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| BillyO:
So .. how do you treat your test cables? Some of them can cost quite a bit (especially scope probes) but I have seen folks leave them attached to their equipment all the time. While this might reduce wear on connectors it can dramatically increase wear on the cables. I'm a put them away after use guy. Share your thoughts |
| electronbean:
--- Quote from: BillyO on May 20, 2023, 12:06:55 am ---So .. how do you treat your test cables? Some of them can cost quite a bit (especially scope probes) but I have seen folks leave them attached to their equipment all the time. While this might reduce wear on connectors it can dramatically increase wear on the cables. I'm a put them away after use guy. Share your thoughts --- End quote --- Thank you for you share. I never think about this beware. I didn't understand how can cables get wear only stay connect and still on top of the work desk. Could you explain to me please? Thank you |
| aduinstat:
I could really use a cable hanger. Not that I will, just that I could. |
| BillyO:
--- Quote from: electronbean on May 20, 2023, 12:13:17 am ---Thank you for you share. I never think about this beware. I didn't understand how can cables get wear only stay connect and still on top of the work desk. Could you explain to me please? Thank you --- End quote --- They get pushed out of the way when space is needed, they get tangled, stuff gets put on them, .. Unless of course you have a huge work bench with room for every imaginable situation. |
| KungFuJosh:
My meter probes historically have hung off the front of the bench lol. My scope is on a shelf on the wall, and the shelf has room for probes next to it. Commonly used probes stay out (sometimes attached), and all the rest are in cases or bins or drawers. As is all the other test gear that doesn't get used frequently. Oh yeah, I bought one of those Pomona wall-mounted probe hanger racks 5 years ago. I might even use it if I find it. 🤷 |
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