{"title":"Heat shrink and lug boots","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdhesive lined 3:1 heat shrink, and the same material pre-cut into 100mm lug boots so you are not measuring and cutting tube on the bench.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdhesive lined matters. Plain heat shrink grips the barrel but leaves a path for water to wick down the strands; the adhesive melts as the tube recovers and seals the joint properly. On a boat that is the difference between a crimp that lasts and one that goes green inside a season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSize it to the lug barrel rather than the cable, and use red on positive and black on negative so the polarity is readable at a glance in a dark locker.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"adhesive-lined-heat-shrink-3-1","title":"Adhesive Lined Heat Shrink 3:1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdhesive lined heat shrink, 3:1 shrink ratio.\u003c\/strong\u003e Dual wall tubing with a hot melt adhesive liner that flows as it recovers and seals the joint against water. This is what belongs over a crimped battery lug, and non-adhesive tubing is not a substitute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSize it to the lug, not the cable\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the mistake everyone makes. The tube has to pass over the crimped barrel of the lug, which is meaningfully fatter than the cable, and then recover down onto the cable behind it. 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