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[โ€“] CocaineShrimp@lemm.ee 60 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Pro tip: you can use the plastic tabs from bread bags as little wire tags

[โ€“] over_clox@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Additional Pro Tip: Colored Zip Ties

Good tip though ๐Ÿ‘

[โ€“] Psythik@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Zip ties are too small to write on.

[โ€“] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago

Liebherr have little tags you print on that are secured in a plastic sleeve be a zip tie for cable identification

[โ€“] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I do lighting design in small theaters & have a fair amount of my own gear. I have a ton of 3-pin, 4-pin, and 5-pin XLR cables, and also some adapters that convert between 3&5 pin. I use colored zip ties on the ends of each cable to not only tell me what type of cable it is but to distinguish my cables from the theaters cables.

[โ€“] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I've worked in some big data centers. The network wiring, thank god, is labeled on each end with a unique number. They come from the supplier like that, and are tracked for decom just like anything else.

Otherwise, 20cm diameter bundles, yeah.

[โ€“] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Coloured electrical tape works. Make little flags.

[โ€“] over_clox@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Sometimes writing isn't necessary, just gotta distinguish between two different wire harnesses.