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Our techs love to cinch down the zip ties as hard as they can, I've seen a lot of bruised insulation. Also, the fat end of the zip tie is annoying when you pull a harness through a wireway. Still, this seems way too laborious unless you're building some aerospace thing.
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“Zip tie” cable ties aren’t only the ones that risk overcompression but also have a big “box” that juts proud from the bundle which can interfere with threading, moving other things around it, can snag on things passing by, etc.
And people in a hurry with dull tools inevitably cut off the tail of the zip tie less than flush, and at a 45 degree angle. Those things will gouge up the back of your hands and forearms and draw blood. They're not only a hazard to humans but also to other fragile cable jacket that might run up against it during installation. Zip ties are totally banned from the fiber meet me rooms at many major internet traffic exch…
Please, if you want to try suspensions, practice first, and read up about rope techniques and medical topics, like nerve positions, nerve function testing, and nerve damage.
Thanks for sharing, I've always thought cable lacing is one of the most beautiful ways of doing permanent installs.
We still use lacing cord for most of our aircraft harnesses. Nobody but the engineers and technicians ever get to see it, which is a shame because it really does look beautiful.
But is there ever any reason for doing this today, over zip ties or velcro ties?
I'm guessing no?
I didn't know about this at all! Why is it not done anymore?
For telephone exchanges "Plastic flow" was the reason we were given - if you lace plastic cables and the lace is too tight then the plastic will flow and may expose the wires / cause internal shorts etc. Also lacing can increase cross talk (because the wires run beside each other for long distances). Cable lacing was used in old "step by step" telephone exchanges which used cotton wrapped wires. When the new fangled…
Our techs love to cinch down the zip ties as hard as they can, I've seen a lot of bruised insulation. Also, the fat end of the zip tie is annoying when you pull a harness through a wireway. Still, this seems way too laborious unless you're building some aerospace thing.
Ban nylon ties and get the Velcro ones. They’re as fast as using nylon ties, are reusable, and are soft and wide enough to save the insulation.
Interesting! But is there ever any reason for doing this today, over zip ties or velcro ties? I'm guessing no?