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What marker do you use to mark them? Is the ink durable and easy to read?
by dataflow 16d ago
What marker do you use to mark them? Is the ink durable and easy to read?
- aaronax 16d agoA label maker, as they said they use, prints durable and easy to read labels.
- dataflow 16d agoWhoops, thank, I can't read - I misread label maker as label marker!
- mceachen 16d agoI bought a cheap pack of 5 colors of 3m electrical tape. Each cable gets one or two pieces of tape: Data: White if usb2 Blue if it supports USB 3 data (because 5Gbps USB 3 ports are mostly blue) Green if TB/USB4/40Gbps Power: None if low/no Power Delivery Yellow for 45W PD Red for 65W+ PD
- dataflow 16d agoLove this, that sounds awesome. Thanks for sharing!
- user_of_the_wek 15d agoYou could even do combinations of colors like on resistors.
- Evidlo 15d agoMight get sticky residue after a few years
- dns_snek 15d agoI suggest finding something else, electrical tape starts coming off after a few years, leaving behind sticky residue that's impossible to remove without some kind of solvent. Same goes for masking tape.
- notpushkin 15d agoHeatshrink?
- dns_snek 15d agoHeatshrink is great if you're making cables but you would need a really high shrinkage ratio to fit over the connector and then shrink enough, the common cheap stuff is usually 2:1, maybe 3:1. You could cut the heatshrink tube, wrap it around the cable and then secure it with transparent tape. It would slide around but at least it wouldn't leave residue on the cable. Maybe clip-on cable markers like this? [1] Easy to 3D print if you're so inclined. [1] https://uk.farnell.com/multicomp-pro/pb-250-sm0c/cable-marker-0-15-0-5mm-0-9-pk250/dp/1891367 https://uk.farnell.com/multicomp-pro/pb-250-sm0c/cable-marke...
- notpushkin 15d agoI’ve thought about just putting it on the connector itself. It may look stupid though.
- booty 15d agoBrother label printers (and I assume others) can print text small enough and sharp enough to fit onto USB connectors. (You'll need to manually trim the label with scissors to fit of course) Visually, if it's something I'm going to be staring at on a daily basis, I like this much better than having tags hanging off of the cable. Tip: consider white-on-black labels. The labels have been plenty durable in my experience, but if you need extra durability, you could probably just brush some lacquer over it with a Q-tip.
- notpushkin 13d agoMan, I really need to get a label printer. There’s been a whole bunch of stuff I’d like to label already, but I’ve had no idea you could also change the font.