Cable Management

[MacDaddyPanda]

Hi everyone, So This is my Macmini setup. I really would love some help and suggestions on best to manage this mess of cables. If you guys need more info on my setup ask away. I'll list everything plugged in to help give a picture of what I've got going on.

So the Panamax Power Conditioner has the following:
- Dac
- Amp
- Subwoofer
- USB Hub
-LED lights for that shelf
- USB Fan

UPS connections:
-Mac Mini
- 2 External HDD's
- Router
- Comcast Router/Modem
- 2 monitors
- Philips Hue Hub

 

[Stephen.R]

Cable ties (maybe called ziplock ties where you live?) (works best for “permanent” cables), or short lengths of double-sized Velcro strips, and/or some form of adhesive-backed cable clip - I’ve used some 3M ones for a telephone+cat5+power set up a wall.

Alternatively there’s plastic cable conduit with slots in the side every centimetre or so, you could run that along the wall or back of the shelf.

 

[MacDaddyPanda]

Yeah here they're called Cable ties or "Zip ties". I do have a ton of zip ties. I am thinking of how to hide or at least organize the cable paths along the desk in the best way. Like some kind of desk mounted bracket or track to hide them in?

 

[Stephen.R]

This is the stuff I was talking about: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=slotted+cable+trunking&t=osx&iax=images&ia=images

You could mount it either on the underside of the desk (if the frames aren't in the way) or on the wall behind, just above (or below, spacing allowing) the surface height of the desk.

 

[NoBoMac]

I've used a combination of these two type of products on my desk. The clips for running cables horizontally (or vertical on desk legs). The tube to bundle some of the trickier runs (read: to short to make a long run via the clips).

https://www.amazon.com/Darller-Adju...zer+adhesive&qid=1552627476&s=gateway&sr=8-10

https://www.staples.com/D-Line-Cabl...ealer-43-Black-CTT1-1-25B/product_DLNCTT1125B

Believe I got this stuff at Home Depot for relatively cheap.

ADD: was in the local Home Depot and did not see the sticky cable concealers there. So maybe got them at Container Store or Lowes.

 

[Fishrrman]

Everything looks about right to me...

 

[MacDaddyPanda]

Ok thanks for the ideas. NoBoMac does home depot or staples or one of those types of stores carry these https://www.amazon.com/Darller-Adju...zer+adhesive&qid=1552627476&s=gateway&sr=8-10 ?

I'd like to start this cable management project over the weekend and not wait for delivery from Amazon.

I welcome more ideas from everyone.

Like better placement of the UPS to channel all of the different runs from each device. That's difficult to determine and make it clean as possible. And are there any interference issues when bundling different cable types together like that?

 

[iGobbleoff]

I use some of the cable boxes

http://www.techguide.com.au/reviews...can-organise-and-hide-all-your-cable-clutter/

and these

https://www.cableorganizer.com/zipper-sleeve/

 

[MacDaddyPanda]

I use some of the cable boxes

http://www.techguide.com.au/reviews...can-organise-and-hide-all-your-cable-clutter/

and these

https://www.cableorganizer.com/zipper-sleeve/

Thanks. But I have a giant UPS and Panamax power conditioner, so the cable box won't work. But those zipper sleeves look like a great way to bundle the cables neatly.

 

[Miat]

Everything looks about right to me...

is everything working?

if yes goto​

are you tripping on cables?

if no stop​