Sizing for heat shrink labels and clear heat shrink

Hi,

Can someone tell me for a club day spec harness what are the most common size heat shrink labels and clear heat shrink I'd need?

Thanks,

Chris

You will want 1/4" heat shrink labels, and clear covering. But be careful, some brands (my Dymo for example), label the heat shrink with the "flat" size, so it requires the 1/2" for what would be 1/4" with Kroy (my other label printer). For large cables you might need 3/8" or 3/4" labels. But I can usually get by with a printed white 1/2" label for those large labels with clear heat shrink over it if I really need it.

I am currently looking at this unit on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Brady-BMP21-PLUS-Handheld-Printer-Multi-Line/dp/B00IELD1O4/ref=bmx_i06ildqn_1/137-6481402-0554206?pd_rd_w=e0uJy&pf_rd_p=102ddb68-db8b-4386-90ae-25b75caef39e&pf_rd_r=7NJJF34JD2YMY0PD4DYW&pd_rd_r=3c24661e-05c2-4a07-b7f4-2d78e5a8dbbe&pd_rd_wg=eMI3n&pd_rd_i=B00IELD1O4&psc=1

And these are the corresponding labels...not sure what dimension they give the size relative to

https://www.amazon.com/Brady-PermaSleeve-Heat-Shrink-Polyolefin-M21-187-C-342/dp/B00IELDPKO/ref=sr_1_21?crid=28AMZNMVNE3EA&dchild=1&keywords=heat%2Bshrink%2Blabel%2Bmaker&qid=1623975031&s=office-products&sprefix=heat%2Bshri%2Coffice-products%2C216&sr=1-21&th=1

So they are also showing the flat height. The key was in the description of the large size (0.645), where it said: "Size: 0.375" Diameter, 0.645" Height, 7' Length"

so get get .25" diameter, you will need a height of (.25 * 3.14) / 2 = 0.3925 (look for the next larger size), so you'll want the 0.439 size I believe.

Even then, you'll possibly need a couple, or three, different sizes.

Thanks for that David, I'll probably start with just the one size and see how i get along