Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:46:10 -0700 From: Bill Campbell <freebsd@celestial.com> To: Kevin Stevens <freebsd@pursued-with.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: Cable management Message-ID: <20040630194610.GD35976@alexis.mi.celestial.com> In-Reply-To: <20040630174607.GA54215@quark.cs.earlham.edu> References: <s0dc4a7f.085@mail.sftp.com> <40DDA5EF.9090703@wcborstel.nl> <20040626194417.22752.qmail@gandalf.online.bg> <D7ABE87C-C7B0-11D8-8227-000A95D7C3C6@pursued-with.net> <20040630174607.GA54215@quark.cs.earlham.edu>
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On Wed, Jun 30, 2004, Skylar Thompson wrote: >On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 01:38:55PM -0700, Kevin Stevens wrote: >> >> If you're new to cable management, remember to tag both ends of the >> cables BEFORE running them through any conduit. Once they get bundled >> together in any way, that's all you have to go by. > >If you do get into a situation where you don't know which cable is which, >you can always tone them. It's a PITA and works best wiht two people, but >it works. It's not a bad idea to have a toner on hand, because even labeled >cables can run into trouble. The ink might rub off, or you might >accidentally cut off some excess slack without relableling. A pair of cheap walkie-talkies can also be invaluable for toning out cables unless you love shouting. Bill -- INTERNET: bill@Celestial.COM Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ ``It's time to feed the hogs'' -- Unintended Consequences
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