Rounded IDE cables

[conlan]

Im sure a lot of you already know this , but for those who dont... there are a few sites on the net that show you how to make your own rounded IDE cables . i used the "how-to guide" at caseetc.com for rounding mine . in less than an hour and a half , using side cutters , some electrical tape and an exacto knife , i rounded my IDE ATA-66 HDD , cd-rom ATA-33 , and floppy cables. i also used some plastic split loom casing to finish them off. what a difference it makes!

 

[Bryan]

I personally prefer the tool-free method.

 

[ZeroBurn]

wrapping it in the small spiral wrap from radioshack works the best IMHO. easy and very compacted.

 

[Viperoni]

Another one

 

[ZeroBurn]

Viperoni- that's actually how i did it the first time. but after i got the radioshack spiral wrap it looked _much_ better

 

[Jedibus]

ZeroBurn, If I go to Radio Shack and ask for spiral wrap, they'll know what I'm talking about?

 

[hellboy]

you can also pick up some tubing like they have over at CaseEtc.com

nice for people with windows, gives that finished look

 

[ZeroBurn]

yep, just go your your local radioshack and ask for spiral wrap. it'll be a tube with a slit spiraling down, it looks really small and doesn't look like you can get an IDE cable in there- but there's definitely room. this is how i did my ata/66 cables as well. it comes in clear or black, either works fine

 

[Viperoni]

I gotta get meself some of that spiral wrap

 

[hellboy]

wonder if radio shack has any other colors

 

[ISAslot]

I just used black electrical tape. Is the spiral wrap like electrical tape?

 

[Jedibus]

Here is the link for Spiral Wrap at RadioShack.com
Hey ZeroBurn, which ones do you recommend?

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Autozone has clear spiral wrap if you're interested(i have personally used both)


Mike

 

[dcdomain]

Wow thanks for the links guys... more reason to go to Radioshack. Gotta pick up the blue leds too. I was just going to use rubberbands or electrical tape, but these wraps don't cost much...

 

[ZeroBurn]

electrical tape works just fine as well, although i don't think it looks as professional as spiral wrap nor is it as easy to remove if you want to for any reason. slitting the cables w/ a razor blade made the job a lot easier, but you don't want to do that with the ata/66 cables- just accordian fold them.

i don't remember what i got, i think it was the 1/2" diameter, but i can't be sure. best bet would be to just go to radioshack and check their selection, i got the smaller diameter of the 2 available at my radioshack (i actually bought the larger one as well, just for my PSU to mobo cable, but it turns out i didn't need it). i wouldn't worry about it, spiral wrap spreads out to accompany larger diameter, so you're going to have some clearance- it'll just be a little harder to wrap around. there's no getting wrong spiral wrap

 

[conlan]

after the spiral-wrap or split-loom material , if you have a black-light in your case there is fluorescent tape available to finish it off , if your into that.

 

[Jedibus]

How about twist ties for the cheapos?