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Re: [APD] FL endcap question



Foster and Smith, had them, dunno if they still do...

Bill

S. Hieber wrote:

>Not ill-advised, just gooier. ;-)
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>Wish I could remember where I saw those inserts. :-[
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>sh
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>--- william ruyle <inquartata at comcast_net> wrote:
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>>Thanks, Scott. Heat-shrink tubing sounds a whole lot
>>better. Electricians
>>tape is what he mentioned on his site several years ago
>>and I've never
>>used it, since I use cf lighting (AH Supply). I
>>appreciate your coming
>>forward when I post something ill-advised. :-[
>>
>>Bill
>>
>>S. Hieber wrote:
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>>>Not to pick on Bill, who is a knowledgeable fellow and a
>>>great aquatic hobbyist, but simply to add to the
>>>discussion, I offer this:
>>>
>>>Electrical tape gets very messy when exposed to a lot of
>>>heat in excess of about 100F, such as at the ends of
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>>bulbs.
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>>>IN fact Age alone makes the adhesive get rather gooey
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>>(even
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>>>the good 3M stuff) but heat speads up the process.
>>>Personally, I don't like to use the tape for anything if
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>>I
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>>>don't have to. For that reason I wouldn't recommend it
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>>for
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>>>use in hot locations.
>>>
>>>As a kludge it might help keep moisture away from the
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>>pins.
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>>>However, I would rely on it less for water protection
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>>than
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>>>the so-called waterproof endcaps with bulbs they fit.
>>>
>>>If it was me, and I didn't want to change the endcaps,
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>>I'd
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>>>probably try some 2-to-1 heat-shrink tubing, such as,
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>>for
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>>>example, this stuff:
>>>
>>>http://cableorganizer.com/heat-shrink/heat-shrink2.htm
>>>
>>>The 2" stuff might fit over the endcap. Where it covers
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>>the
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>>>endcap, I'd heat it slowly with hot-air gun rather than
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>>a
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>>>flame and do it with a bulb in place. Since this stuff
>>>shrinks at about 190+ degrees F, the heat from the bulb
>>>shouldn't affect the shrinking.
>>>
>>>
>>>sh
>>>
>>>--- william ruyle <inquartata at comcast_net> wrote:
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>>>>Folks on the cheap simply wrap electricians tape around
>>>>the ends to shim 
>>>>up to 12/8ths.
>>>>A nod to Mr. Nguyen who suggested this some time ago.
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>>>* * * * * * * * * * *
>>>Coming Soon in November, the winners and all the other
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>>beautiful entries in the 6th Annual International
>>Aquascaping Contest. Every continent is represented --
>>except Antarctica. Maybe next year Antarctica, too ;-)
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