kelsey hudson wrote: > > > Tracy R Reed wrote: >> kelsey hudson wrote: >> >>> I have to tell you, perfect length cables sure do look sexy. > >> But is it really worth the time? Why not use regular cables and tidy >> it up with some velcro? I have been debating if we should be making >> our own > > From an aesthetic point of view I think it's worth it. Besides, > "standard" power cables are SJT cable. SJT is sheathed with polyvinyl > chloride (PVC) and hence has a horrible memory effect to it. The cables > I make from SJO cable are oil-resistant rubber sheathed, and exhibit > very little memory effect and can be ran through cable channels and > still look pretty. It's also more flexible. > >> network cables or buying them. We don't make enough to be any good at >> it. It takes me a good 10 minutes to make a cable probably. And then >> sometimes they don't test out. I have a lot more faith in the >> reliability of machine made cables. > > Most people can't do a good enough job with making cables by hand to get > the same quality as the machine made ones. So yeah, i'd say buy machine > made cables unless you can comfortably and reliably put a cable together > in under two minutes. I can make cables that spectro as good as > machine-made ones, but most people can't. Many places sell cables in > graduations of 1' -- just buy a shitpot of all lengths and use them > where needed.
1. Do you use any special termination methods (eg, molding) on the power cables? 2. (only half-joking:) Would you like to give a class someday on making good cat-5 cables? ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
