King Electric SRK10 splice/tee kit - Manual (Page 6)

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Use a crimping tool and crimp each connector, be sure
to apply enough force to make a solid connection. Pull
on connector to make sure it is on tight, a loose
connection will cause excessive heat and fail.
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Slide the 1” diameter by 8” long heat shrink tube over
the entire piece of cable. Place the edge of the tube at
the edge of the mastic.
Slide the heat shrink cap over each set of crimped wire.
Heat from the end of the cap evenly until it shrinks and
adhesive flows out the end. Total heating time should be
about 3 minutes at 752ºF (400ºC)..
Remove the release paper from the mastic strips and
wrap one strip using the width side (not length) around
the each cap. Stretch the mastic tape if necessary to
make sure the width wraps around the cap completely.
27 28 Shrink the tube completely at the starting point, keep
heating until the ring of mastic and adhesive appears.
Then work the heat gun toward the open end. Total
heating time should be about 5 minutes at 752ºF
(400ºC).
Start heating at far end from the crimped wire work toward
the open end. Keep heating after tube has shrunk, to melt
adhesive and mastic inside the tube.
Important: additional heating is required after the tube is
shrunk to melt the mastic and adhesive inside. Ensure
the mastic melted to fill the gaps at the end of the cable.