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| mgb:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 12, 2013, 10:43:05 am --- --- Quote from: jasonbar on February 11, 2013, 08:35:48 pm ---Ugh. World really well...for how long? Masking tape gets funky over the years: dries out & gets crumbly, gets gooey & yucky, Sharpie or ball-point pen bleeds/fades/spreads, etc. I used to use masking tape & pen for all sorts of labeling, but no more! --- End quote --- I have some that has been there ten years without a real problem. Yeah, it dried all out, but it's still there and the Sharpie didn't fade. We aren't building airplanes here. If we were, as mentioned above, we'd do the job right by using colored wires and putting a schematic in a plastic bag taped inside the device. Using labels is a shortcut. Let's not pretend it's the best method. ;D --- End quote --- agreed. wiring these cabinets is not very complicated. you keep your wiring neat and remember what goes where and its good. |
| ChadTower:
--- Quote from: DaOld Man on February 13, 2013, 12:16:05 pm --- --- Quote from: ChadTower on February 12, 2013, 10:43:05 am ---... putting a schematic in a plastic bag taped inside the device. ... --- End quote --- Dang it! I was thinking of doing that on A Little Rage! Since you dont like that idea, is it safe to say that I didnt steal it from you? --- End quote --- It's not my idea. People have been doing that for decades. Open up your dishwasher, washing machine, or fridge and you'll probably find a baggie taped inside with some schematics. --- Quote from: mgb on February 16, 2013, 10:32:01 pm ---agreed. wiring these cabinets is not very complicated. you keep your wiring neat and remember what goes where and its good. --- End quote --- Usually making good connectors is sufficient. Write down what each connector pin is for and that's enough to make a new interface. You don't have to make a full out schematic if you use in line connectors the way a commercial cab does. |
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