How do you colour-code your cables? With my new setup I'll have four cables going to the amp from my board, 2 for the fx loop, one for the footswitch and one for the input. I'm going to loom them with cable ties and the F/S cable is grey, but the other 3 are the same black fender 25' cables so I want to distinguish them so that setup isn't a guessing game every time.
My two options are electrical tape (not a fan as it invariably comes loose and leaves a nasty sticky residue) or multicoloured zip ties, which I think would be better. Is there a product specifically for this, i.e. little plastic sleeves or similar?
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Cloth tape is infinitely better than PVC if you do want to use something removable though. I go through mountains of ProGaff on tour. It's tough, it sticks where you need it to and comes off when you need it to. I'll use it to mark up cases, ID cables in a loom, and to mark out the positions of equipment and risers on a stage after soundcheck so everything lands back in the right place for the show.
It's pricey for tape if you're used to 99p rolls of PVC, but you get what you pay for and it's in every touring techy's toolbox.
Various colours and sizes available, here's a little multi colour pack on Amazon that might be suitable...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00XTV88F6/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_nKk4Eb4M3767M
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I use coloured cable ties with only two coloured cable ties you can represent 99 values using the resistor colour code
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
No need to rebuy coloured cables or get special tape. Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best ones.
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Yeah for 4 cables 4 cable ties is fine ... leave enough space to undo the cover and rework the connection without having to snip them off
I use van Damme 4 pair mulitcore rather than 4 cables braided together, it's a much neater solution
If you get the 16mm 3:1 ratio stuff you can slide it over straight Neutrik jacks and it'll shrink enough to grip 6mm cable.
3M write and wrap labels are OK for labelling in situ cables.
Best done when making up cables, harder afterwards...
Alternatives are regular cable numbers (move around, rough on the mitts) or heat shrink cable numbers.
All available on eBay or at a good car electrics place.
Use Pliosil expanded (mesh) sleeving finished with 60mm of adhesive lined heat shrink to bundle cables into looms.
(Don't melt the Pliosil sleeving when shrinking the heat shrink !)
(Don't use cable ties to hold the Pliosil; this really rips the hands)
https://www.techflex.com/resources/tips/working-with-heatshrink