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Old 23rd April 2008, 14:15
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I thought this was kinda neat:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1249327/cables_box/

Edit: this method isn't recommended for power cables and analogue cables
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Old 4th June 2008, 23:03
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Great Idea. I bet Heineken was involved in the design process.
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Old 3rd January 2009, 03:24
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Nice bit of improvising there, he defintiely must have been a fan of the old tv show macgyver
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Old 20th March 2009, 14:48
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Old 10th July 2009, 15:10
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Exclamation Hate to wreck the party - but I have heard about probs w/this
In CDFreaks this idea was discussed http://club.cdfreaks.com/f1/what-do-...indles-247372/ but 90312 said that coiling cables can make them act like a henry coil (If I remember right) anyway this can cause interference between cables esp., if they are not shielded. Another person said he had done this with several power cords, and had a melt down due to the heat generated in a small area. Please don't take shots at me for bearing potential bad news; I'm just relaying what I have read about this otherwise neat idea...
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Old 10th July 2009, 18:32
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(If I remember right) anyway this can cause interference between cables esp., if they are not shielded.
I suppose if you're dealing with crappy analogue cables that might matter, yes. Otherwise, I doubt you'd notice anything.

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Another person said he had done this with several power cords, and had a melt down due to the heat generated in a small area.
Granted, I'm not using the method shown, but if there were that much heat generated from power cords being in a small area, most A/V rooms I've been in would be burnt down by now. The bigger issue is power draw and not enough supply.

But that is an interesting point, and I could see an increase in heat being generated by this method, so I'll unsticky this post.
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But that is an interesting point, and I could see an increase in heat being generated by this method, so I'll unsticky this post.
Or just add a caveat that using the method for power cables isn't recommended. I'm interested in the method for USB, monitor, etc, cables but I wouldn't use it for power cords, anyway.
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Or just add a caveat that using the method for power cables isn't recommended. I'm interested in the method for USB, monitor, etc, cables but I wouldn't use it for power cords, anyway.
Okay.

Restickied . . .
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Okay.

Restickied . . .
Please do not unskicky something just because I made a reference to a similar discussion to this in CDFreaks...I just thought it was something to think about, I personally can't say that I have tried this and found any problems with it...
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Old 11th July 2009, 16:11
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Okay.

Restickied . . .
One might also consider cutting holes in the top of the spindle casing. I'm thinking along the lines of numerous United States quarter, half dollar, silver dollar or Canadian loonie or twoonie sized holes spaced around the top. People could even put short open vertical slits or circular holes in the sides of the spindle casing plastic. This would allow airflow and still keep the cables in managed and more out of the way. Holes like this could be managed with an attachment on a drill quite easily. Of course not everyone lives in the United States or Canada but I think my point is obvious.
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