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| Thread ID: 54366 | 2005-02-10 06:49:00 | Tidying up cable clutter | FoxyMX (5) | PC World Chat |
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| 323586 | 2005-02-10 06:49:00 | Whilst following a link from an URL posted by someone here today I came across a Cable-Safe advert (www.cable-safe.com) that rather appeals to my innate sense of tidiness and started me wondering what, if anything, others use to keep their snakes in order. So, are there any neatniks here who have a nice tidy set of cables behind/under their desk and if so, how did you do it? :) |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 323587 | 2005-02-10 07:20:00 | I have a rather messy rat's nest of cables behind my computer desk (two pc's/routers/scanner/printer/speakers etc) worth :blush: I remember a thread ages ago where Billy T suggested using stick on plastic hooks to thread the cables through, so I went out an brought a pack . . . they are still sitting here in the plastic bubble packet :rolleyes: really must do something about this mess . . . Those cable organisers look very . . . . organised! :D |
Jen (38) | ||
| 323588 | 2005-02-10 07:31:00 | mine's not *too* bad- behind the TV as worse as that's where I shove most of the server's cables Kept wondering why I couldn't get the testing phpBB install after I installed the TV DVD player ;) |
Edward (31) | ||
| 323589 | 2005-02-10 07:47:00 | I was always under the impression that it was bad to wind your cables closely, especially a lot of them, as illustrated on that cable-safe page. I thought that cables needed to be kept apart, and not coiled or whatever (eg kept stretched out as much as possible) to avoid interference or whatever. I'm not saying that's what I do, I just thought that's what you were supposed to do :D Behind the HT is a massive tangle - far too many cables (mostly audio and video)... under the computer desk is a far smaller tangle, but its fairly easily untangled due to my removing the PC for LANs occasionally ;) Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 323590 | 2005-02-10 08:18:00 | While we're talking about cabling then. I have discovered these from DSE: www.dse.co.nz A multi plug board with some double-wide spaces to allow spaces for plug packs. Absolute genius. |
ninja (1671) | ||
| 323591 | 2005-02-10 08:27:00 | A multi plug board with some double-wide spaces to allow spaces for plug packs. Absolute genius.Yeah, I have seen those. They are really handy since quite a few computer related devices use plug packs, saves having to use two multiboards daisy chained just to get the plugs required. | Jen (38) | ||
| 323592 | 2005-02-10 08:47:00 | While we're talking about cabling then. I have discovered these from DSE: www.dse.co.nz A multi plug board with some double-wide spaces to allow spaces for plug packs. Absolute genius. Would be even better if they were surge protected. I once lost a printer power plug due to a small power spike. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 323593 | 2005-02-10 08:49:00 | yeah thats like my multiboard, except mine has a surge protector and a phone cable pass through to protect against surges down the powerline from damaging your modem. My cables are a horrible horrible mess, stereo, speakers, a full 8 plug multiboard used up, various accessories littering my desk, its a shocker but I can never really be bothered to sort it out |
lagbort (5041) | ||
| 323594 | 2005-02-10 09:27:00 | coiling cables for most things isnt too bad, audiophiles wouldnt dare though. At worst, it increases your risk of an electrical fire, but the risk is still so insanely low that it's not worth losing sleep over Get some releasable cable ties and go for gold, in saying that, a friend's mum has had good success with a stretch of square marley downpipe going from the floor to the desk surface.. all the excess is tucked in there and anything that needs to go from the floor upwards (power cables etc) is routed through it... Seems to work well for her Jaycar have these too: www1.jaycar.co.nz |
whetu (237) | ||
| 323595 | 2005-02-10 09:55:00 | I bought a piece of plastic roof guttering with two mounts and two end pieces. The piece of guttering is the same length as the back of my computer desk. The mounts are screwed to the back of the modesty panel on the desk and the guttering is clipped into the mounts. It is simple to unclip if you want to take it off to move the desk to another room (with it on, my desk is just too wide to wheel through a standard door). As the desk is up against a wall, the guttering can only be seen from one side, and it looks very neat, partly because of the end piece. It contains my junction boxes and cables. The latter are kept tidy through the use of cable ties from an electrical wholesaler. I have had this set up for about four years, and no harm has come to any components from having the cables loosely coiled and held together with cable ties. As they and the junction boxes all lie in the guttering, they are up off the floor and there is plenty of ventilation. It is a far cheaper solution than any others I have come across. Still, I guess the price of plastic roof guttering has gone up in the last four years... |
John H (8) | ||
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