Cell phones, digital cameras, Pdas, Mp3 players, Gps systems, laptops, digital Tvs, Dvd players, safety systems, gaming devices, e-book readers, entertainment systems, Oh My! consumer electronics-part of life in the 21st century-help us get organized, keep track of schedules, recap instantly, seek data quickly, navigate, relax, read, learn, rehearsal and play. The flow of new new technologies that make our lives "easier" won't stop. Agreeing to the consumer Electronics Association, the manufactures projects revenues of 1 billion in 2009, up from 5 billion in 2008.
With our e-gadgetry culture comes a mass of connections, cords, chargers, cables and potentially, Chaos! Have you ever glimpsed behind your Tv or under your desk and cringed at the sight of cables all curled up with no place to go? Or worried that if one gets disconnected you won't know where it goes? manufactures insiders know that cable supervision is a must, so here are a few tips to keep cable clutter in the home, office and shop under control!
• get your supplies: label printer, dusting/cleaning supplies, heat-shrink tube gun, and cable ties, spools, wraps, clips, etc.
• Be sure to turn off and unplug the power to all cables and devices. Take a digital photo of the arrangement so you'll remember what gets plugged into where. Then disconnect and lay out each cable near its component. Be sure to dust all cables before labeling. You'll want to straighten the cords and then use a expedient such as a cable tie to take up the slack as you reconnect.
• Think twice before using masking tape and label to identify cables and wires. Professional labels are essential in organizing electronics as they aid in troubleshooting and reconnection, heighten safety, add permanence and have persisting durability. Masking tape dries with age, label can smear, and handwriting isn't all the time legible!
• reconsider the best way to label for the job: adhesive tape, tape flag, or heat-shrink tube. Multi-purpose label printers like the K-Sun Labelshop's Bee3® and Bee3+® can do all of these and have numerous symbols, graphics and fonts to customize your identification, too.
• Color coding is essential to identify the source and termination of all wires and cables. Polyester adhesive tape and heat-shrink tube materials are permanent, smear-proof and fade-resistant and withstand cold, heat, moisture and solvents.
• Label ports, hubs and stations as to where each individual cable belongs in case of accidental removal, disconnection or for maintenance. This eases reconnection and alleviates frustration!
• A portable label printer can be used anywhere: under the desk, on the job, in the plant or in the home, because it works with batteries or an Ac or auto/truck adapter.
• Check out different types of cable supervision supplies. Some common types:
- Nylon cable ties are inexpensive, durable and ready at most stores. After installation, the end of the cable tie is trimmed. When removing, the tie must be cut off. Use caution when trimming after premise and cutting to remove. Ties should be snug but not too tight.
- Cable wraps achieve the same task but can be no ifs ands or buts removed, reused and labeled.
- Cable clips and clamps can help you attach wires and cables to the underside of your desk or along furniture supports.
- Towers, sleeves or tubes such as such corrugated plastic tubing or wire loom allow any cables to be packaged together.
- Grommets (rubber, metal and plastic) are pass-through inserts designed for entrance holes found in desks and media cabinets to keep cables together.
- Spools and winders take up the slack from phone lines and cables. any spool-like devices are specifically designed for this purpose.
- Cord covers, tracks and ducts are tunnel-like devices that cover cables in traffic areas to prevent accidents from tripping or get cables to be mounted on desks or walls.
- Charger stations offer a solution for docking your electronic devices, development them easy to find and to keep charged. Make sure to label each dock and charger cable for the exact expedient so that you don't accidentally damage the expedient by plugging it into the wrong charger.
With these straightforward tips, you'll corral the cord chaos in no time!
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