This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Heat Shrink Boots, Caps category on DigiKey.com
Heat shrink is a device used in cable and wire management. It is created from a material specifically designed to shrink to a predefined ratio to form a tight, seamless bond around wires and cables. Boots and caps are particularly designed to fit over the wire and connector terminals to help secure the connection or to cap off and protect wires or cables. To select the proper boot or cap, you need the shell size, supplied diameter, and recovered diameter. Other defining properties are the color, type, and length. These have many special feature options such as: abrasion resistant, adhesive coating, chemical resistant, fluid resistant, heat resistant, strain resistant, flame retardant, etc.
SelectionCharacteristics
Type: Defines the primary construction style of the device, indicating which type of part it is and determining its general usage.
Shell size - Insert: For boots, indicates the military standardized connector shell size the boot is designed to work with.
Features: These are different capabilities or properties of the device such as Shield, Flame Retardant, or Adhesive
Color: The color of the device.
Material: Indicates the material composition of the device.
Large Diameter Supplied: The inner diameter of a boot/cap before recovery or “shrinking.” For multiple-diameter parts, refers to the larger of the two diameters.
Large Diameter Recovered: The inner diameter of a boot/cap after recovery or “shrinking.” For multiple-diameter parts, refers to the larger of the two diameters.
Small Diameter Supplied: Inner diameter of the small end of a multi-diameter boot as-sold, prior to shrinking.
Small Diameter Recovered: Inner diameter of the small end of a multi-diameter boot after unrestrained recovery or “shrinking.”
Large Recovered Length: For multi-diameter parts, the length of the initially larger-diameter portion after recovery or “shrinking.”
Small Recovered Length: Length of the smaller-diameter portion of a multi-diameter boot after unrestrained recovery or 'shrinking."
Total Length Supplied: Overall length of a boot or cap as delivered, prior to recovery or “shrinking.”
Total Length Recovered: Overall length of a boot or cap after unrestrained recovery or “shrinking.”
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | PD-CAP-1/8-0 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | PDC018K-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | TE Connectivity Raychem Cable Protection |
| DESCRIPTION | Heat Shrink Cap Black |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | HDBB-405-1-250 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 3M155942-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | 3M |
| DESCRIPTION | Heat Shrink Boot, Transition - Breakout, 4:1 Black |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | HSECFR0.5-XY |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 298-21581-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Panduit Corp |
| DESCRIPTION | Heat Shrink Cap Black |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 322A134-25-0 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | A145220-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | TE Connectivity Aerospace, Defense and Marine |
| DESCRIPTION | Heat Shrink Boot, Transition - Breakout, 2:1 (T) Black 34 |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
MediaLinks
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Product Training Modules
Micro Molded Heat Shrink Boot Overview - TE