Wire management?

[Skiz]

Can anyone recommend a good wire management system? Most (if not all) of the ones I find are intended for wires that all go from point A to point B, but behind my desk they spread out to different components.

What's the most logical solution?


:dabs:


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[clocker]

Probably the first step would be to rotate the room 90° so the floor is actually on the ground.

Just sayin.

[Skiz]

Done. I've reduced the the size of the room as well. :O

[clocker]

Much better.
Coffee probably stays in the cup now.

The biggest mess-maker is the excess length of most power cables.
Manufacturers apparently believe that we are stealing AC from our neighbors so a 25' cable is necessary.

If you were serious about this- and that cheesy WalMart power strip begs the question- you'd buy/custom make cables that were the proper length so you didn't have wads of heavy/bulky cord to deal with.
There's more than half the battle won right there.

[Detale]

Yeah I would agree. Cut and splice the cables (neatly) to the right length. You could also tie them up and shove em behind the desk there or whatever that piece of furniture is mount the power strip on the base board and so that would be behind that thing as well.

Hoi Skizo like my sig ;)

[Skiz]

Well, I'm in the process of moving and the battery backup was too heavy to go in the box with the rest of the PC, so excuse its absence. It should be present tomorrow. :sneaky:

As for the rest, I never even thought about custom wire lengths. :huh:

If I assemble all of those, a braided sleeve could settle the remainder I suppose?

I'm not splicing anything. I'll buy new wiring on the Internet or I'll fold up the excess.

The trick might be finding the power cable for the PC in a 1 ft length. If it were any larger it would look like the 120v cable for my dryer. :ermm:

[ryan20021982]

Just go to the hardware store and buy a new power plug, there simple to put on.

[Detale]

Where do you live ryan that they sell PC power plugs in the HW store?

[ryan20021982]

Any hardware store carries power plugs, the end that plugs into the wall not the pc.

[tesco]

Any hardware store carries power plugs, the end that plugs into the wall not the pc.
That's what I was going to recomend, much easier than splicing.
Just cut the cord shorter and stick a new end on it.

5691

[Detale]

AHHHH right sorry good idea guys. I thought you meant the whole plug. I guess that would be a cord now that I think of it.

[Skiz]

Any hardware store carries power plugs, the end that plugs into the wall not the pc.
That's what I was going to recomend, much easier than splicing.
Just cut the cord shorter and stick a new end on it.

5691

IF I decided to try shortening the cables, couldn't I just use the same plugs and just reattach them? :huh:

[lynx]

That's what I was going to recomend, much easier than splicing.
Just cut the cord shorter and stick a new end on it.

5691

IF I decided to try shortening the cables, couldn't I just use the same plugs and just reattach them? :huh:Most power cords have the plugs moulded straight onto the cable these days, so you've no choice but to cut them off.

Obviously any which can be dismantled can simply be removed and re-attached to the shortened cable.

[Detale]

You're an electrician man!!

[tesco]

You're an electrician man!!
No I'm an electrician.:P

[clocker]

But not an electrician man?

[tesco]

But not an electrician man?
an electrician, man.;)

[clocker]

Ah, grammar.
Makes all the difference.


Man.

[Detale]

Hey man, I think Skizo is an electrician as well. Non union:sick:

[Skiz]

Nope. I'm a UPSer. :snooty:

[tesco]

Hey man, I think Skizo is an electrician as well. Non union:sick:
it's me that the non-union electrician.
and you're the union carpenter.:P
get it right.

[Detale]

Sorry I have had a touch of the aids for a few days now with a high fever so and statements I have made I take no responsibility for whatsoever.