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| 2127.1 | ugh | AITG::WARNER | Who ya gonna call? TOOLBUSTERS! | Fri Sep 22 1989 17:10 | 4 |
| That's a bad scene I never found the remedy for.
NEXT time, get those little plastic things that are like sophisticated
garbage ties -- you can get them at an electronics store.
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| 2127.2 | | HAMER::COCCOLI | | Fri Sep 22 1989 17:15 | 4 |
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Or from a C.E.
Rich
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| 2127.3 | sounds like a C&W tune | SALSA::MOELLER | | Fri Sep 22 1989 17:23 | 3 |
| cotton balls and rubbing alchohol. don't smoke.
karl
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| 2127.4 | ...or K&L | MAIL::HALL | | Fri Sep 22 1989 17:30 | 2 |
| Kleenex and Lighter fluid...DEFINITELY DON'T SMOKE!!
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| 2127.5 | Or L&M... | WEFXEM::COTE | Another day, another segue... | Fri Sep 22 1989 17:40 | 3 |
| Replace the cables.... NO MONEY FOR BUTTS!!
Edd
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| 2127.6 | | KEYBDS::HASTINGS | | Fri Sep 22 1989 17:50 | 7 |
| Lighter fluid should work as most of them have naptha in their
formulas. It is a great solvent, but EXTREMELY flamible.
You might also try kerosene. (Much safer)
Mark
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| 2127.7 | Gaffer tape? | ELMST::KOMISKY | | Fri Sep 22 1989 21:08 | 5 |
| A guy at Lasalle's used to work on a film production crew and said
there is a special gaffer tape sold at movie equipment stores that
prevents the problem completely. He said they don't have the time to be
cleaning cables gummed up by duct tape.
Has anyone ever seen this kind of tape?
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| 2127.8 | wild guess | MILKWY::JANZEN | cf. ANT::CIRCUITS,ANT::UWAVES | Fri Sep 22 1989 23:05 | 2 |
| does turpentine work?
Tom
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| 2127.9 | No smoke... | FGVAXZ::LAING | Soft-Core Cuddler*Jim Laing*282-1476 | Sat Sep 23 1989 02:18 | 5 |
| Would any of these solvents ruin the cable itself? Somehow I thought
that "organic solvents" and "rubber-like materials" didn't go together
well. I'll give it a try ... (and luckily I *don't* smoke!)
-Jim
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| 2127.10 | TunaWash | GUESS::YERAZUNIS | Try to never run out of altitude, airspeed, and luck all at the | Sat Sep 23 1989 11:59 | 5 |
| Or use freon TF...
(don't smoke, and watch out for the Ozone layer)
-Bill
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| 2127.11 | Velcro- Fabric for the 80's | GUESS::YERAZUNIS | Try to never run out of altitude, airspeed, and luck all at the | Sat Sep 23 1989 12:00 | 4 |
| Or use/make your own Velcro cable wraps...
-Bill
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| 2127.12 | Open the windows | LEDS::ORSI | Cuz I felt like it, OK? | Mon Sep 25 1989 09:10 | 3 |
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I used paint thinner to get all the duct tape glue off
a 100 foot mic snake.
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| 2127.13 | | DNEAST::BOTTOM_DAVID | Rock and Roll doctor | Mon Sep 25 1989 10:05 | 3 |
| WD40
dbii
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| 2127.14 | clean the rubber or watch it rot | GLASS::SCHAFER | Brad - banished to Michigan. | Mon Sep 25 1989 10:46 | 18 |
| If you have (fake-)rubber-sheated cable, you'll need to do a two-step
process.
First, clean with any of the solvents mentioned above. I personally
find TexPads (used to clean tape drive heads) to be the most effective.
Gasoline/lighter fluid both work better, but smell nasty.
You'll also need to clean the petrolatums off the cables, or they'll
weaken the sheath. I just use a bucket of warm water with Murphy's Oil
Soap ... and a rag or soft sponge, of course.
As for re-strapping, I'd avoid tape like the plague. Use velcro or
cable-straps (some folks call 'em tie-wraps). You can get them at any
electrical supply or at an electronics store. You'll need to keep a
small pair of diagonals handy to clip those things, though - they're
really tough. Good luck.
-b
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| 2127.15 | Use Velcro!!! | TALK::HARRIMAN | Dr. Science's younger brother | Mon Sep 25 1989 10:51 | 10 |
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I vote for Velcro - available in sewing shops by the foot for a LOT
cheaper than what music stores sell it for (.49/ft-.99/ft as opposed
to 2.99 for six inches). You don't use as much, no diagonals needed,
and you can reuse it.
TEAC rubber cleaner/conditioner seems to work on cables as well.
/pjh
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| 2127.16 | I replace 'em when they get yukky | STROKR::DEHAHN | | Mon Sep 25 1989 12:16 | 9 |
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Gaffer's tape is much like duct tape but with a different glue that
doesn't stick as well. It's also more expensive.
Mineral spirits (like Thin-X) cleans them up quick and won't hurt the
cable.
CdH
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| 2127.17 | Tell Me A Cable Label Table Fable | DRUMS::FEHSKENS | | Mon Sep 25 1989 18:34 | 6 |
| Cable ties don't work if the reason you use tape is to write on
it. Does anybody know about the availability of nonsticky cable
lables?
len.
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| 2127.18 | m | MILKWY::JANZEN | cf. ANT::CIRCUITS,ANT::UWAVES | Mon Sep 25 1989 18:41 | 5 |
| There are cable ties with little signs attached that you can write on
with special pens that can write on whatever it is vynyl.
They appear on our products.
To
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| 2127.19 | The Cable monster | CSC32::MOLLER | Nightmare on Sesame Street | Mon Sep 25 1989 19:52 | 10 |
| Radio Shack sells some of these wire ties with labels on them
(to allow you to write down what the cable is or is for).
I often use 30 to 50 cables at a live gig & it's a nightmare
when the cables grow into a single-color mass of wires. I color
code (with colored tape - up to 3 colors at each end - I get the
tape from Radio Shack also).
Jens
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