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How a Wiring Rack Should Look

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the order-from-chaos dept.

Julie Jacobson writes, "It's so much fun to deride some of the worst home wiring jobs in existence. But once in awhile, we should salute some of the cleanest, most perfectly labeled cabling jobs in U.S. homes. At the recent CEDIA Expo, the association for home-technology integrators handed out awards for the Best Dressed Systems, each featuring miles of cable, hundreds of connectors, tons of steel, and a clean aesthetic that could make the most finicky designer swoon. Show them to your own installer for inspiration."

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  1. Ahh... messy racks... by crazyjeremy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Found an old picture of one of the messiest racks I have ever seen. Personally I think a messy NOC should be a punishable offense. I can't tell you how many times some stupid blip in the system is caused by a dangling wire with so much other wiring hanging on it that it gets pulled from the panel. Nothing like a 4am pager going off, coming into work and finding the root cause of the problem is the idiots that wired the rack. Kudos to those who do it right.

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    1. Re:Ahh... messy racks... by soft_guy · · Score: 4, Funny

      Who needs 48U of rackspace and that much cable in their HOME?

      Maniacs.

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    2. Re:Ahh... messy racks... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
      What type of install is that?

      I'm no expert, but I believe that would be a cluster fuck.

  2. Re:Site's down and only 3 comments? by tomhudson · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Also, the editor put an incorrect link in."

    Guess he got his wires crossed ...

  3. Someone had to say it by hellfire · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd like to be a judge on that panel. I'd love to give out awards for the best rack.

    What? Wiring? What are you talking about? Oh...

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  4. I'm in trouble now. by Sometimes_Rational · · Score: 5, Funny

    While viewing the article, my wife overheard me saying, "Ooh, nice rack on that one.

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    1. Re:I'm in trouble now. by mdhoover · · Score: 5, Funny

      Heh, best story I have comes from Comdex/Interop.

      Wandering around away from my display (armed with booty to trade, mugs for penguins etc) I came across 2 middle aged IT geeks checking out some glorious powdercoated, properly cooled, neatly wired and well laid out rack equipment on display.

      As they were tinkering with the offerings one was heard to pronounce "what a great rack, wouldn't you love one in your home".

      At this point the poor unsuspecting geek was set upon by one of the very well endowed skimpily clad models hired to parade around and lure in the punters, who promptly slapped him across the face and berated the poor confused fellow (who had that mix of deer in the headlights and WHA!! look on his face) for being a "misogynist pig" etc etc.

      Took 2 hours for my sides to stop hurting...

  5. Only on Slashdot... by lullabud · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...Can one create a duplicate within the same submission.

  6. Re:That's nothing compared to this one. by Fred_A · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yikes. The admin for that place must be screaming each time he sees a plate of pasta!

    I just imagine the face on the guy who just gets hired to maintain a place like this :)

    PHB : And this is our server racks

    New guy : Aeeeeiiiiii! (jumps out the window)

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  7. Re:That's nothing compared to this one. by kylehase · · Score: 5, Funny

    To diffuse the bomb, cut the yellow wire.

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