neopixel strip to wire connectors...how to heat shrink

[paulg2]

Looking for some experienced advice. I have a project that uses neopixel strips connected with three pin JST connectors. The connectors are soldered to the pads on the strips. Is there a way to use heat shrink to reinforce the connection, which consists of three wires going to a (roughly) half inch flat strip?

Thanks,

Paul

[adafruit_support_bill]

A piece of heat-shrink around the whole thing will add a bit of strain relief. If you expect that the joint will take some abuse, you can mold some Sugru around the joints and (optionally) heat-shrink over that. https://www.adafruit.com/search?q=sugru

[pburgess]

Sure. Just before the heat-shrink, I like to use a bit of hot-melt adhesive to prevent flexing the solder joints. It's explained a bit in this guide:
https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixel-cyb ... led-dreads
Test each strip before committing, and make sure your solder joints are bombproof, because it's a major pain in the rear (if not downright impossible) to repair once sealed up.

Oh, also: heat gun. Trying to shrink tubing like this with a lighter is an exercise in futility.

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