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Old July 27th 03, 07:49 PM
MCheu
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On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 18:09:46 GMT, "rcm" wrote::


Of course, don't use tie wraps on flat IDE and floppy cables as you can
crush them. You can use them if you use two tied loosely together to make
one wrap, it is now a flat oval adjusted to the size of the IDE cable. Seen
this many times in old PCs to tidy up floppy and IDE cables. It was a neat
idea.


"crush" them? Crushing these cables isn't a consideration. You can
no more crush them, than you can crush the other cables. Wrapping the
IDE and floppy cables in zip ties or automotive tubing is a common
method for producing homemade rounded cables. In theory, you can
improve air flow this way, but also in theory, you may re-introduce
inductive interference between the conductors (which defeats the
purpose of the 40 ground wires in the UDMA cables).

If you're talking about folding them and secure them with zip ties to
reduce space and to keep things neat, many OEMs do this. So long as
you don't fold and unfold them too often, there shouldn't be a problem
with functionality. It does, however, make the case interior more
neater looking.


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MCheu