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Keeping your spare cables organized?

post #1 of 7
2/8/06 at 4:21pm
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Hi All,

I'm not sure if this is offtopic in here, but I figure cables are sort of like hardware so...

Anyway, I'm cleaning up the office and I have a bunch of cables that are laying around in a cabinet. I don't want to throw them away in case I might need them later on. But now they're a big mess and all tangled up.

How do you guys and gals keep your spare cables (network, power, audio, usb, firewire, etc) organized?

Every time I clean out the office I end up putting the cables in boxes, more or less by category, but after a while they keep tangling up and it is hard to find the one cable 'you know you had, but where is that thing...'

Thanks!
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post #2 of 7
2/8/06 at 6:15pm
Sounds like what you are doing now, but I keep all my spare cables in old motherboard boxes with labels on them. I then have those boxes (as well as other various PC parts) dropped inside some of those large rubbermaid tubs. If tangling is a problem, maybe try some twist ties after folding/rolling them up?
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post #3 of 7
2/8/06 at 9:29pm
I just get them nicely wrapped and then zip tie them, and then organize by use. power cables in one box, DVI & VGA in another, internal IDE & SATA in another. I actually use stackable bins to keep my stuff organized.
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post #4 of 7
2/8/06 at 9:43pm
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Originally Posted by Pharoke
I just get them nicely wrapped and then zip tie them, and then organize by use. power cables in one box, DVI & VGA in another, internal IDE & SATA in another. I actually use stackable bins to keep my stuff organized.
same here i got a little workshop in the garage, and i have everything nicely wrapped in twist ties as well.
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post #5 of 7
2/9/06 at 1:35am
Velcro ties. Six for a dollar. @ any dollar store.
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post #6 of 7
2/9/06 at 4:15am
Thread Starter 
Thanks for the replies folks, it sounds like my current system only need a little more perfection.
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post #7 of 7
2/9/06 at 4:48pm
I have 2 boxes, one holds larger cables, one holds smaller cables. The larger box has power, cable, parallel, etc. The smaller box has 2 boxes in it. One box has small telephone adapters and extenders and cable splitters, etc. The other is loaded with telephone and composite A/V cables. On top of this is any computer/other cable that I decide to pitch in the box.

Most cables are twist-tied, although I am finding "tie-less" methods to keep cables from tangling. I think I am going to "upgrade" to those rubbermaid bins.

-Cool-
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