X config damaged by power failure - OT

Mikkel L. Ellertson mikkel at infinity-ltd.com
Sat May 10 14:57:41 UTC 2008


Tim wrote:
  > Robin Laing:
>> Use letters.
> 
> Even that has its problems.  We've one piece of gear where the
> manufacturer simply labelled each socket A to Z, with no indications of
> what they were for (lazy bastards).  Needless to say that I fixed that
> up with a texta.  Though that's getting harder to do thanks to graffiti
> vandals - textas don't have the solvents in them that they used to, so
> vandalism can be cleaned off better, but that means that they won't mark
> well on some surfaces.  Grr, bloody teenagers...
> 
>> As you know, you can buy cable markers that have letters instead of
>> numbers.  If under 26 cables, one letter each.  More than 26, start
>> using double letters.
> 
> I've tried tags, in the past, but you turn the cables into fishing lines
> (you add a barb to them, that catches on things), and they tend to be
> overpriced.
> 
> The coloured insulation tape had the advantages of being nearly flush
> with the cable, damn cheap, we nearly always had some on hand, and you
> could get more from just about anywhere.
> 
I like the labels that you wrap around, and have a clear end to 
them, so that it protects the label. You can get some nice labelers 
that let you put something useful on the labels instead of an 
arbitrary number.

http://www.bradyid.com/idpal

Mikkel
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   Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!

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