[sdiy] patch cable racks/organizers

[Cynthia Webster]

Hi Richard!

You can purchase them through cyndustries.com

http://www.cyndustries.com/pomona.cfm

They come in different colors representing the thickness of the cables
they accommodate.

Blue is for really thick coax video cables
Black is for thick guitar type cables,
Orange is for thinner cables like Mini-Phone and Banana

Unless you have big 1/4 inch guitar type cables & jacks
the Orange Pomona rack model 1508 is best because it
will hold a substantially larger number of cables
than the black racks.

Pomona Cable Racks

Model   Color   Max Cable Diameter      Number of Slots
-------------------------------------------------------
2708    Blue    0.450 in (11.4 3mm)             9
4408    Black   0.329 in ( 8.13 mm)             10
1508    Orange  0.210 in ( 5.33 mm)             14

4408M   (is the same as the black unit above, except with
magnets to attach to the side of a metal shelf or
filing cabinet)

If you mount two of these racks back-to-back to a
bar of metal or wood, you can mount them on the top
of a microphone stand to kee pcables handy next to your
synth.

I do this instead of wall mounting the racks, so that I
can just throw a bungie cord around the whole lot,
and carry off all my patchcords in one piece to a
live gig if necessary.

In the case of banana cables and orange racks
you can get about (120) cables per rack, two on a mic stand
holds (240) patch cords which
is amazingly compact.

Best Wishes!


Cynthia

http://www.cyndustries.com/
 




 

on 6/24/05 9:33 AM, rkmoore at memphis.edu at rkmoore at memphis.edu wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> 
> I have seen patch cable racks that look like metal combs that mount to
> the wall.  The cables then hang from the comb by their plugs.  Where can
> these be found and what is the correct name for them?  My wife is tired
> of me leaving my sixty-plus modular patch cables on the table, in the
> floor, in chairs, etc, of my work room.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Richard
>