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What cable tagging or labelling system do folks find most effective ?
Preferably appliable to already made up XLR cables. I would like to put them on the male ends, stating the cable length. I've found the like of the plastic Dymo self-adhesive ones fall off after a short while when the glue loses its grunt. geoff |
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On Monday, December 5, 2016 at 7:35:47 PM UTC-5, geoff wrote:
What cable tagging or labelling system do folks find most effective ? Preferably appliable to already made up XLR cables. I would like to put them on the male ends, stating the cable length. I've found the like of the plastic Dymo self-adhesive ones fall off after a short while when the glue loses its grunt. geoff Brother! Jack |
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On 12/5/2016 7:35 PM, geoff wrote:
What cable tagging or labelling system do folks find most effective ? Preferably appliable to already made up XLR cables. I would like to put them on the male ends, stating the cable length. I tried all of the "professional" cable labeling systems and everything comes off except for a piece of heat shrink tubing put on before you put on the connector. What seems to last at least a few years is clear packing tape. Make a paper label, lay it on the cable (a dab of glue stick will hold it in place) then wrap a couple of layers of the clear tape over it. -- For a good time, call http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com |
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On 6/12/2016 2:23 p.m., Mike Rivers wrote:
On 12/5/2016 7:35 PM, geoff wrote: What cable tagging or labelling system do folks find most effective ? Preferably appliable to already made up XLR cables. I would like to put them on the male ends, stating the cable length. I tried all of the "professional" cable labeling systems and everything comes off except for a piece of heat shrink tubing put on before you put on the connector. What seems to last at least a few years is clear packing tape. Make a paper label, lay it on the cable (a dab of glue stick will hold it in place) then wrap a couple of layers of the clear tape over it. Unless I get a better recommendation I'm thinking to take the male XLR off, wrap on a printed Dymo/Brother/whatever plastic label, then put some clear heat-shrink over that before re-wiring the connector back on. A job a rainy day. Or a rainy week. geoff |
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On 6/12/2016 3:16 p.m., geoff wrote:
On 6/12/2016 2:23 p.m., Mike Rivers wrote: On 12/5/2016 7:35 PM, geoff wrote: What cable tagging or labelling system do folks find most effective ? Preferably appliable to already made up XLR cables. I would like to put them on the male ends, stating the cable length. I tried all of the "professional" cable labeling systems and everything comes off except for a piece of heat shrink tubing put on before you put on the connector. What seems to last at least a few years is clear packing tape. Make a paper label, lay it on the cable (a dab of glue stick will hold it in place) then wrap a couple of layers of the clear tape over it. Unless I get a better recommendation I'm thinking to take the male XLR off, wrap on a printed Dymo/Brother/whatever plastic label, then put some clear heat-shrink over that before re-wiring the connector back on. A job a rainy day. Or a rainy week. geoff Onto the cable that is, not onto the connector - too much wear and tear Methinks. g. |
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What cable tagging or labelling system do folks find most effective ? Preferably appliable to already made up XLR cables. I would like to put them on the male ends, stating the cable length. I have to say it... but I like to sharpie the connector. I've found the like of the plastic Dymo self-adhesive ones fall off after a short while when the glue loses its grunt. I don't know those, but the wrap-around Brady ones work well, but you have to get the machine. I like those for things like labelling each pair in a huge bundle, though. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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On 6/12/2016 3:20 p.m., Scott Dorsey wrote:
fter a short while when the glue loses its grunt. I don't know those, but the wrap-around Brady ones work well, but you have to get the machine. I like those for things like labelling each pair in a huge bundle, though. --scott Maybe the Brady label media is more resilient than the Dymo-style stuff, but I've found with the latter the tape's adhesive goes tack and the tape unwinds and falls off after a few cycles of heat or sunshine. A bit expensive to try blind though. I'll see if there is a local agent. geoff |
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On 6/12/2016 3:20 p.m., Scott Dorsey wrote:
geoff wrote: What cable tagging or labelling system do folks find most effective ? Preferably appliable to already made up XLR cables. I would like to put them on the male ends, stating the cable length. I have to say it... but I like to sharpie the connector. Comes off on your fingers. And not much use on black connectors ! geoff |
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On 12/5/2016 9:17 PM, geoff wrote:
