It only looks sloppy because there’s no method to the madness. You just need some lacing bars and it’ll look AWESOME! I used to build racks for work and cleanliness was my thing. Here’s how to properly use lacing bars:
Put a lacing bar behind every piece of equipment. Wires should run straight back to it then run left or right, Velcro to the vertical bars, and onto the next lacing bar. The only “floating” wires should be from device to lacing bar, everything else is attached to something
Pick which side is for power. Power wires are run on that side, everything else goes on the other
VELCRO STRAPS instead of zip ties. The only acceptable place for zip ties is DC power cords…but do it right by the brick or device, never the middle
With premade cables, slack can be hidden on the vertical rails. Never the lacing bar or in the air!
Labels are really nice if you can swing it. I quit that job so I don’t have a label maker anymore
It only looks sloppy because there’s no method to the madness. You just need some lacing bars and it’ll look AWESOME! I used to build racks for work and cleanliness was my thing. Here’s how to properly use lacing bars:
Put a lacing bar behind every piece of equipment. Wires should run straight back to it then run left or right, Velcro to the vertical bars, and onto the next lacing bar. The only “floating” wires should be from device to lacing bar, everything else is attached to something
Pick which side is for power. Power wires are run on that side, everything else goes on the other
VELCRO STRAPS instead of zip ties. The only acceptable place for zip ties is DC power cords…but do it right by the brick or device, never the middle
With premade cables, slack can be hidden on the vertical rails. Never the lacing bar or in the air!
Labels are really nice if you can swing it. I quit that job so I don’t have a label maker anymore