From Steve Sent Thu, Apr 15th 1999, 01:34
From Steve Sent Thu, Apr 15th 1999, 01:34
I got Pomona test lead manager rack things at a local electronics store. They have 3 different models, with varying distance between the fingers. They are $5 in mouser. Steve Legion wrote: > > I've finally reached to point of no return on my modular cables and > setup and need some advice. I have a lot of equipment in a very small > space. Most of it is 1/8" stuff but I also have some banana stuff and an > MS20 in there. > > In the past I've always been able to layout the patch cables easily or > hang them on the walls behind the gear to grab as needed. Now the walls > are covered and I have well over 100 1/8" cables of varying sizes (6" to > 6') and a pile of two dozen or so banana cables (again different > lengths) plus all the 1/4" colored patch cables (1-3 '). > > What's the best way to organize this mess so I can grab what I need but > still not take up a lot of space or a table top? I've seen those cable > manager things in the music catalogs but I'd need three or more of them > and then seem really overpriced for the slab of metal that they are. > > Does anyone have any homebrew/thriftshop hints for managing your loose > patch cables? I'm not talking long 1/4" guitar or mixer things, just the > thinner stuff I'm using for the 2600, Doepfer and such. > > Any ideas appreciated. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > HELP WANTED PRODUCTIONS - Http://www.voicenet.com/~legion > "Bringing you the best in Organic Electronic music since we started..." > > Home of the Unusual Instrument and Recording Gallery with pictures and > info of Tube recorders, Omnichords, weird guitars, Casios, and more.