[Electronics-talk] labelling audio cables

[Evelyn Weckerly]

Hi, Gerald and all,

I have read most of the comments that have come so far. Although I 
have written down the order of the jacks on everything I have in my 
system, I have not attempted to place braille labels on the equipment 
itself. Since my pre-amp is going out for service, I'm not going to 
attempt to do that. Fortunately, I do not have to deal with home 
theater because I just have a really good stereo system. I think 
there is probably no easy or quick way out of this. I suspect that I 
will have to label each cable at both ends, placing the label on the 
left channel part of the cable. I'm spoiled: in the past I could farm 
the job out to someone else who knew how to  hook up audio equipment, 
but not this time.

Cordially,

Evelyn

At 12:46 PM 9/24/2012, you wrote:

>Okay, labeling the cables is easy enough.  But how do you label the 
>jacks on the rear of the amp or receiver?  The jacks are usually 
>spaced so closely together that there is not enough room to stikc 
>Braille or Dymo labels or even tactile dots or markers.  This wasn't 
>such a big problem in the good old days of two-channel stereo 
>equipment, but today's crop of multichannel home theater receivers 
>presents a daunting challenge, whit literally dozens and dozens of 
>audio and video jacks on the rear panel. So even if you label the 
>cables, how do you know where to connect them if you can't stick 
>labels next to the corresponding set of jacks? ?
>
>Gerald
>
>
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>>Hi,
>>
>>I thank bothh you and the previous responder for suggestions, but 
>>they sound more frustrating than ever. I think I will have to 
>>attach braille labels as I have done in the past even though they 
>>may not stay put for very long. I think I may have 19 pairs of 
>>jacks on the back of the pre-amp. I have a list in the order in 
>>which they are mounted. I just have not had to look at all that 
>>stuff for a long time. I have labelled cables before, but the 
>>labels have not stayed, for the most part. I think I'm currently 
>>using ten pairs of jacks. I will leave the cables plugged into the 
>>equipment that attaches to the pre-amp--for example, the connecting 
>>cable for a tuner. I don't own any kind of labeler maker.
>>
>>Evelyn
>>
>>At 11:10 AM 9/24/2012, you wrote:
>>>hi,
>>>
>>>you can use dymo label tape and braille your word and cut it long 
>>>enough to wrap around the cable and stick to the length with the braille.
>>>if you don't have dymo tape, you can use zip ties like 1 on a 
>>>cable, 2 on the next one and so on.
>>>
>>>Bryan Schulz
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn Weckerly" <weckerly at i2k.com>
>>>To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 8:40 AM
>>>Subject: [Electronics-talk] labelling audio cables
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi, All,
>>>>
>>>>What have you found to be the best and most furable way to label 
>>>>audio cables? I have to send a pre-amp out for repair and want to 
>>>>be able to hook everything back up with the least amount of 
>>>>hassle and frustration.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>Evelyn
>>>>
>>>>
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