.5mm (Ø18mm) 31mm (Ø18mm) 36mm (Ø22mm) 40mm (Ø25mm) 43mm (Ø27mm) 45mm (Ø28mm) 50mm (Ø32mm) 53mm (Ø34mm) 55mm (Ø35mm) 60mm (Ø38mm) 64mm (Ø40mm) 66mm (Ø42mm) 70mm (Ø44mm) 75mm (Ø48mm) 78mm (Ø49mm) 80mm (Ø50mm) 83mm (Ø52mm) 85mm (Ø55mm) 88mm (Ø56mm) 90mm (Ø57mm) 91mm (Ø58mm) 95mm (Ø60mm) 103mm (Ø65mm) 110mm (Ø70mm) 115mm (Ø73mm) 120mm (Ø76mm) 123mm (Ø78mm) 125mm (Ø80mm) 130mm (Ø83mm)
Re: what size shrink wrap for sub-c nicad cells
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2024 2:52 pm
Thanks for the linkLowClassCC wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 2:22 pm The cell shrink size is 52mm long and 43mm wide. I bought this stuff years ago in bulk and have zero clue to its shrink rate.
the green pack shrink in the pic i picked up from an ebay seller.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/193796032734
here are the sizes and what they shrink too.
Width(Dia): 7mm (Ø4mm) 9mm (Ø5mm) 12mm (Ø7mm) 15mm (Ø9mm) 17mm (Ø10.8mm) 18.5mm (Ø11.5mm) 20mm (Ø12.7mm) 23mm (Ø14.5mm) 27mm (Ø16mm) 29.5mm (Ø18mm) 31mm (Ø18mm) 36mm (Ø22mm) 40mm (Ø25mm) 43mm (Ø27mm) 45mm (Ø28mm) 50mm (Ø32mm) 53mm (Ø34mm) 55mm (Ø35mm) 60mm (Ø38mm) 64mm (Ø40mm) 66mm (Ø42mm) 70mm (Ø44mm) 75mm (Ø48mm) 78mm (Ø49mm) 80mm (Ø50mm) 83mm (Ø52mm) 85mm (Ø55mm) 88mm (Ø56mm) 90mm (Ø57mm) 91mm (Ø58mm) 95mm (Ø60mm) 103mm (Ø65mm) 110mm (Ø70mm) 115mm (Ø73mm) 120mm (Ø76mm) 123mm (Ø78mm) 125mm (Ø80mm) 130mm (Ø83mm)
Re: what size shrink wrap for sub-c nicad cells
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:52 am
I just got some 40mm flat size and they fit perfectly. (2 to 1) Cut them to 50mm in length per cell.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/266453246832?var=566257514519
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/266453246832?var=566257514519
Re: what size shrink wrap for sub-c nicad cells
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:51 am
Finished product
Re: what size shrink wrap for sub-c nicad cells
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:14 am
They look nice, are those MCI decals on colored heat shrink?
Re: what size shrink wrap for sub-c nicad cells
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:55 am
What cells did you start with?caesar wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:52 am I just got some 40mm flat size and they fit perfectly. (2 to 1) Cut them to 50mm in length per cell.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/266453246832?var=566257514519
20240301_160427.jpg
Re: what size shrink wrap for sub-c nicad cells
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:25 pm
Re: what size shrink wrap for sub-c nicad cells
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:27 pm
Some old Nicads, you could use nimh cells (they are a touch longer)mtbkym01 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:55 amWhat cells did you start with?caesar wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:52 am I just got some 40mm flat size and they fit perfectly. (2 to 1) Cut them to 50mm in length per cell.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/266453246832?var=566257514519
20240301_160427.jpg
Re: what size shrink wrap for sub-c nicad cells
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 4:02 am
just make sure the heat shrink isn't to thick, there is some thick stuff out there that makes the packs abit to big. Ask me how I know 