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Is it even theoretically possible to organize test leads and scope probes
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cur8xgo:
I have never seen this done, and I have never successfully done it myself.

If you have a few dozen test leads (alligator clips, jumper hooks, whatever)

Lets throw in some BNC cables and various banana plug ended wires too

And you have half a dozen scope probes...

Is there a way to keep them

a) organized so you can choose any one of them at any time and retrieve it without having to drop a bunch of the other ones
b) keep it away from your work when it not in used
c) dont create an ugly rats nest hanging on a wall

Has it been done?? I am NOT living with a bunch of wires hanging on a wall where they all fall off every time I pick one out. Or just leaving a rats nest of scope probes and jumper leads on my workstation because its no better or worse than hanging them up

schmitt trigger:
Short answer: No.
There must be a 2nd law of thermodynamics corollary which prevents that.  >:D

Now seriously:
I was fortunate enough to have met in person the late Bob Pease and his office/workbench.
You may have seen photos. They were a legendary, unmitigated mess. But nothing prepares you to actually see it personally.

That did not prevent Bob Pease from arguably becoming one of the best analog engineers ever.

I never met Jim Williams in person, again an electronics legend. But a friend did, and described a similar mayhem to what I witnessed with Bob.
techman-001:

--- Quote from: cur8xgo on June 28, 2019, 12:55:43 am ---Has it been done?? I am NOT living with a bunch of wires hanging on a wall where they all fall off every time I pick one out. Or just leaving a rats nest of scope probes and jumper leads on my workstation because its no better or worse than hanging them up

--- End quote ---

No. I tried for the last 50 years.

What does work is giving up all hope of ever managing your test cables ... I find it's easier after that.
Stray Electron:
  I think the probability of test leads tangling is N squared over 2, where N equals the number of pieces of test equipment that you have.  Even things like my Neon AC outlet tester which only has one lead gets tangled.
SparkyFX:
https://www.google.com/search?q=pomona+test+lead+holder&source=lnms&tbm=isch
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