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Dacs are awesome until you encounter a full rack with nothing but 2 and 4 meter dacs. They appeal very much to the lazy engineer, and a lazy engineer can turn t
by protocolture 5mo ago
Dacs are awesome until you encounter a full rack with nothing but 2 and 4 meter dacs. They appeal very much to the lazy engineer, and a lazy engineer can turn them into a rats nest.
- kjs3 5mo agoTo be fair, the dedicated lazy engineer can make a rats nest out of any interconnect technology.
- mercurialuser 5mo agoAnd they can block heat exhaustion
- HappMacDonald 5mo agoYou.. but you put a ladder on the side. Rat's nest goes in the ladder, cover goes on top of the ladder. That way cables aren't blocking access to add/remove any U's. You make sure all of the cabling has ends that can be pulled safely through the rat nests in the ladders (EG especially RJ45 cabling needs competent clip guards) and Bob's your uncle
- protocolture 5mo agoThick DAC cables, especially long ones, can be very resistant to cable management. Then theres the deal with trying to detangle it in the first place.