Unless I get a better recommendation I'm thinking to take the male XLR off, wrap on a printed Dymo/Brother/whatever plastic label, then put some clear heat-shrink over that before re-wiring the connector back on. Onto the cable that is, not onto the connector - too much wear and tear Methinks. I've used clear heat shrink tubing over a label on the shell of a 1/4" phone plug, but there really isn't enough cylindrical surface on an XLR to do that. -- For a good time, call http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com |
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geoff wrote:
On 6/12/2016 3:20 p.m., Scott Dorsey wrote: geoff wrote: What cable tagging or labelling system do folks find most effective ? Preferably appliable to already made up XLR cables. I would like to put them on the male ends, stating the cable length. I have to say it... but I like to sharpie the connector. Comes off on your fingers. And not much use on black connectors ! I never had it come off on my fingers. Black connectors get a white paint pen. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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On Monday, December 5, 2016 at 9:16:46 PM UTC-5, geoff wrote:
On 6/12/2016 2:23 p.m., Mike Rivers wrote: On 12/5/2016 7:35 PM, geoff wrote: What cable tagging or labelling system do folks find most effective ? Preferably appliable to already made up XLR cables. I would like to put them on the male ends, stating the cable length. I tried all of the "professional" cable labeling systems and everything comes off except for a piece of heat shrink tubing put on before you put on the connector. What seems to last at least a few years is clear packing tape. Make a paper label, lay it on the cable (a dab of glue stick will hold it in place) then wrap a couple of layers of the clear tape over it. Unless I get a better recommendation I'm thinking to take the male XLR off, wrap on a printed Dymo/Brother/whatever plastic label, then put some clear heat-shrink over that before re-wiring the connector back on. A job a rainy day. Or a rainy week. geoff Brady had/has a really fancy device for printing on shrink tubing [aerated polyethylene?], expensive though! Jack |
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On Monday, December 5, 2016 at 8:23:52 PM UTC-5, Mike Rivers wrote:
On 12/5/2016 7:35 PM, geoff wrote: What cable tagging or labelling system do folks find most effective ? Preferably appliable to already made up XLR cables. I would like to put them on the male ends, stating the cable length. I tried all of the "professional" cable labeling systems I doubt that. Jack and everything comes off except for a piece of heat shrink tubing put on before you put on the connector. What seems to last at least a few years is clear packing tape. Make a paper label, lay it on the cable (a dab of glue stick will hold it in place) then wrap a couple of layers of the clear tape over it. -- For a good time, call http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com |
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On 7/12/2016 3:14 a.m., Scott Dorsey wrote:
have to say it... but I like to sharpie the connector. Comes off on your fingers. And not much use on black connectors ! I never had it come off on my fingers. Black connectors get a white paint pen. --scott My blue-black fingertips tell me I need a better brand of Sharpie then ;-) geoff |
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geoff wrote:
On 7/12/2016 3:14 a.m., Scott Dorsey wrote: have to say it... but I like to sharpie the connector. Comes off on your fingers. And not much use on black connectors ! I never had it come off on my fingers. Black connectors get a white paint pen. My blue-black fingertips tell me I need a better brand of Sharpie then ;-) There is only one! Accept no substitutes! --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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On 12/6/2016 3:53 PM, geoff wrote:
My blue-black fingertips tell me I need a better brand of Sharpie There are several brands of felt tip marker pens, but the genuine Sharpie brand seems to have the most permanent ink, unless you're using the water soluble or dry-erase types. If it comes off on your fingers, either you're not using the permanent kind or the surface wasn't good and clean when you wrote on it. Get some isopropyl alcohol - the kind that doesn't have lanolin in it - and wipe the connector shell with that and let it dry thoroughly before writing on it with a Sharpie. And, incidentally, isopropyl alcohol will remove the Sharpie ink - completely if the writing is reasonably fresh, and almost completely after a few months when the ink has had time to soak into the metal surface a bit. But even a permanent marker isn't totally permanent. It will rub off with use but if it's stuck on good, it'll take a while before you need to re-write it, and by then you may have re-purposed the cable anyway. -- For a good time, call http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com |
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On 7/12/2016 10:43 a.m., Mike Rivers wrote:
On 12/6/2016 3:53 PM, geoff wrote: My blue-black fingertips tell me I need a better brand of Sharpie There are several brands of felt tip marker pens, but the genuine Sharpie brand seems to have the most permanent ink, u Maybe fake Sharpies have surfced ! Also tried 'Vivid' markers. Or maybe I'm just too hot sweaty and greasy.. geoff |
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Dremel Moto-Tool, engraving a code on the XLR. That doesn't rub off.
Peace, Paul |
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